Emolab: explore emotions linked to climate change

Welcome to Emolab, a laboratory dedicated to exploring an emerging, multidisciplinary field: the science of emotions linked to climate change!

This new field is complex and touches many aspects of our lives. The museum’s team of science educators will guide your class as they discover the emotions connected to climate issues and help them understand the factors that drive climate inaction—the very factors that have led to our current situation.

In the second part of the visit, the educators will introduce ways to build resilience and adapt to a world in rapid transformation. The activities will give students opportunities to apply what they’ve learned and transfer it to more authentic, real-life contexts.

The school program connected to the Emolab exhibition at the Biosphère is designed to help students in Elementary Cycle 2:

• Recognize and understand their own feelings, so they feel confident exploring emotions related to climate
• Connect with nature through guided experiences
• Discover simple, eco-friendly practices and actions within their reach

The program for students in Elementary Cycle 3 focuses on:

• Linking climate-related emotions to personal values
• Learning about inspiring role models and lifestyles through climate activism
• Taking on a group challenge to make a collective, future-focused choice

Finally, Secondary Cycle 1 students will explore:

• Autonomy and emotional self-regulation
• Eco-citizenship and eco-social initiatives
• A citizen engagement challenge that fosters social solidarity

In every season, the visit includes an outdoor workshop in beautiful Parc Jean-Drapeau, with activities focused on adapting to our climate emotions. If it rains, an artistic comic-strip workshop on imagining life in a desirable future will be offered instead.

Back at school, the class will also complete a challenge that highlights the positive side of climate-related emotions.

Once your activities are complete, you and your group have access to all exhibitions at the Biosphère.