Verdive Learning is for you, the…

• educators who care deeply about the climate crisis and are seeking supportive professional development for expanding their capacities….

• activists who know what needs to change and are continually searching for better ways to move people…

• parents who worry for their children in navigating uncertain futures and yearn for connection.

If any of that sounds familiar, you’re in the right place.

What we share

You might not think of yourself as a facilitator. But if you’re an educator, an activist, or a parent engaged with the climate crisis, that is an element of your role. You’re holding the urgency of this moment and the people you care most about - students, communities, family - and you’re trying to find creative, grounded, and sustainable ways to help them learn, grow, and act.

That is facilitation. And it is some of the most important work you could do right now.

The problem isn’t a shortage of information. There are more climate resources, reports, curricula, and toolkits than any of us could use in a lifetime. What’s sometimes missing is sustained, coaching for the people doing the facilitating, and leading others towards action through learning and engagement. This is also a community that connects facilitators across the boundaries that usually keep educators, activists, and parents in separate spaces.

That’s what Verdive Learning is for.

What you’ll find here

Verdive Learning is a publication and community of practice built around a core belief:

before you can effectively facilitate others toward climate action, you need to be in authentic relationship with it yourself.

That means this space holds two things at once:

The inner work: staying grounded in the face of eco-anxiety, finding your own authentic entry point into climate action, and sustaining yourself for the long haul.

The outer work: developing creative facilitation strategies, designing experiences that move people from awareness to action, and building the craft of helping others learn and grow toward climate-resilient futures.

Here, you’ll find both. Some posts are more practical. Some more reflective. Most do both.

Who am I?

I’m Dr. Wren Anstey - a post-secondary educational developer, registered facilitator of instructional skills, and someone who has spent over a decade at the intersection of teaching, learning, and climate action.

I’ve grown in my own capacity to facilitate climate action work as an educator + activist + parent.

I regularly lead workshops and speaker sessions on integrating climate action into teaching across disciplines; and I’m here to pass along the best of my coaching and professional development work with you.

I’m involved in local initiatives that drive sustainability and climate action in the spaces I live and work; and I’m here to share the lessons learned in placing engagement and facilitation at the core of my activism.

I’m a parent of two young girls and a spouse of a loving partner learning to live boldly into sustainable mountain culture in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia Canada.

I know what it feels like to care deeply and not always know what to do next. I also know that the people in this community — educators, activists, parents — are already doing extraordinary things, often without the support, strategy, or connection they deserve.

I’m not here as an expert with all the answers. I’m here as a companion and a fellow facilitator — someone with some familiarity of the path ahead, who is here to walk it alongside you, and share with you the precious stones I’ve picked up along the way.

I hope you’ll join me.