It was difficult to choose a year to place our School of the Earth in. As a class we all knew that climate change would impact Gallatin no matter how far into the future we went, but just how much and the exact effects become more unclear the farther forward you look. So we decided on a year that made sense in both climate change projections and for Gallatin as a school, 2061. 2061 is Albert Gallatin’s, the founder of our school, 300th birthday and a time when climate change predictions are still accurate. In 2061 the sea levels will have risen, but not yet to the point of making Gallatin a beachfront property, weather patterns will be increasingly erratic and damaging, and the Western world will be at a point in which it can no longer ignore the impacts. This is why the creation of the School of the Earth for the year 2061 is perfect. It will stand a beacon of hope and innovation for the future of New York City and hopefully the world.