Sustainable Education

researching the idea of a circular economy carpet factory visit

Rethinking… almost everything: The Global Village Construction Set Ken Webster's blog about GVCS from openformtech.org

"This conference will be an unmissable opportunity to hear some of the world's leading closed loop economy thinkers. " £15 per lecture Ellen MacArthur Foundation

resources and links for workshops on ESD + items from Nederlands, Russia & Poland

"Europe needs to embrace the closed loop model, says Belgian EU Presidency"

"The Ellen MacArthur Foundation works with education and business to inspire people to re-think, re-design and build a sustainable future. "

"By providing film and advocacy training to partners in the global south EJF protects the natural environment and the people and wildlife that depend upon it by empowering local communities to investigate, expose and peacefully resolve abuses. EJF campaigns internationally on the issues our grassroots partners work locally to solve including cotton production, pirate fishing, shrimp farming, pesticides, wildlife and climate refugees. "

"Taking the widely quoted figure that there could be an estimated 150 million people forced from their homes and land by climate change by 2050, this event brings together ideas from Heads of State, philosophers, explorers, scientists, lawyers, actors and experts in their field to discuss the potential cultural, emotional and physical impacts of forced migration, who should be responsible and what the potential options are for dealing with the impending human rights crisis."

"how well prepared is the UK to cope with the impacts of climate change through adopting measures to adapt to climate change"

"The ideas globe is a collection of 29 webpages full of proposals, projects and actions generated by our community. It also includes organisations and resources that have or seek solutions to create a better world. The lines show how each topic is intrinsically linked to another and if you click on these lines you can understand how. Ideas Globe "

A web based co-operative movement to re-design the planet. Our Future Planet is an online community that allows you to share ideas, design your future and create global change in the real world. Join the network and become a planetary citizen at www.ourfutureplanet.org

Learning logs and Building Learning Power go together like bees and honey!

now here is a beautiful thing. humbox, Arabic script, wordle, Obama speech, sharing resources. What an interesting mashed up world we live in.

University of Gloucester EfS DRAFT Framework Dec 2009 Includes pedagogical approaches Daniella Tilbury & Alex Ryan

"From 2010 onwards many of the resources will be made available online. We also offer support to schools, colleges, and STEM partner organisations who wish to make use of the onsite facilities to enhance their STEM education activity."

Hidden away here is the brochure for the Green Gown Awards 2010

"The aim is to create a forum for the sharing of skills & knowledge, for education, resource hire, as a plant & seed shop, as a demonstration of urban organic & permaculture food production, & a space for holding events & celebrations. "

"To demonstrate the University's commitment to environmental protection and improvement, Kingston University has established an environmental management system (EMS) based on the IEMA BS8555 Acorn Scheme step approach. The scope of the EMS implementation is to cover all University's activities and sites. "

An example of Kington Universitiy's approach.

"I wanted to focus on the need for a radical shift in education more generally. Reforming education is rightly seen as one of the biggest challenges of our times. In my view, reform is not enough: the real challenge is to transform education from a 19th century industrial model into a 21st century process based on different principles." TED talk

The Renewable Energy UK website. Here you will find a wide range of up to date information about alternative energy generation. The main focus is on wind power and solar power for the home, but you will also find details on topics as varied as electronics and biodiesel recipes.