Sustainable Education

Going Greener, Green League, - Universities have a key role to play in the UK's transition to a low-carbon future, yet our universities' responses to climate change haven't been quick or effective enough yet. The carbon emissions and energy consumption of university estates are responsible for around 11% of the UK's public sector emissions. There's a long transition ahead to make our learning institutions fit for the future. "

The Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Project helps institutions and subject communities develop curricula and pedagogy that will give students the skills and knowledge to live and work sustainably.

"The Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Project helps institutions and subject communities develop curricula and pedagogy that will give students the skills and knowledge to live and work sustainably."

a western insightful view of ordinary beauty and how it relates to impermanence, painfulness and insubstantiality

Reading "the road to life" in 1976 had aprofound effect on me. I carry 2 words from the 2 volumes, RESPECT and EXPECT.

This survey aimed to establish the pattern of Teacher Education provision for sustainable development/global citizenship across the UK in primary and secondary so as to work with colleagues to support and develop provision in a more consistent form.

Just started, could be good? Seriously lacking in ESD GC resources Might you add some?

A government Environment portal. Some good starting points. Policy documents.

try Google translate from Portugese

Looking at ESDGC in other countries can be easier than we think. Will it work?

Regional Centre of Expertise for ESD Lots of exciting things happening all over the world. A few website links and many e-mail contacts. Short reports of activities. Report of 5th International Conference. Inspiration.

3 videos on event website

Interesting set of comments. Nothing is that simple. Every product may have its downside. Where is the balanced argument?

a fascinating tool with a growing database prepare to be surprised by some of the figures and maps

"In this talk from RSA Animate, Sir Ken Robinson lays out the link between 3 troubling trends: rising drop-out rates, schools' dwindling stake in the arts, and ADHD. Divergent thinking."

Kiran Sethi, Riverside School infects Indian city with a "I can" attitude trying to solve local problems. Now international with DFC. Watch TED talk!

Elizabet Sahtouris: The biology of Globalisation " All living systems self-organize and maintain themselves by the same biological principles, which we can identify and abstract. Among the principles essential to the health of living systems are empowered participation of all parts and continual negotiation of self-interest at all levels of organization. Humanity constitutes a living system within the larger living system of our Earth. Essential to the health of humanity is empowered participation of all humans and negotiated self-interest among individual, local and global economies as well as the Earth itself."

"Cross-curricular skills-based project work for 11-14-year-olds based on the theme of sustainability FREE * Films * Presentations * Animations * Pupil activities * Teacher notes * Professional development activities Pupils are challenged to rethink a sustainable future based on the principles of closed loop systems in nature. "

"This resource includes teacher-authors' individual or group units, modified by curriculum inquiry and peer review, and provides many links to resources. "

What a great resource for Primary teachers. Thanks for findong it

"Creating communities that are compatible with nature's processes for sustaining life requires basic ecological knowledge. "

"Green School in Bali, Indonesia is giving its students a relevant, holistic and green education in one of the most amazing environments on the planet."