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SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION
-- Just What Is It?
Sustainability education is a new way of looking at the environment in which students
examine the network of dependant relationships that exist between the environment, the economy and the culture, and
come to understand that these interrelationships exist on the local, regional, national and global levels.
Major components of sustainability education include:
A focus…on the complex relationships between ecological systems, economic structures, and community dynamics. To provide a depth of knowledge and the tools with which students, teachers, and parents can work toward lasting societal change.
A process…community and project-based, that supports student investigation and participation. To provide teachers and students opportunities to learn by doing, including exposure to diverse viewpoints, and development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
An approach…Integration of new and existing curriculum. To provide a framework for cross-curricula collaboration among all disciplines. An evolution of environmental education which includes traditional disciplines such as science, mathematics, social science, and the arts, and integrates environmental, global, and multi-cultural education.
A method…of discussion and dialogue to address diverse interests. To provide a process that allows examination of controversial subjects and complex decision-making. Students, teachers, parents, and community leaders will learn communication and dialogue skills that will engage all participants, allowing them to address diverse views, and devise viable solutions to complex problems.
The use…of appropriate technology to develop relevant projects. To provide students access to new technology and the tools that help decision-makers become more efficient and effective.
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