Some content below is from email from Sustainable Schools Education Week announcement November 9, 2010
The Week was established last year by the K-12 and Teacher Education Sector of the U.S. Partnership to the United Nations Decade for Education for Sustainable Development. During this week, we are recognizing what sustainable primary and secondary schools are all about. It also is to look at how important it is to foster our primary, middle and high schools for sustainable education. Holistically, sustainable education includes the students, curriculum, operations, businesses and community. A school structure, from individual school to educational service district, operating on sustainable practices is a community resource. Please visit www.sustainableschools.org to gain a better perspective on what sustainable schools is all about.
Governor’s Proclamation: Governors from several states have signed proclamations to establish this 2nd week of November as Sustainability Education Week in their states, including Oregon, Washington, New Mexico and Connecticut. Their proclamations can be viewed at the U.S. Partnership website:http://usp.umfglobal.org/main/show_passage/33
National Webinar: November 10, 3 - 4:30 PM Pacific Time. In support of this week the K-12 and Teacher Education Sector of the U.S. Partnership will once again present a national webinar, entitled “Educating Students for Sustainability: Case Studies from around the Country”. It will showcase the skills, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs a student educated for sustainability needs in order to be prepared for active citizenship, higher education, 21st century careers and life-long learning. Register for the webinar athttps://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/233687763.
Portland, Oregon webinar screening: The webinar is being screened by Portland State University as part of a larger Sustainability Education Week event series. See details here: http://www.sustainableschools.org/documents/SLECL%20-%20SEW%202010%20-%20Flier%20-%20US%20Partnership%20Webinar.pdf
Read more about Education for Sustainability here: http://www.sustainableschools.org/documents/EfS%20101028.pdf
