Everyone knows that education has a role to play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and there is to be a St George’s House Consultation on the theme of Young People and the SDGs on 30 November / 1 December. The organisers say: We already know that a number of schools have programmes focusing on this, but if…
1. NAEE‘s Annual Review for 2016 / 17 has now been published and is available here. The Review sets out key developments in the year, reflections on the context in which our work is carried out, and commentaries on the 40th anniversary of the 1977 Tbilisi conference when so much was promised. It contains contributions from Mya-Rose…
The Parent Co website had a feature last summer by Jackie Semmens who describes herself as “a writer by nature and a mother by nurture”. Jackie writes about family, nature, and the experience of motherhood at ananchoredhope.com . Her article for Parent Co explores how to handle questions from young children about nature, and about why we…
The Global Learning Programme website says: We’ve collated a selection of resources and CPD to support your teaching around environmental issues and sustainability. The theme for World Environment Day 2017, ‘Connecting People to Nature’, implores us to get outdoors and into nature, to appreciate its beauty and its importance, and to take forward the call to protect…
1. Does your West Midlands school want to get involved in the Ashden Less CO2 programme which provides support to help with energy saving measures in schools? Schools must sign up to 4 workshops and will receive a free energy audit. It’s most suitable for Bursars, Eco-leaders and Site Managers. The programme includes further support through one to one…
You may well have come across Act now for EE. This is an initiative of the Global Environmental Education Partnership [GEEP **] which NAEE involved in. At the heart of Act Now … is a draft call for action with an invitation to help shape a global action plan for environmental education by providing feedback on the draft call. Perhaps all those with an…
Do you work in schools in Stafford? Do you have an idea for an eco-project, or have a project already underway, that relates to the following topic areas in the Eco-Schools programme: water, biodiversity/wildlife, energy, litter, school grounds (eg growing vegetables or creating a pond), transport or waste? Are you searching for some help to…
1. Wildlife Watch says that getting kids outdoors and enjoying nature can be a bit tricky, but if you search the internet you’ll find plenty of ideas on ways to get your little ones outside. But what happens when jumping in muddy puddles and doing nature treasure hunts becomes too childish? Getting teens outside and enjoying…
LEEF says you can join them for a new reading group based on the book Urban Environmental Education Review published earlier this year by Cornell University Press. The first piece to be explored from the book is Sense of Place, by Jennifer Adams et al. – an essay about place-based education in cities that can be read online here. There will be a short period for reading at the…
The Department for International Development [DfID] is consulting on the design of a potential new programme for development education from 2018. This will focus on increasing impact and better engaging UK citizens in tackling poverty and achieving the SDGs. This is an opportunity to help shape the future direction of Government supported development education in the UK. Click here to find out…