Understanding of Education for Sustainability

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An understanding of the nature, scope and objectives of Education for Sustainability (EfS) is vital to informed practice. It provides the theory that underpins good practice and the base upon which you can use your practical experiences to develop your own theories of practice.


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Climate Access: Sharing What Works

Type: International Agencies    Organisation:

Summary: Climate Access is an online network for those engaging the public in the transformation to low-carbon, resilient communities.

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Gaia Education

Type: International Agencies, NGO    Organisation: Gaia Education

Summary: Gaia Education promotes a holistic approach to education for sustainable development by developing curricula for sustainable community design. While drawing upon best practices within ecovillages and sustainable communities around the world, Gaia Education works in partnership with universities, ecovillages, government and non-government agencies and the United Nations.

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Gaia Education Design for Sustainability

Type: International Agencies, NGO    Organisation: Gaia Education

Summary: The virtual course Gaia Education Design for Sustainability, GEDS, is offered by Gaia Education in collaboration with the Campus for Peace of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC.

This link will take you straight into taster pages of the GEDS course, where you can access a variety of information across the social, ecological, economic and worldview dimensions of sustainability.

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Cool Australia - Educating young Australians for a sustainable future

Type: NGO    Organisation: Cool Australia

Summary: Cool Australia’s educational program Our Cool School, brings sustainability and our environment into the classroom, providing teachers with engaging, fun and informative learning activities on a whole range of environmental topics.

Learning activities are year level specific (years 1 to 10) and linked to curriculum standards, including physical, personal and social learning. Discipline-based learning as well as interdisciplinary learning are also addressed.

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Learning and Teaching Sustainability

Type: NGO    Organisation: Australian Learning and Teaching Council, University of Western Sydney and the Australian Government

Summary: Sustainability Resources for Learning & Teaching in Higher Education
This site enables:
* Academic staff and members of teaching units to find effective practice and resources for teaching sustainability
* University leaders and policy makers to access resources on implementing programs in sustainability, staff development initiatives and embedding sustainability in policy
* Prospective students to promptly identify courses and programs with a focus on sustainability, from short courses to postgraduate

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Indigenous Concepts of Country and Sustainability

Type: State Government    Organisation: The Australian Research Institute for Environment and Sustainability (ARIES)

Summary: The Indigenous concept of Country provides an excellent way for students to engage with systemic thinking, indeed it embraces sustainability. It is the holistic engagement of a person with a specific physical location that is both symbolic and real. Australian Indigenous people have a deep emotional connection to Country – they care for and nurture Country; visit Country; talk to Country; sing for Country; and feel sorry for Country. Country defines identity and with identity comes obligation to oneself...

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Marine WATERS

Type: State Government    Organisation: Depart­ment of Fisheries Western Australia

Summary: Dive into the pool of curriculum-linked edu­ca­tion resources of Marine WATERs (West­ern Aus­tralian Teacher Edu­ca­tion Resources), an ini­tia­tive of the Depart­ment of Fish­eries and Wood­side Energy.

Marine WATERs is an inter­ac­tive and fully inte­grated resource that con­nects edu­ca­tors and stu­dents with resources and tools devel­oped specif­i­cally to study West­ern Australia’s unique marine ecosys­tems and address chal­lenges fac­ing the sus­tain­abil­ity of our aquatic resources.

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NSW Threatened Species Database

Type: State Government    Organisation: Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water

Summary: This website contains detailed profiles for every threatened species, population and ecological community in New South Wales except those that are presumed extinct. The profiles include photos, descriptions, habitat, ecology, distribution, threats, management actions.

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Ethnic Communities Sustainable Living Project

Type: NGO, State Government    Organisation: Ethnic Communities Council NSW and the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW

Summary: The Ethnic Communities Sustainable Living Project (ECSLP) is a partnership project between the Ethnic Communities’ Council of NSW and the NSW Government Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water. The project aims to assist organisations to engage culturally and linguistically diverse communities in local environmental activities and education.
A team of bilingual educators deliver environmental workshops, fieldtrips and art projects in community languages including Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin and

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Australian Association for Environmental Education - NSW Chapter website

Type: NGO    Organisation: Australian Association for Environmental Education - NSW Chapter

Summary: The Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) is the professional association for environmental educators. AAEE NSW represents environmental educators from all sectors (community, formal and government educators) in discussions, debates and provides recommendations on issues and directions for a sustainable future. The AAEE NSW website provides a range of up to date events, news, resources and a members networking directory.

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