Model Programs
Our model programs have been co-designed with our partners to meet local and regional needs, and can be replicated and adapted in any place. They are designed to engage students, teachers, and administrators in the process of inventing a sustainable future through authentic curriculum and instruction, community partnerships, service, place-based, and project-based learning.
Schools Learn | Teachers, Administrators and Staff Make the Shift to Educate for Sustainability
Schools Learn is a long-term and comprehensive approach to developing whole school capacity to educate for sustainability. We support efforts to embed EfS into curriculum, instruction and assessment, and organizational learning practices, while working in partnership with the community. View Our Client List
A Schools Learn Scope of Work will generally include: Introduction to Education for Sustainability, Administrative Planning and Coaching, Professional Development and Curriculum Coaching for Instructors and Formal Strength Assessments.
Sites Learn | Schools & Communities that Learn Together
Sites Learn programs contribute to sustainability through collaborative initiatives developed through school and community partnerships.
Districts Learn | Multi-District Collaboration to Educate for Sustainability
Districts Learn is designed to encourage regional efforts in ongoing curriculum innovation, dissemination, professional development, and organizational change.
Curriculum Development
We also work with clients to design custom EfS units and courses that meet appropriate State, National and EfS standards. Examples included:
- The TerraCycle Curriculum Series: created for TerraCycle
- Business Entrepreneur Education for the 21st Century; created for the New York City Department of Education
- Inventing the Future; created for the New York City Department of Education
- Changing Consumption Patterns; created for the United Nations Association
