In this second conversation with young people inspired by Response-Able: How to Live Well Over Time on Planet Earth, Jaimie P. Cloud, author of Response-Able, and Rosemarie Desmarais from the Cloud Institute are joined by Nusaybah Khan, Vidur Rangashyam, and Indira Dasgupta.
Read MoreJoin educators, school district leaders, sustainability professionals, designers, advocates, and industry partners from across the country for the 17th annual Green Schools Conference, February 8–10, 2027.
Read MoreHosted by Jaimie and Rosemarie Desmarais, Program Specialist at the Cloud Institute, this first episode features Adam Khan, Annabelle Blau, and Aarohi Gupta.
Together, they reflect on their experiences reading the book and explore ideas such as mental models, the commons, science literacy, and compelling purpose. They also share their own questions and visions for the future, offering perspectives on what being response-able might look like in their lives and communities.
Read MoreAs a cohost of this year’s Climate Education in Action: Realizing New York’s Climate Education Requirement event during Climate Week NYC, we are thrilled to invite you to join us!
Friday, September 25, 2026
5–6:30 pm ET
Livestreamed from the American Museum of Natural History (NYC)
This year we are partnering with Instituto Mundo Verde on the Green Data Collective, a cohort open exclusively to schools located in Washington, D.C. Students in grades 3-5 collect, analyze, and act on real data from their own campus: water, energy, waste, and air quality.
Who can participate: elementary schools located in Washington, D.C., public or charter, with a team of about four teachers in grades 3-5.
Here's what partner schools receive:
Read MoreWe are delighted to share that Jaimie Cloud will be speaking during Climate Week NYC at The Grid's Internet Moment: Advancing the Next Generation of Energy Infrastructure on Tuesday, September 22.
The event is public, free to attend, and open to anyone who would like to join.
Read MoreNarrated by the author, Jaimie P. Cloud. Listen today!
Read MoreJaimie P. Cloud recently joined Dr. Brandon Beck on the Unlocking Unlimited Potential Stories podcast during #DLNY26 to talk about Response-Able, sustainability, and the power of education to shape a better future.
Give it a listen! 👇
https://brandonbeckedu.com/podcast
We just released an updated edition of the Prek-2 EfS Standards and Performance Indicators document!
The Prek-2 edition has the same list of EfS Enduring Understandings and EfS Standards as the commencement edition, but age appropriate EfS Perfomance Indicators.
Read MoreWe are excited to announce that registration is now open for the annual Curriculum Design Studio 2026!
For years, the Curriculum Design Studio has brought together educators, curriculum leaders, instructional coaches, and changemakers from around the world to engage in meaningful curriculum work grounded in systems thinking and Education for Sustainability (EfS).
This immersive professional learning experience is designed to support educators in creating learning experiences that help students build the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind needed to live well over time on Planet Earth.
Read MoreWe are excited to share the latest version of our Standards and Performance Indicators document.
This updated edition reflects our ongoing commitment to supporting sustainability education. One of the most significant additions is a brand-new standard, Many Ways of Knowing, which is accompanied by a new set of performance indicators designed to help educators recognize, value, and integrate diverse ways of understanding the world.
Read MoreA little something from the heart… as I just finished reading Jaimie Cloud’s Response-Able.
I do not think this book simply gave me answers. More than anything, it left me reflecting on education, systems, responsibility, and the kinds of worldviews we may be shaping in schools every day. What follows are just some of the many ideas and questions I found myself sitting with while reading.
Read MoreThe future of education is shifting, and we are thrilled to announce that Sustainability and Environmental Education (SEEd) is officially partnering with the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education!
By bridging the gap between SEEd’s UK-based initiatives and the Cloud Institute’s extensive work in the US and beyond, we are uniting over two decades of shared passion, research and practice. Together, we will scale our collective impact to ensure that students don’t just learn about sustainability, but that they learn for it.
Read MoreWe are excited to release 4 new Mental Models of Sustainability cards!
The Mental Models cards, a trademark of The Cloud Institute, are being used by educators around the world to explore the cognitive patterns that shape sustainable and unsustainable ways of thinking.
These new additions bring even more depth to the deck by expanding opportunities for reflection and dialogue on sustainable ways of thinking, and paradigm shifting.
🗓️ July 14-15, 2026
📍 Kingston, NY
Deeper Learning Global (DLg) aims to build regional Deeper Learning networks through smaller conferences held across the globe. These events are inspired by and affiliated with the international Deeper Learning (DL) conference in San Diego. The regional versions of DL yield lasting connections among participants by utilizing a cadre of local facilitators, speakers, musicians and artists to engage in collaborative and transformative learning experiences for educators.
Read MoreWe are excited to invite you to join Response-able’s Book Club—a space for thoughtful conversation, shared reflection, and collective exploration.
🗓 Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM EST
📍 Location: Zoom
Read MoreJaimie recently attended the 2026 Green Difference Awards, organized by our friends and colleagues at Project Green Schools. She was amazed by the magnificent work of the awarded students. Click to read more about a few of her highlights.
Read MoreI just finished working on a project with The UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, entitled, “Embedding Education for Sustainability in Cultural Heritage Conservation Education”. The Getty Program received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEH) to implement the initiative because conservators and preservation specialists are in a timely and critical position to be global leaders in sustainability.
Read MoreWe are excited to share a special opportunity for educators seeking a meaningful and engaging book to explore with their students. When you purchase a class set of 10 or more copies through the Cloud Institute website, you will receive a 10% discount, along with complimentary inquiry-based questions to support rich classroom discussions.
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