Our Education for Sustainability (EfS) Curriculum Design Workbook has been updated and is full of new content to explore! Designed to support educators in bringing sustainability into teaching and learning, this workbook offers practical tools, guiding questions, and strategies for designing curriculum through an EfS lens.
Read More- and thinks every organization should have one. Take a look at ours and get inspired.
Read MoreOver the years, we have curated a collection of books that inform, challenge, and inspire our thinking about sustainability, education, systems change, and what it means to live well on Planet Earth. Today, we are delighted to share that our Education for Sustainability (EfS) Reading List has a new home on Bookshop.org!
Read MoreWe recently had the pleasure of delivering “Educating for Sustainability: Key Concepts and Strategies,” a webinar hosted by Oxford University Press and facilitated by Jaimie P. Cloud. We were delighted by the thoughtful feedback from participants, particularly their willingness to rethink familiar approaches and explore new possibilities.
Read MoreWe love this conversation between Jaimie P. Cloud and Garrett Wilhelm at Thinkering Media about what sustainability education can look like when we focus not only on what young people know, but on how they think.
Read MoreIn 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 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 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 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 MoreJaimie has been educating for sustainability for over 30 years. She created a practical guide to help school leaders understand why education for sustainability matters. The guide offers a mini audit and explores the connection between your students’ mindsets and the curriculum. These are the first steps toward building a purposeful and coherent core curriculum that empowers students to shape a thriving, sustainable future.
Get Jaimie’s 3-Step Guide Toward Educating Students for a Sustainable Future here.
Read MoreJaimie’s new book, Response-Able: How to Live Well Over Time on Planet Earth has been opening meaningful conversations with educators, students, and communities about what it means to live responsibly on our shared planet. Below are recent developments and opportunities connected to the book and the learning experiences it is inspiring. 🌍📚
Read MoreUpcoming events include the Hudson Valley Youth Climate Summit on March 18-19, an IB Webinar for DP on March 25, Deeper Learning NY on July 14-15, and the annual Curriculum Design Studio on August 3-7.
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