Exciting News: Micro-Credentials on Educating for Sustainability in Partnership with the International Baccalaureate! 🌍
We are thrilled to announce a brand-new collaboration with the International Baccalaureate (IB) to develop 4 Micro-credentials and 10 Micro-learning Modules focused on educating for sustainability! The first three Micro-credentials are already live and ready to access!
Learn how to design opportunities for students to teach others about the importance of recognizing and protecting the commons (the places and things we share, that we all depend on, and are responsible for) locally and globally.
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Mathis Wackernagel, co-founder of the Global Footprint Network, honoured by the Nobel Sustainability Trust
We are very proud to announce that our friend and colleague Mathis Wackernagel, co-founder of the Global Footprint Network, was recently honoured by the Nobel Sustainability Trust for his groundbreaking contributions to sustainability. Mathis is known for co-creating the Ecological Footprint, which has significantly influenced global conversations around sustainable resource use. This award recognizes his lifelong commitment to advancing sustainability science and policy and underscores the importance of integrating ecological limits into economic planning to ensure a livable planet for future generations.
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The Print Book Series of the Oxford International Sustainability is Now Available!
We are proud to announce that the print book series of the Oxford International Sustainability is now available! Developed in collaboration with The Cloud Institute, this comprehensive series includes 9 Project Books, 9 Teacher’s Guides, and professional development support for primary and secondary education. Designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to navigate the challenges and opportunities of sustainable living, this series empowers the next generation to lead the shift toward a sustainable future.
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Burke’s School Magazine: Advancing Education for Sustainability Through Curriculum and Instruction
The Burke's Fall 2024 magazine highlights how the school is implementing Education for Sustainability (EfS) through projects and events aligned with it’s strategic plan. Partnering with the Cloud Institute, Burke's integrates EfS into its curriculum and instruction, fostering critical thinking and sustainable practices. The magazine showcases how these initiatives benefit both students and teachers, promoting sustainability within and beyond the school community.
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Summer News | Join Our Curriculum Design Studio - Still Time to Register
Our Popular Introduction to Education for Sustainability (EfS) One Day Workshop and full week of Curriculum Design and Coaching takes place next month and there's still time to register. Access expertise, resources, and tools required to design elegant curricula for use in the classroom, protocols for professional development, or action plans designed to implement EfS change initiatives in schools and communities. See the agenda for the week.
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Spring News | Curriculum Documentation & Mapping
We are in the swing of our first year working with the Burke’s School in San Francisco, CA, an Independent K-8 School for Girls that has taken on Educating for Sustainability for the first time this year. It is wonderful to be working with Alice Moore again (currently Director of the Lower School and formerly at Marin Country Day School where we worked together with Robert Greene for seven years integrating EfS with DEI) and joyful working with Fran Yang, Director of Curriculum and Innovation for the first time.
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Winter News | Oxford International Sustainability Curriculum + 2024 Design Studio
Introduction to EfS will immerse participants in systems thinking games and simulations, group discussions about economics and quality of life, and the science of sustainability. Stories and case studies will be shared, we will explore contemporary ideas in EfS and we will envision what is possible when we educate for sustainability.
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Winter Newsletter | Celebrating Big Ideas
Celebrating Big Ideas
EfS Benchmarks for Individual and Social Learning
Big Ideas are also known as “Enduring Understandings”. They operate at the level of principles that are transferable. They describe the concepts that students will understand, and that will have lasting value in the real world over time.
The EfS Benchmarks for Individual and Social Learning recognizes the processes that include a whole system of dynamic and interconnected elements considered essential to educating for a sustainable future. The Big Ideas collectively frame the other essential elements of EfS and distinguish EfS from other fields of study.
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Fall Newsletter | Useful Resources for Educators
Check out the Climate Change Education Resource Guide for Schools produced by the team at the Center for Sustainability and Climate Education at the Dutchess County BOCES. Find ideas, resources and activities to start the conversation about our climate and the actions that we, our students and colleagues can take as global citizens.
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The Hudson 7 + 'Sustainability' Arrives in the Classroom
Jaimie Cloud, of the Cloud Institute for Sustainable Education and Jenny Schinella of Dutchess BOCES join the Green Radio Hour with Jon Bowermaster to talk about just how important it is today to introduce 'sustainability' into every crevice of our education system. Click here to listen to the radio show
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Spring Newsletter | Play The New Fish Game Online and Summer PD for Educators
Thanks to all of you who supported the upgrade of The Fish Game Online and to the team at Funatomic - educational game developers extraordinaire. The new Fish Game is now live! There are many new features to play with, including the ability to choose the number of fisher folk with whom you are fishing in each game; the ability to announce your intentions or not, and the ability to do or not do what you promised. You’ll see that everything you do and don’t do makes a difference. Let us know what you think!!!
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Winter News | Education for Sustainability is Essential
The EfS Reservoir is a multi-media repository of exemplars aligned to the EfS Benchmarks. The exemplars include quality curriculum units, courses, assessments, performance criteria, student work samples and eventually stories, interviews, discussions, images, narration and film that will illustrate the contexts and the impact of this work in schools and communities. Register for free to access the collection.
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Fall Newsletter | 25 Years of Educating for Sustainability
Twenty-five years of engaging educators and inspiring young people to think about the world, their relationship to it, and their ability to influence it in an entirely new way. In our opinion, there is nothing more important than learning and working together for the future we want. We believe that a healthy and sustainable future is possible.
Thank you to all who have participated in, and contributed to, this important work. Here’s to the next 25!
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Spring Newsletter | Remote Learning for Teachers and School Administrators
What perspectives are needed to weather our current social climate? What knowledge, skills, attitudes and habits of mind do we need to instill in young people to prepare them for tomorrow? How do successful leaders manage remote teams and achieve goals during times of change and uncertainty? What role will vision, imagination, and intention play in creating a future that is vibrant, resilient and thriving? We will explore these ideas and more in this free webinar series.
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Winter Newsletter | EfS Professional Learning Opportunities
We are committed to the roles that teaching, learning, and thinking play in contributing to the shift toward a sustainable future. Our work with school systems and higher education institutions revolves around the curriculum, instruction, and assessment aspects of Education for Sustainability, as well as the strategic planning and leadership development that is required for lasting change.
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EfS Momentum in The Hudson Valley
The Cloud Institute is working with partners to build momentum for Education for Sustainability and Youth Leadership in the Hudson Valley!
Here’s a brief timeline of activities:
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2019 Spring Newsletter
The Cloud Institute is dedicated to the vital role of education in creating awareness, fostering commitment, and guiding actions toward a healthy, secure and sustainable future for ourselves and for future generations.
The unique challenges that define our time require fundamentally new ways of thinking. If we intend to transition to a sustainable way of life, educators and young people have a critical role to play. Join us as we explore what’s possible when we educate for sustainability.
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