Education for Sustainability Leadership Academy
A year-long residential program and learning community. Explore systems thinking, leadership skills, and changemaking in order to transform learning.
Education for Sustainability (EFS) is learning that links wonder, inquiry, knowledge, and collective action to make positive change—change that will help create dynamic and sustainable communities. It’s education for a sustainable future.
EFS begins with learners simply noticing and asking questions about the world around them. These questions lead to an understanding about how natural and human communities operate, and how the systems they depend on are interrelated. As wonder and knowledge lead to caring, learners are given opportunities to take action to improve their place, and they realize that positive change is possible—and that they can contribute to it.
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Learning Locally, Transforming Globally
Utilizing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this framework encourages learners to be co-participants in creating a more healthy and just planet, starting in their place. -
Cultivating Joy and Wonder: Educating for Sustainability in Early Childhood Through Nature, Food, and Community
Essays and early childhood activities that encourage exploration of the natural world. -
The Big Ideas of Sustainability Poster
A visual representation conveying the breadth and depth of the concept of sustainability. -
Education for Sustainability
Four inspiring stories of climate and sustainability education. -
Educating for Sustainability: Case Studies from the Field, PreK-12
Stories of what it means to educate for a sustainable future and the impact educators, students, and communities.
What do we mean by “sustainability?”
Sustainability is the pursuit of environmental, social, and economic vitality that allows the needs of the present to be met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Education fosters an understanding of the impact of decisions on economic vitality, environmental integrity, and social equity.
EFS is the approach behind all of our offerings for educators.
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Education for Sustainability Graduate Certificates
Accelerate positive change in your school and community. Grounded in action research, transformative education, and youth leadership, coursework is designed for practicing educators. Offered with University of Vermont.