• To appreciate the importance of both the formal and informal curriculum in promoting Education for Sustainable Development;
• To understand ways in which general educational objectives, interdisciplinary teaching methods, different subjects and various celebrations in the school calendar may be used to help reorient curriculums towards sustainability; and
• To promote across-the-curriculum approaches to Education for Sustainable Development.

COURSE OUTLINE

• Understand the principles of sustainability and education for sustainability
• Identify key sustainability issues
• Develop sustainability literacy and competencies
• Enhance teaching through sustainability pedagogies
• Link the curriculum and informal learning

FOR WHOM

Teachers, Lecturers, HOD, HOS, Educational planners, policy analysts, education statisticians and other professionals involved in educational planning at central or decentralized level.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.

This course is available in the following locations:

Ghana - $6000
Rwanda - $7000
UK - $8000
USA - $8000