ESD September Newsletter
20. september 2021
Register for the first Conversation on Teaching for Climate Action
Register now for the webinar on climate education at Thursday 23 September, 2021 at 14:00 - 15:00 Paris time
Teachers from around the world have been sharing their insights on teaching for climate action with the OECD, UNESCO and Education International on the Global Teaching InSights platform.
Join UNESCO for the first in a series of three conversations for teachers on empowering students around climate action, where you will hear from teachers and experts.
Watch teachers' insightful videos, comment and and add you own: https://www.globalteachinginsights.org/
In particular, watch the videos of the three teachers who will be appearing in the first Conversation:
- Josephine Udonsi (Nigeria) Raising Awareness about Climate Issues through Collaboration
- Kavita Sanghvi (India) Climate Action through a School-Wide SDG Curriculum
- Guillaume Chevallier (Germany) Sparking Climate Action through Dynamic Idea Exchange & Sharing Innovative Climate Action Ideas with the Community
World Cleanup Day 2021 marks one year of Trash Hack
Every year the world generates more than 2.01 billion tonnes of waste. To tackle this global problem through education, UNESCO launched the Trash Hack campaign for World Cleanup Day 2020, generously funded by the Government of Japan. "Trash Hacks" are small steps that bring more lasting changes in waste reduction.
Over the past year young people around the world have shared their Trash Hacks, writing articles and posting on Instagram to share what they've learnt and encourage others to take action against waste. Thousands of school students were involved through a partnership between the UNESCO Associated Schools Network and the Foundation for Environmental Education. To support teachers to engage their students in Trash Hacking, UNESCO developed a practical guide: Trash Hack: Action Learning for Sustainable Development, in English, French and Spanish (soon available in Arabic, Chinese and Russian).
Do you want to be part of the solution? Visit the www.trashhack.org for inspiration, join the World CleanUp Day on Saturday 18 September and share your #TrashHack with us!
UNESCO Director-General reports to UNGA on progress of ESD for 2030
As requested by the General Assembly in its resolution 72/222, UNESCO's Director-General Audrey Azoulay has provided a report on the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development.
The report looks at the transition from the Global Action Programme to ESD for 2030, the World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development and other major points of progress in ESD.
ESD World Conference - Meeting German Good Practices
Thank you so much again to everyone that has joined us virtually at the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development, that was held virtually in Berlin from 17 to 19 of May.
Did you miss the live streams of the Conference? Don’t worry, all conference sessions can now be watched back via a dedicated video playlist.
You can download the Berlin Declaration on ESD here:
English - French - Arabic - Chinese - Russian - Spanish - German
Meeting German Good Practices
The Conference was generously sponsored by the Government of Germany and streamed online from Berlin. During the 3-day Conference the Meeting German Good Practices online pavilion and live sessions highlighted the full range of inspiring ESD activities happening in Germany across all educational sectors.
Meet four of the 15 Organizations that were present with a virtual booth at the Conference:
- ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL gGmbH, showcased the cost of consumerism. An introduction to the method of online excursions.
- Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg and Partner Network Local Authorities presented ESD at community level – the German network of ESD municipalities, ESD activities and structures of German communities with examples on how ESD can be successfully implemented in the city administration and how the local population can be involved and motivated for ESD.
- The Central Agency for Continuing Vocational Education and Training in the Skilled Crafts (ZWH), presented a project about benefits for a sustainable economy, about how to strengthen the many aspects and opportunities of sustainability in the skilled crafts sector and to effectively anchor the topic in the social debate.
- Berlin State Museums presented the lab. Bode, Initiative to Strengthen Museum Education, Presentation and Discussion, about how the museum can become relevant for young users, how it can work with schools, broaden perspectives and realize participation.
Apply for an internship with UNESCO working on Education for Sustainable Development
UNESCO’s Section of Education for Sustainable Development is searching for an intern for a period of 3-6 months, starting as soon as possible.
The position is currently available and the interested candidates can submit their CVs and the cover letters by Thursday 23 September to the address future.esd@unesco.org.
Please find more information here and share with anyone you know who is passionate about transforming education to meet the SDGs, address climate change and make the world more equal for all!
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) spotlight on learning city of Hamburg
Dive into this story about the from UNESCO UIL about the UNESCO learning city of Hamburg and their ESD activities plus the adoption of their ESD Master Plan 2030: https://unesco-uil.pageflow.io/unesco-learning-city-hamburg