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With Support of
Learning & Teaching for a Sustainable Future
Schools @ University for Sustainability + Climate Protection
ISCN 2015 ConferenceHongkong, 18th June 2015
Karla Braun-Wanke M.A.Environmental Policy Research Centre
Freie Universität Berlin
www.fu-berlin.de/schueleruniwww.fu-berlin.de/ffu
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Outline
• Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
• What is Schools@University• Objectives• Topics• Didactic approach • Network • Facts & figures• Success Factors• Key Challenges
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Learning & Teaching for a Sustainable Future
ISCN conference 2015, Hongkong
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Expanding the Dialogue
ISCN conference 2015, Hongkong
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Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
ESD means education that enables people toforesee, face up to, and solve the problemsthat threaten life on our planet.
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Freie Universität Berlin: An authentic and fascinating learning place
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What is Schools@University?
• Focus on sustainability + climate protection• Target group:
10-13 year old students and their teachers• Two one-week programmes a year• 70 interactive workshops each• Lecturers from different backgrounds• ESD trainings for teachers• Reaches: 2,400 students a year ;
130 teachers (trainings)
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Objectives• Help children gain in-depth knowledge on
sustainability issues and learn critical thinking skills• Raise children’s and teacher’s awareness of
sustainability in their daily life• Empower them to make sustainable changes in their
behaviour• Encourage teachers to implement the topics and
cross disciplined methods into their curriculum
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Our Sustainability Topics
• Climate change, transition of energy, energy efficiency & savings
• Food production & agriculture
• Consumption, lifestyle & product design
• Mobility, urban planning & architecture
• Maintenance of biodiversity
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Didactic approach
• Interactive and cross-disciplined workshops • Age-appropriate teaching based on real-life
experience• Participation with a wide range of
interactive methods• Workshop trainers and experts from different
backgrounds
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ESD Network
Lively and trans-disciplinary perspectives from experts and peers
• Researchers and students• Regional environmental educators • Regional energy experts • Artists from theatre, visual arts,
photography• Writers and authors• Fellow students
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Learning with Head, Heart & Hands
• Experiments on renewable energies
• Field trips to an ecological farm, botanical garden, weather garden and energy related facilities
• Art and theatre activities, creative writing,quizzes, cinema, games, role plays, future labs, food events, dealing with recycling, resource conservation, sustainable living and agriculture
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Experiences with renewable energy
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Planning games & future labsChanging perspectives & finding solutions
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Teacher trainings Making ESD sustainable in schools
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Facts and figures
� 12 one-week programmes � 640 hand-on workshops� 17,000 young students � 1,700 teachers� 650 teachers at esd trainings� 250 schools
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Awards since 2009
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Success Factors
� Continuous support from the University, government and stakeholders
� Strong demand and high attendance from the target groups
� High-quality workshops and teacher trainings based on evaluation and continuous improvement
� Growing diversity of interactive Workshops � A media partnership and wide media coverage� Recognition from UNESCO as a esd role model
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Key Challenges
� Translating education for sustainable development into fun and hands-on activities
� Transfer of complex topics into age appropriate workshops
� Finding qualified and enthusiastic presenters� Developing a suitable organizational, structural and
logistic framework � Annual challenge to get the third-party financing� Network building between universities, schools,
NGOs and experts
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Example to followHandbook Reader
22 ISCN Conference 2015, 18th June, Honkong
Impressions
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Creativ Workshops: Art meets sustainability
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Insulating a shoebox….calculating the ecological footprint
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Finding solutions for waste abundance
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Exploring the campus
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Experience climate protection and Sustainabiltiy with creative writing and arts
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Fascinate and inspiring workshops and methods
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Karola Braun-Wanke
Environmental Policy Research Centre
Freie Universität Berlin
www.fu-berlin.de/schueleruni
Thanks for your attention!
