December PEISN E-Newsletter
This month in PEISN...
1. UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development
2. PEI Horse Logging Demonstration
3. ESD Canada
4. UNESCO Review of Contexts and Structures for ESD 2009
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1. UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development
The UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development - "Moving into the Second Half of the UN Decade" was held in Bonn, Germany, from March 31 to April 2, 2009. Five years into the UN decade of Education for Sustainable Development, for which UNESCO is the lead agency, the conference aimed to highlight the relevance of ESD to all of education; promote international exchange on ESD, especially between countries of the North and the South; carry out a stock-taking of the implementation of the UN Decade, and develop strategies for the way ahead. For more information, see http://www.esd-world-conference-2009.org/
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2. ESD - Environment and Sustainable Consumption *Horse logging demonstration* PEI
A Horse logging demonstration at the property of Thelma Phillips, 10244 Route 12, Foxley River - was held Sunday, November 29, 2009 from 1:00pm -3:00 pm. Sponsored by Wood West Networks Inc. with assistance from: Craig Construction & Cabinet Making Limited, PEI Model Forest Network Partnership, PEI Department of
Agriculture and Forestry and Forest Glen Consulting. This activity was open to the general public. For more information, contact: Ira Smith, Treasurer and Director Wood West Networks Inc.
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3. ESD Canada
Established in 2006, ESD Canada (formally the National Education for Sustainable Development Expert Council) brings together a broad range of stakeholders from across the country to support systemic change toward ESD within the formal, non-formal and informal education systems. Made up of representatives from provincial and territorial Education for Sustainable Development Working Groups, Ministry of Education representatives for jurisdictions that do not yet have Working Groups, as well as national and international organizations, the council addresses crosscutting issues of ESD and promotes research, communication and the sharing of best practices. For more information, see http://www.lsf-lst.ca/en/projects/education-sustainable/esd-canada
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4. UNESCO Review of Contexts and Structures for ESD 2009
This 2009 DESD Global Report Learning for a Sustainable World: Review of Contexts and Structures for Education for Sustainable Development presents a succinct yet insightful overview of the contexts in which regions and countries around the world are trying to develop Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and related forms of education and learning. For more information, see attachment.
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Ryan McAleer
Secondary Science Program Specialist
P.E.I. Dept. of Education and Early Childhood Development
Tel: (902) 894-0306
Fax: (902) 368-4622
Email: rmmcaleer@edu.pe.ca
