3.+Sustainability

=Sustainability in Education=

1. Please watch this short video Rhonda put together based upon: Bowers, C. (2009). The classroom practice of commons education. In D. J. Flinders & S.J. Thornton (Eds.), // The curriculum studies reader // (3rd ed., pp. 399-424). New York: RoutledgeFalmer.

Bowers writing espouses sustainable education to counter the pervasive and detrimental effects of consumerism/market liberalism/market economy, which if left unchecked, hinder our chances for true globalization.

The following video includes these topics as they relate to sustainability in education: food, creative arts, ceremonies & narratives, moral and spiritual commons, environmental landscapes, built environments, paradox of technology, civil liberties, preservation of languages and declining happiness. media type="youtube" key="BCxxhTDEzsI" height="340" width="560" 2. Now briefly check out any or all parts of the [|"The Story of Stuff"] video and website that is of interest to you. 3.Now check out this example of a grade 12 project: [|Turtle Island Video]. (Turtle Island is a term recognized by First Nations People to mean Mother Earth.)

=Resources for Teachers and Students=


 * Oxfam Climate Change Resources
 * Oxfam Climate Change: Past, Present & Future
 * KIVA Loans
 * Project Learning Tree Curriculum