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GLOBAL COMMUNITIES

GLOBAL COMMUNITIES. for SUSTAINABILITY. School driven Partnership models for sustainable communities. Purpose of Meeting. Project Description Value of such a Project Relevance to national indicators under DESD Avenues for Support. Rationale for the Project.

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GLOBAL COMMUNITIES

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  1. GLOBAL COMMUNITIES for SUSTAINABILITY School driven Partnership models for sustainable communities

  2. Purpose of Meeting • Project Description • Value of such a Project • Relevance to national indicators under DESD • Avenues for Support

  3. Rationale for the Project • CEE is experienced in developing materials and programs in support of EE and ESD • CEE supports partnerships utilising complementary strengths of other organisations to avoid duplication of effort • Need to bridge international experiences within the ambit of EE in India and Australia to enhance quality, depth and range of programs

  4. Objectives • To set up a liaison and partnership in counterpart states of Australia and India • To develop and share their Sustainable Development Initiatives (SDI s) using schools as the focal group • To include their communities and engage various stakeholders in the sustainable development initiatives • Essentially it will comprise individuals and institutions from the formal and non-formal education sectors such as school children, teachers, faculties of universities and staff from knowledge based institutions such as research centres , botanical gardens and museums

  5. GCS process • Upto 15 Schools from a pilot state in India and 15 from an Australian state are invited to participate • Each works on a Sustainable Development initiative (SDi) • Each SDi unites a cluster of stakeholders in the community • Each SDi identifies its individual sustainability concerns, develops work plans and acts on them

  6. GCS Process (cont’d) • Cluster representatives from best project visit their counterpart country for exchange of experiences • They return to share what they have learned through youth networks, local govt. events, workshops, publications, conferences

  7. Exchange Visits • Visiting teams to consist of 1 teacher and 2 students • Expected outcomes are: *A greater understanding of sustainability in contrasting cultures *A better understanding of the influence of educational, social, cultural, geographical, economic and political contexts on capacity, actions and visions for sustainability

  8. Relevance to DESD • Promote education and strengthen international cooperation towards the development of innovative policies, programs and practices of ESD • Encourage changes in behaviour that allow for a more sustainable and just society for all • CEE already a leader in the DESD. Ahmedabad International Conference in January 2005 • CEE has produced 2 films on ESD for UNESCO

  9. Principles • SDI will support enquiry based and action learning principles and processes to ensure deep learning and change will occur • Communication processes involving the whole school and its community encouraged • Communication network will be established between stakeholding partners in the local community and with counterparts in India • Support for connection to existing programs, policies and initiatives in each country is paramount • Evaluation critical.

  10. Value of this Project • School driven process • Engages stakeholders in community • Creates leadership and SD skills • Cross cultural relationships and dialogue • Local and global citizenship

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