Caring for our World

Some BIG IDEAS with extracts from ‘Caring for Our World’ to illustrate thinking sustainably with young children

•Citizenship and stewardship• Interdependence•Needs and rights of future

generations•Diversity •Quality of life•Sustainable change •Uncertainty and precaution

Holland Report (1998) A Report to DfEE/QCA on Education for Sustainable Development in the Schools Sector from the Panel for Education for Sustainable Development

Some big ideas about

Sustainable Development

Enquiry

Physical & Human

Processes

Scale

Place

Cultural Understanding

& Diversity

Inter- dependence

Environmental Interaction & Sustainable

Development

Space

Some big ideas about Geography

Food and drink doorway

By 2020, the Government would like all schools to be model suppliers of healthy, local and sustainable f ood and drink.

Energy Doorway.doc

By 2020, the Government would like all schools to be models of energy effi ciency, renewable energy use and water management.

Travel and Traffi c Doorway.doc

By 2020 the Government would like all schools to be models of sustainable travel.

Purchasing and Waste Doorway.doc

By 2020 the Government would like all schools to be models of effi cient use of resources.

Buildings and Grounds Doorway.doc

By 2020 the Government would like all school buildings - old and new - to make visible use of sustainable design f eatures.

I nclusion and Participation Doorway.doc

By 2020 the Government would like all schools to be models of social inclusion.

Local Well Being Doorway.doc

By 2020 the Government would like all schools to be models of good corporate citizenship within their local areas,

Global Citizenship Doorway.doc

By 2020 the Government would like all schools to be models of good global citizenship.

Thinking about Sustainable

Schools

www.teachernet.gov.uk/sustainableschools

• citizenship and stewardship• needs and rights of future generations• sustainable change• uncertainty and precaution

•geography•science•literacy•citizenship

Sustainable Energy: making choices

www.ashdenawards.org.uk

Food for Thought - Food and Farming

Key ESD Concepts• Citizenship and stewardship• Diversity • Sustainable change • Uncertainty and precaution

Were does food come from?

What can we cook?

Practical Participation

Edwalton Primary

Food and Farming – where does our food come from?

• Citizenship and stewardship• Knowledge that animals and crops need to be cared for if a farm is to

be successful

• Diversity• Some understanding of the components needed for a successful

farming environment.

• Sustainable change• Developing awareness of current and future roles we might have as a

community in relation to sustainable farming

• Uncertainty and precaution• Ability to think about different ‘what if?’ scenarios and solutions e.g. if

animals become sick, the weather is especially bad etc

• Other Geography outcomes• Development of relevant farm and landscape vocabulary• Interdependence and global food trade

www.face-online.org.uk/

Wellies on Friday & working with the community at Johnstown, Carmarthen

Reception children designing and exploring their outdoor area

Saron, Ammanford

Participation: school grounds, local community

First hand experience

Outdoor classroom

Forest Schools• Interdependence• Citizenship and Stewardship• Diversity• Quality of lifeWinkleigh Primary School, Devon

That’s un-natural

How do you know?

‘cos it’s a spoon!

You don't find spoons in the wood!

Some Forest School links• ECM 1: Be Healthy• ECM 2: Stay Safe• ECM 3: Enjoy and Achieve

• SEAL – Forest School has a strong emphasis on social and emotional learning in the context of natural environments

• Personalised learning: a guiding principle of Forest School is that it uses pupils’ interests as a starting point for learning

Forest School: Children’s voices

While sitting around the campfire in the rain having made pancakes:

Tom: ‘Mmm I love pancakes. I’ve got lemon and sugar on mine. It tastes yummy’

Daisy ‘Mmm I like eating pancakes in the rain. It’s soggy and soft!’

Izzy: ‘I like pancakes. I didn’t know I liked pancakes!’

Collecting sticks:Joshua: I have to collect thin sticks the same size as a pencil. I

have 1,2,3,4,5,6.

Lauren: I have 1,2,3,4,5. You have one more than me. I’m going to find some more… That’s too long. I will break it in half. I’ve got 2 more!’

Walking Bus

I like walking to school even

when it’s raining!

InterdependenceCitizenship and StewardshipQuality of life