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Shelburne Farms’ Sustainable Schools Project
What Are the Main Elements of
a Sustainable
School?
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Shelburne Farms’ Sustainable Schools Project
By sustainability we mean:
“improving quality of life—economically, socially, and environmentally—for all, now and for future
generations.”
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Shelburne Farms’ Sustainable Schools Project
A framework for education for sustainability
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Shelburne Farms’ Sustainable Schools Project
The 4 C’s of Sustainable Schools
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Shelburne Farms’ Sustainable Schools Project
Placed-Based Education
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Shelburne Farms’ Sustainable Schools Project
Ladder of Place-Based Learning
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Shelburne Farms’ Sustainable Schools Project
Moving from Wonder to Action
Special thanks to our colleague, Ewa Smuk, in Poland for helping us develop this graphic.
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Shelburne Farms’ Sustainable Schools Project
Big Ideas and Essential Questions
Community:What is a community?
Interdependence: What can communities learn from natural systems to improve our
common future?Cycles:
What cycles are we a part of?Change over time:
How do living things adapt to changes in their environment?Fairness / Equity:
How should we balance the rights of individuals with the common good?Place:
How does where we live impact how we live? Ability to make a difference:
How do individuals’ choices affect themselves, their communities, and the world?
Long-term effects: In what ways does how we live today impact how people live in the
future?
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Shelburne Farms’ Sustainable Schools Project
K-12 Scope & Sequence of the Big Ideas of Sustainability
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Spectrum of Youth Engagement
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Shelburne Farms’ Sustainable Schools Project
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