EfS+curriculum

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= = =About Education for Sustainability – Mō te paetukutuku nei=

‘Mō tātou te taiao ko te atawhai, mō tātou te taiao ko te oranga’ //‘It is for us to care for and look after the environment to ensure its wellbeing, in doing so we ensure our own wellbeing and that of our future generations’//

Future focus – He tirohanga whakamua
Education for Sustainability examines how we can learn to live in more sustainable ways now and in the future. A future-focus lens in terms of sustainability can be achieved by exploring the long-term impact of social, cultural, scientific, technological, economic, or political practices on society and the environment. Using a future focus lens also requires transformative and action oriented [|teaching approaches] that have a positive impact on student learning and that encourage reflective thought and action. These approaches include: These approaches to learning underpin the principles, key competencies and values of //The New Zealand Curriculum// and //Te Marautanga o Aotearoa.//
 * cooperative learning
 * inquiry-based learning
 * experiential learning.

Education for Sustainability integrated curriculum