Education for Sustainable Development Learning Objectives

Education for Sustainable Development Goals: Learning Objectives

2.4. Delivering ESD in the classroom and other learning settings 2.4.1 Whole-institution approach ESD is not only about teaching sustainable development and adding new content to courses and training. Schools and universities should see themselves as places of learning and experience for sustainable development and should therefore orient all their processes towards principles of sustainability. For ESD to be more effective, the educational institution as a whole has to be transformed. Such a whole-

2. Implementing learning for the SDGs through ESD

institution approach aims at mainstreaming sustainability into all aspects of the educational institution. It involves rethinking the curriculum, campus operations, organizational culture, student participation, leadership and management, community relationships and research (UNESCO, 2014a). In this way, the institution itself functions as a role model for the learners. Sustainable learning environments, such as ecoschools or green campuses, allow educators and learners to integrate sustainability principles into their daily practices and facilitate capacity-building, competency development and value education in a comprehensive manner.

Figure 1. The whole-institution approach (UNESCO 2014a: 89)

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3. Conclusions

2.4. Delivering ESD in the classroom and other learning settings

2.5. How to assess ESD learning outcomes and the quality of ESD programmes?

2.2. Integrating ESD in curricula and textbooks

2.3. Integrating ESD in teacher education

2.1. Integrating ESD in policies, strategies and programmes

Strengthen the implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Reduce inequality within and among countries

Build infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

and decent work for all

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and clean energy for all

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Acknowledgements

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

1.1. Cross-cutting key competencies for achieving all SDGs

1.2. Specific learning objectives for the SDGs

List of acronyms

2. Education for Sustainable Development – a key instrument to achieve the SDGs

1. The Sustainable Development Goals – an ambitious and universal agenda to transform our world

3. Who is this guidance for and how can it be used?