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Janet Moore, SFU Undergraduate Semester in Dialogue: 604.268.7884; jlmoore@sfu.ca
SFU Public Affairs & Media Relations: 604.291.3210
Janet Moore, SFU Undergraduate Semester in Dialogue: 604.268.7884; jlmoore@sfu.ca
SFU Public Affairs & Media Relations: 604.291.3210
February 15, 2007
When it comes to tackling sustainability issues, it’s time to walk the talk. That’s the message from the newly formed BC Network and Working Group on Sustainability Education, spearheaded by Simon Fraser University faculty member Janet Moore.
The group, launched as part of the United Nations’ global proclamation of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2015), brings together representatives from government, industry, education, and non-governmental organizations across BC, with the goal of educating students across the educational spectrum about how to live more sustainable lifestyles.
A networking website for educators, www.walkingthetalk.bc.ca, encourages wide-ranging discussion and dialogue about sustainability issues, and lists relevant events and resources.
“If the recent UN reports or the unprecedented winter weather in BC has caused people to get interested in sustainability, then we have an opportunity to make some positive change in our schools, colleges, and universities,” says Moore, an assistant professor with SFU’s Undergraduate Semester in Dialogue who has researched the role of sustainability in higher education for the past seven years. “We all need to work together in order to learn how to walk the talk.”
As part of their mandate, the group is helping to organize a series of public forums across the province. The first, scheduled for Mar. 31 at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, will help educators learn ways to incorporate sustainability themes into their courses and programs. The group will also create recommendations for curriculum and policy development.
Reporting to the National Expert Council on Education for Sustainable Development, the BC Working Group is funded in part by the BC Ministry of Advanced Education; Learning for a Sustainable Future, and SFU. The group is looking for corporate partners willing to share sustainability success stories.
The group, launched as part of the United Nations’ global proclamation of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2015), brings together representatives from government, industry, education, and non-governmental organizations across BC, with the goal of educating students across the educational spectrum about how to live more sustainable lifestyles.
A networking website for educators, www.walkingthetalk.bc.ca, encourages wide-ranging discussion and dialogue about sustainability issues, and lists relevant events and resources.
“If the recent UN reports or the unprecedented winter weather in BC has caused people to get interested in sustainability, then we have an opportunity to make some positive change in our schools, colleges, and universities,” says Moore, an assistant professor with SFU’s Undergraduate Semester in Dialogue who has researched the role of sustainability in higher education for the past seven years. “We all need to work together in order to learn how to walk the talk.”
As part of their mandate, the group is helping to organize a series of public forums across the province. The first, scheduled for Mar. 31 at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, will help educators learn ways to incorporate sustainability themes into their courses and programs. The group will also create recommendations for curriculum and policy development.
Reporting to the National Expert Council on Education for Sustainable Development, the BC Working Group is funded in part by the BC Ministry of Advanced Education; Learning for a Sustainable Future, and SFU. The group is looking for corporate partners willing to share sustainability success stories.