[ESSP] sustainability education in NYC

[Vanessa Paulman]

Sustainability Education Center Spring Courses - New York City

>From the Sustainability Education Center:

The Sustainability Education Center is offering the following programs
for the NYC area this spring.

- Working Toward a Sustainable Future (Connecting Standards and the Real
World in the Classroom)
This five-day series, for educators and the public, will explore the
connections between economic, social and ecological systems at the
local, national, and global levels.
February 28 -- Introduction to Sustainability: Creating a Framework for
Understanding and Action
March 27 -- Water: From Water Wars to Sustainable Management
April 17 -- Energy: Power for the People?
May 15 -- What Can I Do?: Choices and Challenges at the Household Level
May 22 -- Corporate Social Responsibility: Understanding It, Practicing
It

- Business and Entrepreneurship Education for the 21st Century - for
Educators
Business can channel creativity and entrepreneurship to support profit,
people and the planet. The Sustainability Education Center's Business
and Entrepreneurship Education for the 21st Century (BEE 21) is the
first year-long course to introduce high school students to business and
entrepreneurship with this goal in mind. BEE 21 is currently being
taught in high school throughout New York City. This spring marks the
second year of our BEE 21 professional development series for NYC
educators.

- Inventing the Future: Leadership and Participation in Government for
the 21st Century ("IF"), for Teachers
The "IF" course of study was designed to help young people understand
the relationships between and among local, global and historical events
and their own lives. "IF" fulfills the requirements of the NYC
Participation in Government course and was selected as the core
government class of the City Hall Academy of New York City, whose
mission is to showcase best practices of instruction in NYC. This spring
marks the second semester of our "IF" professional development series
for NYC educators.

If you have questions regarding any of these programs please contact
Maya Agarwal, Director of Programs, at mailto:Maya at sustainabilityed.org
or at (212) 645-9930 ext. 827.


-- 
Vanessa Paulman
Science Outreach Coordinator
Center for Science Exploration
Hampshire College

phone: (413) 559-5792
fax: (413) 559-5438
Adele Simmons Hall #132

http://ScienceExploration.hampshire.edu