Alberta

http://albertaesd.ca/

Vision

Alberta Education for Sustainable Development will provide a place for imagination to meet the challenge of building a frame for a new kind of action that will provide a new way of being together in the world. A world in which our immediate and future needs are met in a manner that protects Earth’s living systems and provides for a safe and just global community.

Goals

To develop sustainable communities that demonstrate sustainable living in all aspects from design, structures/infrastructure, education, and meeting needs of community members
To create a community-based education model that is intergenerational and interdisciplinary
To ensure education is developing civically engaged citizens that will advocate for peace, social justice and healthy ecological systems.

Objectives

To maintain a structure(s) to implement Alberta Working Group activities.
To build bridges between formal, non-formal and informal education sectors.
To complete a design for building a Carbon Neutral Ecovillage.
To provide leadership training for communities on citizenship, peace and ecoliteracy education.
To provide membership to the NESDEC as per criteria.
To develop consistent ESD language for Alberta and incorporate into organizations’ messaging.
To use existing networks to share the Alberta ESD and NESDEC activities.
To establish a web site to compile and share the work of the Alberta ESD and NESDEC initiatives.
To develop a plan to evaluate overall success of ESD activities in Alberta during the UN Decade.

Initiatives

Envisioning

AESDWG used the “Envisioning Process” to engage the Alberta community interested in ESD to build a vision and work plan. Utilizing the “Envisioning Process,” specific modes of listening and questioning were used to generate and share images of a future for education in sustainable development. The process combines the best of personal conviction and collective action. The goals of the “Envisioning Process” included: developing the elements of a shared vision, forming groups with common themes, creating action plans, and proposing a structure for doing the work that has been identified as important by all of those participating.

Work plan 2008 Highlights:

Consistent Alberta ESD language to incorporate into organization’s messaging.
A “Design Charette” to plan for the construction of a Carbon Neutral Ecovillage.
Building bridges between formal, non-formal and informal education sectors.
Leadership training for communities on citizenship, peace, and ecoliteracy education
Website Development on Alberta ESD initiatives

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