Prince Edward Island
PEI Sustainability
Network
“Promoting Sustainable Environments, Economies and Social Justice through Education for Sustainable Development”
The Prince Edward Island Sustainability Network (PEISN) is the newly established Education for Sustainable Development Working Group for the province of Prince Edward Island. The working group was established through cooperation of the PEI Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, the PEI Department of Environment, Energy and Forestry and the PEI Model Forest Network Partnership Ltd. and in partnership with Learning for a Sustainable Future, Environment Canada and Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth.
The group is in the early stages of development and is currently focusing its efforts on raising the profile of ESD and the PEISN to decision makers, having representation at ESD Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) meetings, distributing a press release about ESD and the PEISN to inform citizens about sustainable development and building its membership base.
Vision
The PEI Sustainability Network (PEISN) envisions all Islanders integrating the principles, values and practices of sustainable development into their everyday activities to create a more sustainable future in terms of environmental integrity, economic viability and a just society for present and future generations.
Goal
- To foster and promote education in PEI
that leads to the development of civically engaged citizens that will advocate
for peace, social justice and healthy ecological systems now and in the future.
- To create leadership and support for the
identification and implementation of sustainability education initiatives
across the province.
- To equip educators with the knowledge,
skills and attitudes to include sustainability in their teaching.
- Promote “Learning by doing.
- To facilitate communication and
cooperation amongst PEISN participants, and amongst PEISN participants and the
general public.
- To create a mechanism
for those involved in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to improve
the effectiveness of their efforts through stronger linkages to curriculum.
Objectives
- Provide leadership in the coordination
and delivery of ESD activities on PEI.
- Determine the status of ESD activities in
the formal, non-formal and informal education sectors in PEI then identify the
gaps, opportunities and priorities for future ESD activities.
- Establish strategic collaborations
between governments, business, education sector leaders and community groups to
work together to advance ESD on a province-wide scale.
- Develop action plans, training and
support for leaders in the implementation of sustainability education policy,
curriculum and learning resources in formal, non-formal and informal education
across the province of PEI.
- Identify ESD tools and materials and make
them more accessible.
- Develop a plan to evaluate overall
success of ESD activities in PEI during the UN Decade.
- Monitor and report on the progress of ESD
in PEI.
- Support and build connections on ESD
locally, nationally and globally.
Work Plan 2009 Highlights:
- Engage representatives from each of the
ESD components to participate in the activities of the PEISN
- Establish a Steering Committee to build bridges between participants representing the diverse collection of potential participants
- Perform a gap analysis of ESD in the
formal, non-formal and informal education sectors to identify opportunities and
priorities for incorporating ESD into curriculum.
- Develop a communication strategy and
action plan that will launch ESD Awareness to all Islanders.
- Develop capacity to support the
principles, values and practices of sustainable development within departments
and agencies of the government of PEI.
For more information on the PEISN, please contact:
Clayton Coe
PEI Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
PO Box 2000
Charlottetown PE
Canada C1A 7N8
Tel: 902-368-6070
Fax: 902-368-4622
Email: cwcoe@edu.pe.ca