Orenda Learning x The Alliance for Sustainable Schools Why Is Education for Sustainability Important? Education for sustainability is no longer optional; it is essential. Today’s learners are growing up in a world shaped by climate change, resource scarcity, rapid urbanisation, and widening social inequities. To navigate and influence this landscape, young people need more than
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Seeding It was the third week of March when I looked at my summer calendar: emptiness. Well aware that I shouldn’t be bedrotting for nearly two months of summer, I turned to my passion: sustainability. I reached out to my connections for an internship opportunity: the chain of emails, the sheer load of documentation… The
There were big smiles all around after two days of connection between AUPP Liger and Spean Chivit. The air had a humid edge, as the early morning sunlight spilt through the windows of a five-star Siem Reap hotel. A small group of Grade 9 students walked nervously across the hotel’s polished marble lobby. As they
Architects of Change: The Bold Pivot to Support a Cambodian Youth Hub Read More »
GEMS Qatar students carrying out a beach clean up. Through a three-year partnership with GEMS Wellington Qatar, Orenda Learning’s Be The Change programme is equipping students with the mindset, skills, and confidence to lead meaningful community action aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. A Partnership Built on Shared Purpose When GEMS Wellington School Qatar joined
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“When all is said and done, the only change that will make a difference is the transformation of the human heart”. – Peter Senge If the only change that makes a difference is the transformation of the human heart, how do we as educators respond? How might we guide the next generations to change from
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The Inner Development Goals (IDGs) are a non-profit initiative focused on aligning inner development with a sustainable future on our planet. The IDG Framework simplifies a complex field of human development to help us better identify, understand, communicate, develop, and integrate the inner skills needed for sustainable development. Lottie Dowling, IDG Ambassador, expresses it beautifully
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