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 academic knowledge. They need to be able to think […]
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
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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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In an era where our planet’s sustainability and its inhabitants’ well-being are at the forefront of global conversations, the importance of integrating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into educational curriculums cannot be overstated. The SDGs, established by the United Nations in 2015, are the world’s ‘to-do’ list, a universal call to action to ensure that
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Partnership is not a posture but a process – a continuous process that grows stronger each year as we devote ourselves to common tasks. (John F. Kennedy) Have you ever tried to accomplish something alone and lost drive, motivation or energy? Have you ever lacked courage and wished for reassurance? Have you ever needed to
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