HundrED Recognition 2024
In 2021, Compass Education declared that we would focus our efforts to reach ONE MILLION Educators with the Sustainability Compass by 2030. Since that declaration, we have worked strategically and …
Year Four Sharing the Planet
Summary In this lesson, Year 4 students learn about the basics of ecosystems, as well as the potential impact of invasive alien species on them. Some students have prior knowledge …
Importance of Water for the Purpose of World Water Day
Summary The plan is designed to work with 5-year-old children in a dynamic way, mainly outdoors and encouraging analysis and the importance of teamwork. The Sustainability Compass was used after …
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Using the Sustainability Compass in Participatory Architecture
I recently participated in a ten-day Bamboo architecture workshop in the verdant green mountains of Antioquia, Colombia. As part of the workshop, participants were grouped into teams and presented with …
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Service Learning in the Classroom: Using Compass Education Systems Thinking Tools
Summary For students to expand the range of choices available for solving a problem by broadening their thinking and helping them articulate problems in new and different ways.
Embracing Systems Thinking in Grade 10 Social Studies
In an effort to foster a deeper understanding of the world and its intricate connections, systems thinking has been added explicitly as an introduction to the Grade 10 Social Studies …
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The Power of Thinking: Navigating IB Programmes and Compass Education Tools
As an educator with over two decades of experience in IB World Schools, I’ve devoted much of my career to nurturing young minds. Recently, I’ve been reflecting on one of …
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Grade 10 Individuals and Societies: An Engaging Sustainable Inquiry on Megacities
Summary This tenth grade/MYP 5 Individuals & Societies lesson plan aims to provide students the critical thinking skills they will need to analyze the problems megacities face and to come …
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Middle School Language Acquisition: Fast Fashion
Summary Students will use the Sustainability Compass and Systems Iceberg tools to explore the issues surrounding fast fashion, to help them plan and research for a piece of writing that …
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