Energy Use and the SDGs
Summary Students will be starting a new unit under the transdisciplinary theme, Sharing the Planet. Student will be engaging in an inquiry into an issue in their local community. Student […]
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Grade 5 Social Emotional Systems Iceberg Model
Summary The purpose of this learning plan was to show students how their actions have an impact on their peers’ wellbeing. The goal is to change behaviour to facilitate a
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The Freedom to Explore
Upon first being introduced to the Sustainability Compass through a brief workshop hosted by Compass Education, I was first and foremost struck by the tool’s simplicity. A simplicity in its
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Sustainable Habits of Mind: Look for Loops
Move beyond the temptation to see the world as a linear sequence of eventsand look for loops of cause and effect in the world surrounding you.Identifying the drivers of continuity
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SXSW EDU 2024: Sustainability, Climate Change, SDGs – Can we keep looking away?
I just spent the week at SXSW EDU 2024 in Austin. It was my first time attending and I was excited, maybe even a little bit intimidated by what it
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Navigating Growth: The Compass for Educational Development
Have you ever come across a magical tool that lets you unfold a journey of growth and development? In the vast sea of education, where the waves of change are
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Cultivating Connection with Ourselves, Others, and the World
Cultivate connection: Demonstrate care and compassion for other living things through your world and actions. Care for yourself and foster your inner relationships to develop a strong sense of being.
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From One Seed to a Fully Fledged Forest
One of my favorite ways to explain systems thinking comes from Barry Richmond (1994): “People embracing Systems Thinking position themselves such that they can see both the forest and the
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Cultivating Connection with A Purpose
“Practice what you Preach” is exactly what Compass Education has done by partnering with the Institute for Humane Education (IHE). One of the sustainable habits of mind is to cultivate
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Value The Unseen – Embracing the Intangible in Sustainability Education
In a world that often prioritises the tangible, quantifiable and the seen, it’s easy to forget the profound influence of the emotional aspects of our lives. Compass Education outlines that
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