Compass Education

Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Thinking Approach (Online Course)
2026-08-31 - 2026-10-18 | Online Course
About the Course
This course is a seven-week cohort-based, asynchronous, facilitator-guided course, using both independent and collaborative learning methods. Participants will explore the concept of sustainability with a specific emphasis on the role of education and the use of systems thinking to enhance student learning. Systems thinking tools and methods will be demonstrated and participants will have the opportunity to explore their practical application. Whether you’re running a school or facilitating a conversation in the classroom, this course is for you!
Discounts are available for school cohorts registration of three people or more. Scholarships are available for public school educators and by application.
Registration deadline: Thursday, August 27 (11:59 PM UTC)
Inquiries: team@compasseducation.org

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Systems Thinking for Sustainability in the Classroom: Introduction to the Compass Tools (Virtual) Workshop
2026-08-31 15:00 - 2026-09-21 17:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Virtual
This event is a 3-part (6 hours) Introduction to the Compass Tools virtual workshop hosted by the International School of Tanganyika, Tanzania. This workshop will be held exclusively for the International School of Tanganyika staff only on August 31, September 7 and 21.

About the Workshop
This highly interactive workshop will introduce participants to the fundamentals of systems thinking and teach them to use the versatile systems thinking tools, The Sustainability Compass and the Systems Iceberg, to integrate sustainability and climate issues into their work. Participants will leave this workshop with a plan to use systems thinking to integrate sustainability into their work or engage their students in action for sustainability.

What will you take away from this workshop?

A shared language for whole faculty or school conversations about sustainability and systems, and a framework for reflecting on issues systemically.
Powerful conversations making sense of complex issues.
Ideas that educators and others in the learning communities can use in their classrooms and beyond the next day, next week or as soon as they’re ready!
Useful tools that can integrate sustainability and systems into any curriculum and every class level, and operations.
Access to our database of educator-sourced lesson plans.
Connection to a global movement of educators for sustainability education.

Facilitator

Nicole Swedlow is the Executive Director of Compass Education, a global non-profit supporting education for sustainability through training in systems thinking practices. As a consultant, she is passionate about helping schools and businesses integrate sustainable principles with a strategic, inclusive and conscious approach. Nicole’s work in nonprofit leadership and sustainability as Director of the nonprofit organization Entreamigos, has been recognized by the United Nations, as a finalist for the Global Equator Initiative, as a breakout speaker for the World Economic Forum, and by the Dalai Lama, as a 2014 Unsung Hero of Compassion. Nicole has a Masters Degree in Education and Global Change from the University of British Columbia.

Are you looking to build a culture of sustainability in your school? Do you want to integrate systems thinking into your community through accessible and adaptable tools?
This program is available on-site (one-day) or virtual (six hours) with flexible delivery in one to three-session formats. For further inquiries about this program and pricing, visit our website or contact team@compasseducation.org.

Systems Change for a Sustainable World: Becoming a Change Maker in Your Community (Online Course)
2026-10-26 - 2026-12-13 | Online Course
Do you want to make systemic change in your community?
How can you move from making changes to strategizing for sustainable systems change?
How can you empower your students to create sustainable change in your school community?

About the Course
This is a Compass Educator (Level 2) certification course, designed for educators who want to learn more about how to create systems change in their community. Participants must have completed either:

Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World (Level 1) course/workshop, or
More Systems Thinking for Sustainability in the Classroom (Level 1 Supplement) course

This course is a seven-week cohort-based, asynchronous, facilitator-guided course, using both independent and collaborative learning methods. In this course, participants explore the challenges and means of integrating sustainability values, principles and practice into education. Special emphasis is placed on the use of systems thinking tools to bring about change and enhance teaching and learning. Systems thinking tools and methods will be demonstrated and participants will have the opportunity to explore their practical application within their own subject disciplines and as agents of change for school transformation.
Change-making and learning are both enhanced when working together with others! We highly encourage teams of teachers to sign up for this course together so that they can collaborate to deepen their learning and use it to create sustainable action plans they can implement together in their community.
Registration deadline: Thursday, October 22 ((11:59 PM UTC)
Inquiries: team@compasseducation.org

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Find more information about this certification course program ONLINE or ONSITE on our website. If you are interested and have questions, please email us at team@compasseducation.org.
