This event is an onsite Introduction to the Compass Tools workshop sponsored by Tri-Association. This workshop will be held on September 26 for Tri-Association member schools only.

 

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.

 

Who should participate?

Any classroom educator or school administrator who is eager to bring sustainability and systems thinking into their classrooms, communities, and culture is eligible to register.

 

What will you take away from this workshop?

• A shared language for whole faculty or school conversations about sustainability and systems and framework for reflecting on issues systemically.
• Powerful conversations making sense of complex issues.
• Lesson ideas that educators can use in their classrooms 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.
• Access to our database of educator-sourced lesson plans.
• Connection to a global movement of educators for sustainability education.

Are you interested in participating in this workshop? Please complete the interest form below to save your seat in the workshop. Limited seats available!

 

INTEREST FORM

 

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.

 

 

Cait Barnum, a native of the Crystal Coast of North Carolina, now resides in picturesque Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Nine years ago, she relocated to Mexico with the Peace Corps, where she transitioned into teaching Middle and High School Sciences. Initially serving as the Sustainability and Systems Coordinator, she currently leads the STEM+ Department at the American School of Puerto Vallarta. Her passion and objective include integrating systems thinking tools and practices across the entire school community.

 

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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 or virtual (six hours) with flexible delivery in one to three-session formats. For further inquiries about this program and pricing, visit our Introduction to the Compass Tools workshop page or contact [email protected].