Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Thinking Approach (Intensive Online Course)
2024-07-15 - 2024-07-28 | Online Course
Learn how systems thinking tools can help you turn sustainability from something ‘extra’ to something extraordinary in your education work with the 2-week online summer course!
About the Course
This course is a two-week cohort-based, asynchronous, facilitator-guided course, using both independent and collaborative learning methods. In this 2-week course, participants will explore the concept of sustainability, specifically emphasizing how systems thinking tools can be used to enhance teaching & learning to foster sustainable habits of mind. Through 12-15 hours of asynchronous content, live calls with a global cohort, and feedback from personal facilitators, participants will leave with a deeper understanding of sustainability, a greater awareness of their own systems contexts, skills in using systems thinking tools, and the ability to incorporate and align sustainability with the existing curriculum. Furthermore, they will explore how systems thinking tools can empower learners of all ages to understand and act to address complex global issues like sustainability, the UN SDGs, and other pressing community challenges.
Discounts are available for school cohort registration of three people or more. Scholarships are available for public school educators and by application.
Registration deadline: July 12, 2024 (11:59 PM UTC)
Inquiries: team@compasseducation.org

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Facilitator
Jackie Schemenauer
Sustainability enthusiast, life-long learner and educator Jackie Schemenauer empowers schools to educate for sustainability by integrating sustainability concepts and practices into the curriculum, school culture and campus operations. Jackie holds an MEd in sustainability and school leadership and has extensive experience teaching and leading in International Baccalaureate World schools around the globe. She is an award-winning school sustainability coordinator, experienced workshop leader and instructional coach.
Jackie is passionate about taking positive action and guiding others to be change-makers within their communities. In her free time, you’ll find Jackie hiking in the woods, out paddleboarding in the ocean, or tending to her garden.

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Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Thinking Approach (Online Course)
2024-09-02 - 2024-10-20 | 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 and more. Scholarships are available for public school educators and by application.
Registration deadline: August 30 (11:59 PM UTC)
Inquiries: team@compasseducation.org

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Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Thinking Approach (Onsite) Workshop)
2024-09-13 - 2024-09-14 | Punahou School
This workshop is a 2-day Compass Education certification workshop hosted by Punahou School, Hawaii. It will be held on September 13-14 for Punahou School staff and community only.

Description
Are you looking to build a culture of sustainability in your school? Do you want to empower your educators and equip them with tools for transformative learning? Do you want to support students with the skills they need to meet our current and future global challenges?
This 2-day workshop is designed by educators for educators. In this workshop, 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. Educators will be equipped with a suite of systems thinking tools to enable them to help students develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to participate in a complex and interdependent world. The workshop will be a mix of theory and practice; educators will see examples of these tools in practice and be invited to innovate and strengthen their lessons, units, and programs.

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.

Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Thinking Approach (Onsite Workshop)
2024-10-05 - 2024-10-06 | UWC Thailand, Thailand
This workshop is a 2-day Compass Education certification workshop, hosted by UWC Thailand and sponsored by EARCOS. It will be held on October 5-6 and delivered in English.

Description
Are you looking to build a culture of sustainability in your school? Do you want to empower your educators and equip them with tools for transformative learning? Do you want to support students with the skills they need to meet our current and future global challenges?
This 2-day workshop is designed by educators for educators. In this workshop, 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. Educators will be equipped with a suite of systems thinking tools to enable them to help students develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to participate in a complex and interdependent world. The workshop will be a mix of theory and practice; educators will see examples of these tools in practice and be invited to innovate and strengthen their lessons, units, and programs.
Whether you are running a school, facilitating a conversation in your classroom or working with young people in other contexts, this workshop is for you!

Who should participate?
Educators and program leaders who want to integrate sustainability education and system thinking into their teaching practice. It would also be of value to curriculum leaders and administrators interested in understanding what the practical application of sustainability education looks like.

In this workshop, you will…

Discuss the imperative for sustainability education in a global context
Identify sustainability dispositions and examine their compatibility with your personal educational philosophy and institutional values
Understand the relationship between sustainability and systems thinking
Explore the educational uses of system thinking tools
Discover how sustainability habits of mind can be integrated into teaching and learning
Develop unit/lesson plans to include sustainability perspectives and systems thinking tools in your classroom

What will you take away from this workshop?

A practical understanding of sustainability and systems thinking
Powerful conversations and practical analysis of your educational setting
Useful tools that can be integrated into any curriculum and every class level
Access to our database of educator-sourced lesson plans
Professional networking with like-minded educators
Receive a Compass Education Level 1 “Compass Practitioner” Certificate of Participation
Become eligible for advanced learning opportunities and a pathway to becoming a Compass Facilitator

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Systems Change for a Sustainable World: Becoming a Change Maker in Your Community (Online Course)
2024-10-28 - 2024-12-15, 2025-03-31 - 2025-05-18 | 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: October 25 ((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.

Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Thinking Approach (Online Course)
2025-01-27 - 2025-03-16 | 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 and more. Scholarships are available for public school educators and by application.
Registration deadline: January 24, 2025 (11:59 PM UTC)
Inquiries: team@compasseducation.org

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Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Thinking Approach (In-house Workshop)
2025-03-14 - 2025-03-15 | Frankfurt International School, Germany
This workshop is a 2-day Compass Education certification workshop hosted by Frankfurt International School, Germany. It will be held on March 14-15 for Frankfurt International School staff and community only.

Description
Are you looking to build a culture of sustainability in your school? Do you want to empower your educators and equip them with tools for transformative learning? Do you want to support students with the skills they need to meet our current and future global challenges?
This 2-day workshop is designed by educators for educators. In this workshop, 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. Educators will be equipped with a suite of systems thinking tools to enable them to help students develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to participate in a complex and interdependent world. The workshop will be a mix of theory and practice; educators will see examples of these tools in practice and be invited to innovate and strengthen their lessons, units, and programs.

Facilitator
Nicole Swedlow
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.

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.

Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Thinking Approach (Online Summer Course)
2025-07-14 - 2025-07-27 | Online Course
Learn how systems thinking tools can help you turn sustainability from something ‘extra’ to something extraordinary in your education work with the 2-week online summer course!
About the Course
This course is a two-week cohort-based, asynchronous, facilitator-guided course, using both independent and collaborative learning methods. In this 2-week course, participants will explore the concept of sustainability, specifically emphasizing how systems thinking tools can be used to enhance teaching & learning to foster sustainable habits of mind. Through 12-15 hours of asynchronous content, live calls with a global cohort, and feedback from personal facilitators, participants will leave with a deeper understanding of sustainability, a greater awareness of their own systems contexts, skills in using systems thinking tools, and the ability to incorporate and align sustainability with the existing curriculum. Furthermore, they will explore how systems thinking tools can empower learners of all ages to understand and act to address complex global issues like sustainability, the UN SDGs, and other pressing community challenges.
Discounts are available for school cohort registration of three people or more. Scholarships are available for public school educators by application.
Registration deadline: July 7, 2025
Inquiries: team@compasseducation.org

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Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Thinking Approach (Online Course)
2025-09-01 - 2025-10-19 | 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 and more. Scholarships are available for public school educators and by application.
Registration deadline: August 25, 2025 (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.

Systems Change for a Sustainable World: Becoming a Change Maker in Your Community (Online Course)
2025-10-27 - 2025-12-14 | 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: October 20 ((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.

Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Thinking Approach (Online Course)
2026-01-26 - 2026-03-15 | 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 and more. Scholarships are available for public school educators and by application.
Registration deadline: January 19, 2026 (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.

Systems Change for a Sustainable World: Becoming a Change Maker in Your Community (Online Course)
2026-03-23 - 2026-05-10 | 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: March 16 ((11:59 PM UTC)
Inquiries: team@compasseducation.org

Info & Registration

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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.

Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Thinking Approach (Summer Course)
2026-07-13 - 2026-07-26 | Online Course
Learn how systems thinking tools can help you turn sustainability from something ‘extra’ to something extraordinary in your education work with the 2-week online summer course!
About the Course
This course is a two-week cohort-based, asynchronous, facilitator-guided course, using both independent and collaborative learning methods. In this 2-week course, participants will explore the concept of sustainability, specifically emphasizing how systems thinking tools can be used to enhance teaching & learning to foster sustainable habits of mind. Through 12-15 hours of asynchronous content, live calls with a global cohort, and feedback from personal facilitators, participants will leave with a deeper understanding of sustainability, a greater awareness of their own systems contexts, skills in using systems thinking tools, and the ability to incorporate and align sustainability with the existing curriculum. Furthermore, they will explore how systems thinking tools can empower learners of all ages to understand and act to address complex global issues like sustainability, the UN SDGs, and other pressing community challenges.
Discounts are available for school cohort registration of three people or more. Scholarships are available for public school educators and by application.
Registration deadline: July 6, 2026
Inquiries: team@compasseducation.org

Info & Registration

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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.
