Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship

What is ESDGC?

 

 

 

 

 

ESDGC is about:

• the links between society, economy and environment and between our own lives and those of people throughout the world;
• the needs and rights of both present and future generations;
• the relationships between power resources and human rights;

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• the local and global implications of everything we do and the actions that individuals and organisations can take in response to local and global issues.

ESDGC is part of everyday life. It should therefore not be seen as an additional burden or separate subject to be tackled, but rather an integrated, whole-organisation approach to leading by example and educating learners.

ESDGC is more than a body of knowledge – it is about values and skills. It is an ethos that can be embedded, an attitude to be adopted, a value system and a way of life.

ESDGC links the environment and the people who live in, and from it. It recognises that the world is unjust and unequal, but that it can be shaped and changed by the attitudes, values and behaviour of the people who populate it.

We aim to develop our knowledge, understanding, skills and values about these issues relating to our future.

“Through inspirational learning we will change the values of people and influence the decisions they make to support sustainable living for future generations.”