National Sustainability Education Week

National Sustainability Education Week November 6-12, 2011

Sponsored by Portland State University's Students for Leadership in Ecology, Culture & Learning
In partnership with US Partnership for Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

"Education for Sustainability or Sustainability Education is a relatively new and evolving field. For the purpose of the USP standards, Education for Sustainability is defined as a combination of content, learning me

thods, and outcomes that helps students develop a knowledge base about the environment, the economy, and society, in addition to helping them learn skills, perspectives, and values that guide and motivate them to seek sustainable livelihoods, participate in a democratic society, and live in a sustainable manner (McMillan and Higgs, 2003)." (taken from the USP EFS K-12 Learning Standards: http://s3.amazonaws.com/usp_site_uploads/resources/152/USP_EFS_standards_V3_11_10.pdf)

Sustainability encompasses ecological systems, bio-cultural diversity, social and economic justice, and multicultural perspectives.

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