5th World Environmental Education Congress
5th World Environmental Education Congress
May 10 2009
5th World Environmental Education Congress
May 10-14, 2009: Montreal, Canada
An international gathering that celebrated the crucial role environmental education plays in constructing healthier individuals, communities, and societies; spurring social innovation; and developing public policy. Presenter/panelist Michael K. Stone, senior editor at the Center for Ecoliteracy, spoke about linking sustainability curriculum to youth civic engagement, based on examples from schools profiled in the Center's book, Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability.
From the website
The 5th World Environmental Education Congress gave nearly 2,200 stakeholders from 106 different countries the opportunity to join forces in exploring new ways by which we can better live together in our schools and institutions, our neighbourhoods and businesses, our cities, towns and regions, in short, on Earth, our common home. It was a journey of discovery that allowed them to share knowledge on best practices, chart new and promising paths for political action and celebrate the plethora of approaches to environmental education. Indeed, to many, the richness and diversity of the presentations were among the defining features of this event!
As well as a place for sharing expertise, the Congress was also an opportunity for numerous organizations to consolidate the bonds of partnership. The involvement of more than 200 players from the field of environmental education in the organization of this event served to build and strengthen EE networks, including in Quebec.
