Sustainable development  
– an educational package for the schools

The aim of the project

The main aim of the project is to create a educational package of sustainable 
development for the schools. An educational package will be a concrete product which includes an management model, background information on sustainable development and practical instructions for building up the sustainable development 
system in the school.

In realisation the instructions will concentrate on concrete methods - like energy saving, waste avoiding etc. The contents of the educational package will cover the whole sustainable development - including its social and ecological dimensions.

The Sustainable Development system for the schools is divided into three parts:

 Information part: 
- Background information on sustainable development
- includes social, economical & environmental aspects

 Management Model: 
- To establish continuing improvement

 Toolkit:
- practical examples
- case studies
- instructions

The Sustainable Development system in a school includes:

1. POLICY AND PLANNING
- why are we involved in this
- what plans can we make

2. ACTION: 
- how the school operates
- what do we teach

3. CHECKING AND CONTROL: 
- how our measures are working
- how can we improve them

4. SUPPORT DOCUMENTS: 
- in English
- in German

The expected impact of the project is that schools are noticing the principles of sustainable development in their everyday schoolwork.

Coordinating organisation

Partners

HRAKK VAEC is a pioneer of the Finnish educational institutes in the environmental field. It is the first educational institute in Finland which has received an environmental certificate (ISO 14001). 
HRAKK VAEC is also one of the biggest environmental trainers in Finland; since 1993 HRAKK VAEC has educated more than 300 enterprises, educational institutes and other public organisations in building up their own environmental systems, among them a lot of teachers. 
HRAKK VAEC is also involved in developing new vocational degrees in the environmental field.

Peoples College is a regional education / training college offering provision in a broad range of industrial and commercial spheres. Peoples College is responding to the UK government's plans 
for sustainable development in colleges and universities with an action group established in the college. The college has participated in ADAPT project "Eco-management" , and is currently participating in the Leonardo projects: "Eco – professionals" and "Eco – Man Net" and in an Objective 2 project , "Environmental Management on the Internet ". ISO 14001 is also being pursued.

Zentrum für Erwachsenenbildung Stephansstift is a Lutheran educational-, study and meeting centre recognized by the state. Zentrum für Erwachsenenbildung Stephansstift has been working since several years in the field of Agenda 21 and training for communities, municipalities, schools, and church communities, NGOs etc. Zentrum für Erwachsenenbildung Stephansstift is organising courses for adults of all ages and from all sections of population. Special emphasis is on the education in the subjects of social issues. Zentrum für Erwachsenenbildung Stephansstift has also been offering seminars on the subject of ecology for many years.