Abstract Submission Deadline postponed to Septemebr 15, 2023

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The deadline for the abstract submission of the 12th World Enviromental Education Congress has been postponed by the Socio – Scientific Committee to September 15, 2023!

The decision to extend the Call for Abstract for 2 extra weeks has been taken by the Committees after receiving a great amount of abstracts from all over the world; witnessing the great response from EE experts and people interested in taking part in the WEEC Congress, the SSC agreed to give more time to new potential abstract submitters in order to increase the participation at the Congress and make it an even more incredible and meaningful experience as it already promises to be.

Send your abstract today! If approved, your work will be presented and discussed during the sessions of WEEC 2024 in Abu Dhabi, together with all the other works submitted by attendees from all over the world.
One of the 10 themes must be the central argument of your abstract, in order to spark discussion on the role of EE today and in the challenges of the future.

Your work can be submitted as an oral presentation, as a poster or Pecha Kucha format, or can be structured as a more interactive workshop experience or a round table discussion.

The QAOEECL – Inauguaral Big Idea Oration

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Join the Livestream on Septemebr 7, 2023!

Queensland Association of Outdoor & Environmental Education Centre Leaders (QAOEECL) with the support of the AAEEQ Chapter present The Inaugural Big Idea Oration, held in Stamford Plaza Brisbane and online on September 7, 2023 at 4:30 pm. A timely and amazing event, with talks from two renowned educators presenting their ideas about Outdoor & Environmental Education in the Contemporary World. 
In the first part of the event, Dr Ron Tooth, Honorary Associate Professor UQ and Founding Principal of Pullenvale Environmental Education Centre, will give a talk on “Enchantment: Designing Pedagogies for a Fractured World“, discussing contemporary scholarship on enchantment/disenchantment and First Nations philosophies to explore alternative ideas and to challenge “our habit of dividing the world into passive matter (it) and vibrant life (us)“.


In the second part, Professor Emerita Annette Gough OAM will speak about “Outdoor & Environmental Education in the Contemporary World”  and how should outdoor and environmental education evolve to address the growing impact of the climate emergency and meet the needs of society in a post-COVID-19 world, while also learning from its tradition about what to keep and what to change.


The event will be live streamed, therefore capable of reaching audiences Australian wide and even globally. For more information on ticketing, click here. 

Speaking 4 the Planet

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10 Year Anniversary Evaluation 2013 – 2022

Speaking 4 the Planet is an Arts-based competition for young people. It invites participants to express themselves and their ideas about a sustainable world through the following modes:
• Speaking (prepared and impromptu)
• Drama (impromptu)
• Art (prepared and impromptu)
• Writing (prepared and impromptu)
• Video
• Memes
• Performance poetry
• Song

Originating in 2013 at The Jannali High School in Sydney, Australia, as an initiative for high school students, S4P has evolved to include primary schools (Kids 4 the Planet), universities and adults (Adults 4 Planet A). Ten years after its birth, these elements emerge:

Schools/Youth

  1. Increased student confidence and competence in speaking up. They describe themselves as ‘advocates’.
  2. Helped students take on leadership roles.
  3. Increased environmental awareness and activity at schools. Participation has stimulated school-based environmental education initiatives.
  4. Inspired whole-school involvement in preparation for the competitions held at schools.
  5. Expanded understanding of the social, political and economic elements of sustainability – not just the environment.
  6. Established local networks of students. ‘We learn that we are not alone,’ said one concerned student.

Teachers

  1. Increased teacher awareness and pedagogical changes, including increased integration and connections to multiple curriculum areas.
  2. Increased awareness of the connections between sustainability and core competencies.

Communities

  1. Improved relations between schools and local councils, businesses, and NGOs.
  2. Increased appreciation of the role of the Arts in sustainability and in bringing about change.
  3. Created public speaking and employment opportunities outside of school: Toastmasters, local councils, community events, AGMs, youth events.
  4. Influenced the World Environmental Education Congress Secretariat to hold youth events with their biennial conferences.
  5. Provided artworks for used in climate action campaigns and marches.

Future

Speaking 4 the Planet will continue to be available for use as an education initiative highly effective in raising awareness, improving pedagogy, inspiring action, building networks, and influencing individual choices and broader policies.
S4P will continue to evolve and adapt to need and interest. In the near future, S4P will include these elements:
• Competitions for university students
• Global competitions
• Competitions for adults and community organisations

If you are interested in finding out how you can adapt the S4P initiative for your audience and purpose, please contact Phil on phil@speaking4theplanet.org.au

Please find links to two videos done by 7yr old students to support the use of a WED theme and SDG 4 in the conduct of sustainability and arts competitions in Sydney:

• Only One Earth

• Education for All 

2023 Youth Innovation Challenge

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Fresh ideas for saving our seas

Do you have an innovative idea about how to protect marine life? Or tackle marine debris? Or help coastal communities adapt to the effects of climate change? GEEP is excited to announce its 2023 Youth Innovation Challenge: Saving Our Seas! In partnership with the Taiwan Ocean Conservation Administration (OCA), this year’s challenge provides an opportunity for young people ages 15–30 around the world to share their innovative solutions to protect marine resources and support people of all ages to be engaged stewards for marine conservation. We’re looking for solutions that are innovative, feasible, and informed by research. Winning solutions will receive global recognition and a $1,000 USD prize! 

Have a great idea? Follow the steps at this link

Pratt & Whitney E-STEM Awards – Apply by June 28!

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NAAEE (North American Association for Environmental Education) and partners develop programs to advance E-STEM (Environment, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), the integration of environmental education into STEM learning for youth. 

The Pratt & Whitney E-STEM Awards support promising E-STEM programs across the globe to build environmental literacy, STEM skills, and pathways to environmental careers through two funding opportunities: E-STEM Prizes and E-STEM Grants. E-STEM Prizes recognize excellence in established programs and E-STEM Grants support and enhance new programs.

They are particularly looking to support applicant organizations that engage students (ages 11–22) in taking action on climate change solutions, sustainable energy, and/or sustainable aviation; work with underrepresented audiences in STEM; and use partnerships to boost their impact.

Click here to read and learn more about the funding opportunities for the Prizes and Grants . 

Crowdfunding for «Éducation relative à l’environnement» journal

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Every month, several thousand people visit the «Éducation relative à l’environnement» journal website. These include researchers, students, community members and committed citizens, who keep abreast of the latest research and reflective practices in the field of environmental education. The magazine is free access, free of advertising and totally independent. It is free from any commercial or political influence. Its only current support is a grant from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et Culture.

We are convinced that the degradation of our environments is one of the major challenges of this century. Environmental education plays a major role, by raising awareness of our relationship with the world and the spaces around us. Their integrity must be preserved. It is the driving force behind awareness and change on an individual, collective and even political scale.

To ensure the continued existence of the journal Éducation relative à l’environnement and the dissemination of French-language research in this fast-developing field, we need your help. Despite 25 years of recognition for its quality, the magazine is going through a difficult period and is in danger of disappearing.

Due to the many demands of today’s online scientific publishing world, editing work has taken on greater scope and requires greater commitment.

If ever there was a time to support this publication, it’s now.

Every contribution, large or small, secures its future. Even with just $10 Canadian, you can help ensure the continued production and distribution of Éducation relative à l’environnement Journal. It only takes a minute.

support the journal: https://fondation.uqam.ca/uqam-1/vos-idees-pour-luqam/education-relative-a-lenvironnement-revue-315

Climate Action, a new category launched by the Zayed Sustainability Prize

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The Zayed Sustainability Prize has launched the new Climate Action category to address the need for bold & urgent climate action.
Nominate an organisation working to build climate resilience or develop environmental solutions today and help us build a cleaner planet.

Submissions are open until 23 May 2023 5:00PM EST.

The category recognises small and medium sized enterprises and nonprofit organisations that have demonstrated impact in the following areas:

  • Climate adaptation and resilience
  • Environmental solutions

Individuals can nominate their organisation or another eligible entity for this category.

Organisations must also demonstrate a clear vision and long-term plan to further deploy their solution and scale up their impact, as well as inspiring others to follow suit by advancing sustainable and human development.

The Zayed Sustainability Prize recognises nonprofit organisations (NPOs), small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and high schools for their impactful, innovative and inspiring sustainable solutions across the categories of Health, Food, Energy, Water, Climate Action and Global High Schools. Over the past 15 years, the Zayed Sustainability Prize has awarded 106 winners who have positively impacted the lives of over 378 million people around the world.

ANGEL: Global education conference, submit now

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The Academic Network on Global Education and Learning (ANGEL), working in partnership with UNESCO, organises a major international conference focused on research related to Global Education and Learning, the event theme is ‘Global Education & Learning for a Just, Peaceful and Sustainable World’. It will be held on the 19th and 20th June at UNESCO House in Paris, France. Bringing together academics, researchers, policymakers and practitioners, the event aims to build the profile of, and showcase important developments in Global Education & Learning, and the related educational approaches of Education for Sustainability, and Global Citizenship.

Those who are interested in presenting, or in running focused sessions at the conference will need to submit proposals by the 17 February.

The global education conference will feature keynote presentations in French and English, and will be free to attend. Papers and presentations will cover all sectors of education, focusing on empirical based research, theoretical reflections or contributions on history or meta-analysis. Activities that promote and enrich connections between researchers, policymakers, and civil society organisations will also be prioritised, especially those which capitalise on the rare opportunity to gather face-to-face.

“There is increased interest by learners of all ages in global and sustainability issues, as evidenced by the steady increase in the volume of publications in these fields,” says ANGEL project Chair Professor Douglas Bourn. “This international conference is a major opportunity to showcase current research and identify themes that could influence policymakers and put global and sustainability themes at the heart of education programmes around the world.”

Read more here

Call for papers : International Colloquium on Outdoor Learning

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Here is a call for papers for the International Colloquium on the Outside Class which will be organized in Poitiers from 31 May to 3 June 2023.

The papers that can be presented in this call will be selected according to three thematic areas of intervention:

– Outdoor Learning: state of the art

– Learning territory: school form, cohabitation with the environment and citizens issues

– The outdoor learning thorough the lens od the commons

Each thematic axis will be organized around conferences/round tables/dedicated devices open to all audiences (academic and non-academic). Paper proposals (title and abstract of 1500 characters, spaces included) are expected by 15 December 2022 at the latest, accompanied by your surnames, first names, affiliations, email address and three to five keywords.

The main language of the symposium will be French, but proposals are also accepted in English or any other language, if the organizing committee is informed sufficiently in advance and accepts.

Each proposal will be made anonymous and double-blind reviewed by the members of the scientific committee.

On the site you will find the different translations of the AAC (Italian, Arabic and Chinese) as well as information on the event.

Contact the conference leaders directly: antoine.h@fabpeda.org and michael.r@fabpeda.org

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