Sustainability pedagogy is being studied and implemented at all levels: pre-K, K-12, higher education, non-traditional, informal, outdoor, and adult learning. While specific programs differ depending on level—from elementary science education to adults studying renewable energy in graduate school— the over-arching goal is the same: cultivating individuals’ understanding of people, planet, profit, and the connections between the three that result in the ability to think systematically about complex issues and problems. The
Journal of Sustainability Education (JSE) is a national forum that allows academics to share and peer-review methods for sustainability education at all levels.
Due to the various programs and means of teaching individuals about sustainability, there’s no boundary of where this type of education begins and ends. Any organization that is working on sustainability issues can share concepts and develop ways to spread the message from newsletters, to tours to educational materials.
To learn more about personal sustainability, please visit our General Sustainability Education page.
To see sustainability initiatives at select Colorado colleges and universities please click here.
*Photo provided by Environmental Learning for Kids, taken by Scott Gilmore of student Dwayne S. on a tour of the National Jewish Hospital as part of their careers exploration in 2006.
