Dear Connecticut Educator:
In acknowledgement of the economic, social, and environmental challenges and opportunities facing our society, Governor Rell has issued an Official Statement designating November 8 – 12, 2010 as “National Sustainability Education Week.”
The week is devoted to “the recognition of students, teachers, colleges of education, and the larger community working to create sustainable communities.”
We encourage you and your schools to take this opportunity to integrate sustainability into lessons, initiate a project to model sustainability in your facilities and operations, hold an event, or engage your learning communities in some other way.
Sustainability concepts are interdisciplinary and span a broad range of subject areas, including environmental education, clean technologies, the green economy, climate science, public health, human rights, and global equity. The exploration of these topics through the lens of sustainability requires critical and creative thinking and innovative problem solving.
Many excellent resources for teaching sustainability concepts at all grade levels, including lesson plans aligned with the Connecticut education frameworks and student competitions, are available at www.ctenergyeducation.com. You will also find resources to “green” your operations at this website and links to organizations actively promoting sustainability education in Connecticut. In addition, you may find or post an event at www.ctclimatechange.com.
We hope that you will find creative ways to integrate sustainability into your learning communities during National Sustainability Education Week and throughout the year. Thank you.
Sincerely,
