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Education for Sustainable Development

Eco-Globe Schools - Recognition Program

Supporting Websites

There are many programs offered by organizations to support educators in their efforts to implement Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Many schools may be familiar with or already be participating in these programs. The sampling of organizations listed below provides teacher materials, information and opportunities for students to participate in sustainable activities.

The Manitoba Social Studies Curriculum also lists websites linked to grade and cluster outcomes.

Environment

Canadian Geographic
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca

Canadian Wildlife Federation
http://www.cwf-fcf.org

Car Free Day (September)
http://www.resourceconservation.mb.ca/carfree

Clean Air Day Walk to School (June)
http://www.resourceconservation.mb.ca/gci/CC/CC2008/schools/

Climate Change Connection - www.climatechangeconnection.org/Resources/Presentations.htm

Climate Watch
http://www.climatewatch.net

Compostable / Recyclable Dishes
http://www.wastereductionstore.com

Compost Action Program
http://www.resourceconservation.mb.ca/cap/

Designate No Idling Zones
http://www.climatechangeconnection.org/Solutions/TurnYourKey-ThisSchoolisIdle-Free.htm

EarthCare
http://www.earthcarecanada.com

EcoKids
http://www.ecokids.ca

Engaging students in Sustainable Action projects
http://www.lsf-lst.ca

Environmental Conservation Laboratory-Environmental Education
http://umanitoba.ca/environment/ecl/index.php?p=environmentaleducation

Environmental Speakers Bureau
http://www.resourceconservation.mb.ca/esb/

Footprints and the Way We Live
http://www.nfb.ca/footprints

Fort Whyte Alive
http://www.fortwhyte.org

Fort Whyte Centre
http://www.fortwhyte.org/index.php?pid=12

Get To Know Robert Bateman - Virtual Hikes
http://www.gettoknow.ca/en/hikesl

Green Kids
http://www.greenkids.com/

Green Manitoba
http://www.greenmanitoba.ca

Green Manitoba’s 2008-09 Green Schools Initiative
http://www.greenschoolsmb.ca

Green Street
http://www.green-street.ca

Health Canada
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/index_e.html

Healthy Schools
http://www.gov.mb.ca/healthyschools

High School Commuter Challenge (June)
http://www.resourceconservation.mb.ca/gci/CC/CC2008/schools/

International Walk to School Month (October)
http://www.iwalktoschool.org and http://www.resourceconservation.mb.ca/gci/ASRTS/8iwtsd.html

Litter-less lunches
http://www.wastefreelunches.org

Living Green Living Well
http://www.livinggreenlivingwell.ca

Manitoba Conservation Fisheries
http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/fish

Manitoba Eco-Network
http://www.mbeconetwork.org/

Manitoba Envirothon
http://www.mbenvirothon.com

Manitoba Forestry Association
http://www.mbforestryassoc.ca

 Manitoba in Motion
http://www.manitobainmotion.ca

Manitoba Model Forest
http://www.manitobamodelforest.net

Manitoba Science Council
http://www.scmb.mb.ca

Manitoba Student Transportation Network
http://www.resourceconservation.mb.ca/gci/MSTN/

Marquis Project
http://www.marquisproject.com

Monarch Teacher Network
http://www.MonarchTeacherNetwork.org

Nature Challenge
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/NatureChallenge

No Idling Program
http://www.climatechangeconnection.org/Solutions/TurnYourKey-ThisSchoolisIdle-Free.htm

Oak Hammock Marsh
http://www.oakhammockmarsh.ca/programs/youth/index.html

Project Webfoot
http://www.ducks.ca

Pembina GreenLearning
http://www.greenlearning.ca

Pollution Prevention
http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/pollutionprevention/index.html

Quagmire
http://www.clean.ns.ca/default.asp?mn=1.377

Reducing Our Ecological Footprint
http://www.ecovoyageurs.ca

Resource Conservation Manitoba
http://www.resourceconservation.mb.ca

Space for Species
http://www.spaceforspecies.ca

Sierra Club of Canada BC chapter
http://www.sierraclub.ca/bc/programs/education

SEEDS-Green Schools
http://www.seedsfoundation.ca/greenschoolslistingmb.html

The Nature Challenge
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/_pvw370829/NatureChallenge/at_School/

Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds
http://www.evergreen.ca/en/lg/lg.html

Wetland Ecosystems Series
http://www.ducks.ca/resource/teachers/lesson_plans/index.html

World Wildlife Federation
http://www.schoolsforalivingplanet.com

Youth Encouraging Sustainability (Y.E.S.)
http://www.scmb.mb.ca/pages/yesgen.html

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Human Health and Wellbeing

Active and Safe Routes to School
http://www.resourceconservation.mb.ca/gci/ASRTS/1main.html

Anti Racism Toolkit First Nations Steering Committee
http://www.fnesc.ca/Attachments/Anti-Racism/PDF%27s/ARToolkitActivitySet.pdf

ASPnet
http://www.unesco.org/education/asp

Canadian Council of Learning (CCL)
http://www.ccl-cca.ca

Canadian Red Cross
http://www.redcross.ca

Earth Charter Initiative
http://www.earthcharter.org/

Global News: OneWorld.net
http://www.oneworld.net/

Historic Places of the Red River
http://www.routesonthered.ca

Living Prairie Museum: Environmental Education – http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/naturalist/livingprairie

Manitoba Food Security Network
http://food.cimnet.ca/cim/43C1_3T1T4T426.dhtm

Manitoba for Youth (MB4Y)
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/youth

Manitoba Hydro Learning Zone
http://www.hydro.mb.ca/learning_zone

Moving Around Manitoba
http://www.movingaroundmanitoba.ca

Service Learning
http://www.nylc.org

Students as Global Citizens
http://www.ensi.org

Sustainable Schools
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/sustainableschools

United Nations Association of Canada Toward a Culture of Peace, Projects
http://www.unac.org/en/projects/peace/index.asp
(ideas for student projects in support of peace)

United Nations, CyberSchool Bus Main Page
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/index.asp

United Nations, Youth Cyber School Bus, Gallery
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/gallery/index.asp
(drawings, photos, posters by youth around the world on global issues including racism, human rights )

United Nations, Youth Cyber School Bus, Human Rights in Action: http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/index.asp
(Interactive Declaration of Human Rights, suggested activities)

UNICEF Voices of Youth
http://www.unicef.org/voy/
(action projects, youth forums and online discussions)

UNICEF Canada, Global Action
http://www.unicef.ca/
(current world issues, action projects, A World Fit for Children)

United Nations Association of Canada, News and Events, International Days and Weeks
http://www.unac.org/en/news_events/un_days/international_days.asp

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Economy

Brush out Poverty
http://www.brushoutpoverty.org

Building Futures Network for saving money
http://www.buildingfuturesnetwork.com

Canadian Red Cross
http://www.redcross.ca

Composable /recyclable dishes
http://www.wastereductionstore.com

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Global Issues
http://www.globalissues.gc.ca

Get To Know Robert Bateman - Sustainable Economy
http://www.gettoknow.ca

Globe and Mail Online Classroom Edition
http://www.classroomedition.ca/edition.php

Government of Canada, The Canadian Economy, Globalization
http://canadianeconomy.gc.ca/english/economy/globalization.html

International Committee of the Red Cross
http://www.icrc.org/eng

The Ladybug Foundation
http://www.ladybugfoundation.ca

Make Poverty History
http://www.makepovertyhistory.ca/en/home

The Marquis Project
http://www.marquisproject.com
(Role play for grades 10-12; costs and benefits of world trading systems)

Quagmire
http://www.clean.ns.ca/default.asp?mn=1.377

The World Bank Group, Globalization
http://www1.worldbank.org/economicpolicy/globalization/

United Nations Millenium Development Goals
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/

Virtual Advisor for Money and work related challenges
http://www.virtualadviser.ca

War Child Canada
http://www.warchild.ca/

World Bank, Poverty Net, Excerpts from the Literature of Poverty
http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/povlit/index.html

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