

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.
Green Action Centre
http://greenactioncentre.ca/
Canadian Geographic
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca
Canadian Wildlife Federation
http://www.cwf-fcf.org
Car Free Day
http://greenactioncentre.ca/live/car-free-day/
Climate Change Connection - www.climatechangeconnection.org/Resources/Presentations.htm
Climate Watch
http://www.climatewatch.net
Compostable / Recyclable Dishes
http://www.wastereductionstore.com
Compost Program
http://greenactioncentre.ca/program/composting/
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
Evergreen
http://www.evergreen.ca/en/
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/hikes/
Green Kids
http://www.greenkids.com/
Green Manitoba
http://www.greenmanitoba.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 and Post-Secondary Commuter Challenge
http://greenactioncentre.ca/event/campus-commuter-challenge/
International Walk to School Month (October)
http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/iwalk/
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
Marquis Project
http://www.marquisproject.com
Monarch Teacher Network
http://www.MonarchTeacherNetwork.org
Nature Challenge
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/
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/content/quagmire
Reducing Our Ecological Footprint
http://www.ecovoyageurs.ca
School Travel Planning
http://greenactioncentre.ca/program/asrts/school-travel-planning/
Space for Species
http://www.spaceforspecies.ca
Sierra Club of Canada BC chapter
http://www.sierraclub.bc.ca/
SEEDS-Green Schools
http://www.seedsfoundation.ca/greenschoolslistingmb.html
The Nature Challenge
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/
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
Active and Safe Routes to School
http://greenactioncentre.ca/program/asrts/ l
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/
Historic Places of the Red River
http://www.routesonthered.ca
Living Prairie Museum: Environmental Education
http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/naturalist/livingprairie
Manitoba Council for International Cooperation
http://mcic.ca/
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
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 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
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
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/content/quagmire
The World Bank Group, Globalization
http://www.worldbank.org/
United Nations Millenium Development Goals
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
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