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Educational Tools Inspired by the political process “Environment for Europe”, in 2000 the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) launched a programme on education for sustainable development. This included the development and implementation of Green Pack, an innovative multimedia educational kit for schoolchildren between the ages of 11 and 15 in Central and Eastern Europe. In 2001, a pilot version of the Green Pack project was supported in Poland. Based on the success of this project, and after 13 years of project implementation, the Green Pack has been introduced in 18 countries in Europe and Asia. Since 2001, around 40,000 teachers have been trained to use the Green Pack materials, which have reached over 4 million students, fundamentally changing the way in which the teaching of sustainability is approached. The REC has also developed Green Pack Junior, aimed at children between the ages of seven and 10. Green Pack Junior has been introduced in four European countries, and an English version is also available. The REC is currently working on a toolkit for citizens and families. Within the framework of the “Environment for Europe” process and the implementation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europes Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development, and based on the results achieved so far through the dissemination of the Green Pack and Green Pack Junior, the REC aims to enhance sub-regional cooperation and encourage a multi-stakeholder approach to environmental education and education for sustainable development (ESD). Its goals are to strengthen teacher training through comprehensive programmes and the sharing of experience, and to raise public awareness of sustainable development by developing further tools. The REC also seeks to achieve educational reforms in the field of ESD by obtaining support from governmental institutions and professional bodies for the implementation of new ESD programmes, strategies and tools.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 07:26:17 +0000

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