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Inspiring young people to think  about the world, their relationship to it, and their ability to influence it in an entirely new way.

The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education recognizes that the future of our communities depends on the ability of our young people to take on the challenges of the economy, the environment, and civic participation. As such, we work with school systems and educators to develop and deliver proven, innovative courses and professional development programs that focus students·thinking, research and creativity on these challenges. The Cloud Institute helps current and future leaders invent a sustainable future.

Founded on our principal's two decades of experience, the four-year-old Cloud Institute has emerged as a recognized leader in the field of progressive education programs, and was selected by the New York City Department of Education to develop two full courses of study and professional development programs now implemented in over 130 NYC public schools and reaching over 30,000 students. In our short time as a not-for-profit organization, we've been awarded generous funding from the Surdna Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund among numerous fee-for-service contracts.

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All of our clients are working to educate for a sustainable future, and our Professional Development, Full Courses of Study and Units, Curriculum Development, and Consulting Services help them in their endeavors. We monitor the evolving thinking and skills of the most important champions of sustainability, and transform them into educational materials and a pedagogical system that inspires young people to think about the world, their relationship to it, and their ability to influence it in an entirely new way.

Our school-based programs and materials are designed with specific teacher and student outcomes in mind, and are assessment driven.

Research shows that our courses and professional development programs increase teacher's ability to teach the course content and to implement the course's teaching and assessment strategies. Teachers report that the professional development programs are responsible for this growth.

Sample responses from teacher participants:

"Yesterday's workshop exceeded my expectations. I'm blown away by the course. This is the most excited I've ever been about education." - "Inventing the Future" Teacher, Spring 2005

"I am planning to use this model as a method of student empowerment for a better life." - NYC BEE 21 Teacher

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Introduction to EfS Workshop

This full-day workshop is designed to increase particpants' awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the 9 EfS Core Standards and the habits of mind that characterize living and working toward a sustainable future. We will create a learning community that engages participants in activities that combine systems thinking, sustainable economics, and the science of sustainability. We will also explore "mental models for sustsainablility" and activies to reach sustainable otucomes inorder to provide participants with a hopeful paradigm for education and community action.

When: November 17th, 9-4PM

Where: Mercy Corps Action Center to End World Hunger

6 River Terrace

Battery Park City

New York, NY 10282

 

Cost: $100/Public; $50 Educators

 

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Cultural Preservation & TransformationWorkshop

The cultural and natural landscapes change over time. How we understand the profound and complex dynamic between oru ancestral, or home, culture and the history, geography and ecology of place shapes how we choose what we keep nad preserve and what we adapt and change for future generations. Kindling a new respect for cultural deiversity is according to anthropologist Wade Davis, one of the greatest challenges of our age.

We will navigate the fine line between how culture mediates and defines the relationship between people and places over time, and negotiate theparameters of language loss and identity in the 21^st Century. We will seek to understand sustainability through the preservation of cultural history and heritage, and the transformation of cultural identities and practices.

When: November 17th, 5-8PM

New York, NY 10282

 

Cost: $100/Public; $50 Educators

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Contact: Marie-Claire at marie-claire@sustainabilityed.org

 

 

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