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Sustainable Practice

June 21, 2008 10:00 by cdouglas
The future is not what it used to be. The effects of globalization become increasingly more pervasive, and we must prepare our boys for a world whose perspective is at the same time both global and local. They need to be familiar with the main arguments and facts of environmental issues, global warming, depletion of resources, the carbon footprint of their lives, the stresses of population figures, the structural inequalities of societies across the globe, and the resultant disparities of wealth and poverty. How do we introduce sustainable practice into the curriculum of the school, and into the operations of the school (solar panel heating, water-efficient taps etc)? What would the school be like if it was run with full sensitivity to both the ecological and social constraints of the world we are moving into? Someone has to pioneer the school of the future – could it be us?

Sustainability Presentation.ppt (4.67 mb)
In-session Feedback.doc (35.50 kb)

Outcome of mini summit - Visions and Strategies.ppt (1.93 mb)




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July 26. 2008 07:29

Sustainable practices must first seek to nurture and improve that which exists before seeking new ways of doing anything. Let's support local industry by excluding imported goods in the school shop.Let's keep our petrol thirsty adventure vehicles for the purposes for which they were designed. Let's nurture the safety of the boys on campus by increasing the presence of trust worthy adults and improving the road safety precautions, especially the Prep to College route and the grade 3 and boarder to Prep route across Duke road, especially during "off peak" times. Let's make the internal lives of our boys a priority. Let's stamp out bullying and make it "uncool" for youngsters to access adult literature and entertainment.

MStapelberg

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