ECOLITERACY

Glorie Ann Ferreras

 Eco-Literacy
is the ability to understand the
organization of natural systems
and process that maintain the
healthy functioning of living
systems and sustain life on earth.
 Sustainability
•qualitative and quantitative condition that demonstrates the
human Capacity To Survive Over Time.

-quanlitative in a way that we want well being although, it is

difficult to measure

-quantitative in that natural capital and ecological imperative

for human society to measured with food printing tools.
 To achieve sustainability, we must trace the
roots of our cultural assumptions and work on
ecological literacy.
 Ecologically Literate Person
An ecologically literate person can apply such understanding to the
design and organization of communities and the creation of a
regenerative culture .

Ecologically Literate Society

Ecologically literate society would be a sustainable society, which
does not destroy the natural environment on which they depend.
 l l it e r a c y is
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T h u it c r e a t e s a
c o n c e p t a s
p o w e r f u l e g r a t e d
f o r a n in t
fo u n d a t i o n t a l
e n v ir o n m e n
r o a c h t o
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p ro b l e
 Ways to develop eco-literacy in
school
Develop empathy for Embrace Make the invisible
all forms of life. sustainability as a visible
community practice

Anticipate Understand
unintended how nature
consequences sustains life.
 ironmental Principles Of
Seven Env
Nature
Everything changes.
Nature knows best. .
m u st go so mewhere
portant. Everything
All forms of life are im
Ou rs is a finite Ea rth .
Everything is connected to
beau tif ul a nd w e are
everything else. Nature is
of G od 's c rea tion .
steward
TOWARDS A GREEN SCHOOL AND EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
 A "Green School" is identified with those elements
and practice that inculcate environmental
sensitivity to promote environmental sustainability
through various environment-friendly means and
encourage judicious use of resources.
A school that engage the school community, especially children,
in critical thinking and teaming by adapting participatory
approaches to work together and make the school environment
healthier for students and staff by involving the whole
community to work towards a sustainable future.
CHARACTERISTICS OF GREEN SCHOOL

It protects health. It improves retention.

It increases student It improves attendance.
performance. It provides a unique
It saves energy and money. educational opportunity.
It reduces carbon It creates jobs.
emissions. It improves equity.
It reduce water usage.
Thank you!