ECOLITERAC

WAYS TO DEVELOP

Y
IN SCHOOL
MODULE 10: ECOLITERACY
1. Develop empathy for all forms of life.
By recognizing the Common needs we share with all
organisms. we can extend our empathy to consider the
quality of life of other life forms feel genuine concern
about their well-being and act on that concern.
2. Embrace sustainability as a community
practice.
By learning the wondrous ways that plants, animals and
other living things are interdependent students are
inspired to consider the role of interconnectedness
within the communities and see the value in
strengthening those relationships by thinking and acting
cooperatively.
3. Make the invisible visible
By learning the wondrous ways that plants, animals and
other living things are interdependent students are
inspired to consider the role of interconnectedness
within the communities and see the value in
strengthening those relationships by thinking and acting
cooperatively.
4. Anticipate unintended consequences
Teachers can teach student’s strategies for anticipating
unintended consequences These include precautionary
principle. that when an activity threatens to have a
damaging impact on the environment or human health,
precautionary actions should be taken.
5. Understand how nature sustains life.
Ecoliterate people recognize that nature has
sustained life for long that resulted to turning to
nature when their teachers imbibe three crucial
tenets to ecoliterate living:
 SEVEN ENVIRONMENTAL

PRINCIPLES
OF NATURE
MODULE 10: ECOLITERACY
1. Nature knows best.
2. All forms of life are important.
3. Everything is connected to everything else.
4. Everything changes.
5. Everything must go somewhere.
6. Ours is a finite earth.
7. Nature is beautiful and we are stewards
of God’s creation.
 TOWARDS A GREEN SCHOOL
AND EDUCATION FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
MODULE 10: ECOLITERACY
Green School: the concept and background
The concept of Green School was introduced in Europe in the 1990s
while the Rio Earth Summit of 1992 took cognizance of the need to
take action in every area in which human impacts on the
environment. The World Summit on Sustainable Development
(WSSD) in Johannesburg in 2002 catalyzed the efforts to bring about
a shift in “educating about the environment” to “educating for
sustainability”. This shift reflected the international climate of thinking
about Sustainable Development that meets the needs of the present
without compromising future generations to meet their own needs.
Green Schools and ESD.
The Green School is visualized as a school guided by the principles
of environmental sustainability. It seeks to create a conductive
environment to fully utilize all resources and opportunities inside and
outside the school and orient teachers and students on environmental
sustainability through active involvement of the community. It
demands on-going, continuous and synergistic of efforts of all
stakeholders toward improving the environment of the school and its
surroundings.
Essentials aspects of Green School Environment.
The ‘greenness’ of a school finds expression in a various
aspects of the environment. The Green School has clean,
healthy, protective and green surroundings. It also
promotes both physical and psychosocial health of
learners and others in school; ensures a healthy.
A GREEN SCHOOL ADHERES TO THE FOLLOWING PRECEPTS:
1. Learning about the environment. It focuses mainly
on acquisition of knowledge and understanding of the
surroundings and related issue.
2. Learning through the environment. It refers to the
processes of learning while being engaged with
environmental inside and outside the classroom.
3. Learning for the environment. It aims to developing
an informed response and responsibility towards the
environment beyond acquisition of skills and knowledge.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GREEN SCHOOL
1. It protects health.
2. It increases students’ performance.
3. It saves energy and money.
4. It reduces carbon emissions.
5. It reduces water usage
6. It improves teacher retention.
7. It improves daily attendance.
8. It provides a unique educational opportunity.
9. It creates a green job.
10. It improves equity.