On July 19-23 the sixth edition of the World Environmental Education Congress will take place in Brisbane, Australia
The Congress is targeted at all individuals and organisations with a stake in environmental and sustainability education who want to share learning and experiences with global experts and peers in Brisbane, Australia.
Environmental educators work in schools, higher education, federal, state and local government agencies, non-government organisations, and in industry and business developing policy and educational programs for school students and the general community.
The program, under the broad theme of Explore, Experience, Educate, will offer participants an opportunity to learn, encounter, share and debate new ways of thinking, feeling and doing, and to explore new trends in research and practice in environmental education. The Congress objectives are:
- Encourage the sharing of research, strategies, skills and practices between cultural groups and various communities that help to bridge the knowledge-commitment-action gap;
- Broaden and deepen environmental education networks by facilitating sharing within the environmental education community;
- Explore opportunities to influence public policy, especially education, social and environmental policy;
- Explore and experience educational strategies for fostering sustainability in society.
The program themes are:
- Pedagogies for the planet
- Weaving environmental wisdom
- Environmental education research and policy in action
- Small footprints
- Living ‘cool’ for a sustainable world
- Collaborating for change
- The future is in our hands
- Learning together out there
- Showcasing environmental education in Australia and the Asia-Pacific
Where
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
When
19-23 July 2011
