We are pleased to share what we know about other laws, policies, and frameworks that support environmental education.  If you’d like to add to this list, please contact us.

 ACEE’s broad definition of environmental education, which integrates environmental, social, and economic considerations, means that ACEE is helping deliver on 'education for sustainable development'– a term that is used in several places below. 

Partnership for 21st Century Skills.  This group has developed a vision for student success in the new global economy.  This is by no means an environmental group - yet this multi-stakeholder organization has identified environmental literacy, global awareness, and civic literacy as three of their top five themes for students.  This provides excellent evidence for those seeking to promote these competencies in their jurisdiction! Download their framework here, or visit their website at http://www.21stcenturyskills.org, where you can download the MILE Guide that includes a rubric for assessing school/school district improvement, based on these themes.

International Institute for Sustainable Development.  An analysis of environmental and sustainable development policy development in school districts in Manitoba and Canada.  The paper includes numerous examples of school and district initiatives from Canada and other jurisdictions.  Click here to view their site.

CIELAP. The Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy has drafted an excellent 2006 document entitled Survey of National Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development Laws and Policies: Lessons for Canada. http://www.cielap.org/pubcentre.html

NAAEE. The North American Association for Environmental Education has developed a network of state and provincial associations that support environmental education – the ‘Affiliate Network.’  Their website includes links to environmental education state legislation.

CCME. In late 2007 the Canadian Council of Ministers of Education released its Report to UNECE and UNESCO on Indicators of Education for Sustainable Development. This document references ACEE’s work and creates an excellent ‘snapshot’ of current environmental education activity in Canada. www.cmec.ca/international/unesco/canada-report-esd-2007-10.en.pdf

CEGN. The Canadian Environmental Grantmakers Network created a 2006 issue brief entitled Environmental Education in Canada, which outlines some key policy approaches and strategies.   http://www.cegn.org/main.html

Green Street. This national program, funded by the McConnell Foundation and supported by the Canadian Teachers Federation,  has established a community of practice and benchmarks for excellent environmental education that include environment, society, and economy: http://www.green-street.ca/benchmarks_excellence/index_e.html

Ontario.  The NGO EEON used a multi-stakeholder approach like ACEE’s to develop its plan, entitled Greening the Way Ontario Learns, available at http://www.eeon.org. And the Ontario government has endorsed a plan it commissioned, entitled Shaping our Schools, Shaping our Future, available at http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/curriculumcouncil/education.html

British Columbia.  The governments Environmental Learning and Experience – an interdisciplinary guide for teachers can be accessed at http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/environment_ed/

Quebec. The Quebec Teachers' Union has developed an exciting and popular  whole-school model known as Établissements verts Brundtland (EVB - Brundtland Green Schools).  http://www.evb.csq.qc.net

LSF. Learning for a Sustainable Future supports provincial ESD working groups, and is beginning to create some curriculum review benchmarks on environmental topics.
http://www.lsf-lst.ca/en/cri/index.php

EECOM (the Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication) is committed to building capacity for environmental education across Canada.  http://www.eecom.org. Gareth Thomson is an EECOM Board member who co-chairs the capacity-building subcommittee, and created a 4 page resource entitled Tools to build Capacity in Environmental Education for discussion (download here).

CBE. Calgary Board of Education has helped ‘show the way’ with a revolutionary framework to advance environmental stewardship that links energy conservation, environmental education, and community integration.
http://www.cbe.ab.ca/community/ecoStewardship