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Original language
English
Original title of the resource
THE WHOLE-SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK - Guiding Principles for Integrating Sustainability Into All Aspects of a School Organization
English translation of the title
Organization
The Center for Green Schools
Year of the publication
2014
Keyword
Whole Institution Approach / Whole School Approach
Keyword
Participation
Keyword
SDG 4: Quality education
Format
Framework / Policy Paper
Vocational/professional sector
 
Sector
Not specified
What is the resource about?
The framework describes a Whole Institution Approach to sustainability with a special focus on the built environment of a school. It follows three strands: Organizational Culture, Physical Place, Educational Program. The framework stresses that all three fields have to be considered and work hand in hand in order to achieve institutional change towards sustainability.
What is the resource about? (in English)
Why is the resource useful for VET actors?
The framework gives valuable impulses and recommendations for action for schools that aim to achieve institutional change towards sustainability. Furthermore it provides case studies that illustrate specific sustainable practices. As the publishing organization has special expertise on the built environment, the chapter on the physical space of schools is especially interesting.
Why is the resource useful for VET actors? (in English)
Link
https://centerforgreenschools.org/sites/default/files/resource-files/Whole-School_Sustainability_Framework.pdf