New Zealand Schools OER Portal/Sustainable education

Goals:

• Carbon Neutral by 2012
• Education For Sustainability
• Living within our means

Needs:

• Materials that meet the requirements of the free cultural works definition namely Creative Commons Attribution, Copyleft license equivalents and the GPL
• Ideas that can make our world a better place
• Resources that can be:

1. Used for any purpose that benefits the planet
2. Self sustaining and adapted to meet varied needs
3. Shared
4. Improved and re-released

Enviroschools

He mihi nui, he mihi aroha ki a koutou katoa.

• Now is the time to use the Enviroschools action learning cycle to work towards a more sustainable education system by

1. Identifying the current situation
2. Explore alternatives
3. Taking action
4. Reflecting on change

Envirethical Education

• People and the planet
• Environmental and ethical