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25.9.2006

Musician Dennen to Receive Earth Charter Award

A young musician with a sensibility for peace and justice will be “Earth Charter and the Arts Award” from Citizens for Peaceful Resolutions at the group’s Third Annual Earth Charter Summit on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006 in Ventura, Calif. Brett Dennen is a founder of The Mosaic Project, which works “towards a peaceful future by uniting children of diverse backgrounds, addressing issues of difference, and building self-esteem and community in our unique human-relations outdoor school,” and has released a fundraising CD for the project featuring a children’s choir.

19.8.2006

Outdoor Education Based on the Earth Charter, in Argentina

The group Argentina People and Nature has been working with rural and local schools from the botanic garden Dr. Miquel J Culaciati, an oasis in the province of Córdoba.

 

They have created a program for outdoor education based on the Earth Charter. Support comes from Botanic Gardens Conservation International and a scientific team from the Faculty of Agronomy at the University of Buenos Aires, who are working from a laboratory annexed to the Botanic Garden. The objective is to reforest a fire-damaged area with native tree and shrub species, and to do it in a way that can be replicated in other damaged areas.

19.8.2006

The Earth Charter at the Valencian School Congress

The Valencian School is organizing a remarkable conference on sustainable development—and the Earth Charter will be a central focus there. Entitled “Escuela Valenciana y Sociedad Sostenible” (The Valencian School and Sustainable Society), it will take place from December 6th to 8th, 2006, in Valencia, Spain.

02.8.2006

Key Gatherings for the Charter – Australia

Good news comes from Australia, where the Queensland State Government has announced that it will formally integrate the Earth Charter into its education curriculum. The decision was announced publicly by State Premier (Governor) Beatty, and was reported on ABC News, the national radio broadcaster.

26.7.2006

David Suzuki

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Japan/ Canada

17.7.2006

University Education in Armenia

In Armenia, Professor Karine Danielyan is teaching about the Earth Charter and sustainable development at Yerevan State University. Her students are going on to teach about the Earth Charter in schools around the country.

17.7.2006

The Little Earth Charter for Kids

For younger kids, The Little Earth Charter has been created through a collaboration between JC Little of Little Animation Inc. and Rosie Emery, a singer and songwriter and environmental educator.

This is a remarkable animated video that captures the principles and momentum of the Charter in sights and sounds and the language of children.

17.7.2006

Yes! Educational Materials for the Charter- United States

Yes! Magazine has developed a curriculum and guide to the Earth Charter for teachers.

 

The Earth Charter Curricular Module is on the Education Connection section of the YES! Magazine website (www.yesmagazine.org ). Positive YES! stories are tied to The Charter´s main principles along with discussion questions, glossaries, and a resource guide. Currently individual articles can be downloaded for free, and soon the entire Module will be available in an e-book style PDF. YES! also plans to offer the Module soon in Spanish.

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