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Recent evidence suggests that Climate Change is real and
reflects an imbalance in our global systems. Humans through their
unsustainable livelihoods are contributing to Climate Change.
This is driven by an economic system that disregards the limits to
growth as defined by our planets boundaries. Current trends in
globalisation lead towards environmental degradation and social
injustice.

Transformative

environmental learning

In order to address the sustainability challenges in education we
need to change our thinking to embrace a more relevant holistic
Useful Websites perspective that includes systems thinking. One approach to ESD
is Education for Strong Sustainability and Agency (ESSA).
http://tinyurl.com/
SWESD-ESSA
According to the ESSA approach the final goal for a sustainable
society has to embrace the vision that “all social and economic
development has to take place within the planetary boundaries.”

At a more local level Fundisa For Change have developed an
Useful Websites approach to ESD that is based on the Active Teaching and
Learning Framework (ATLF). This CAPS aligned framework
http://fundisaforchange. emphasises knowing your subject, appropriate strategies for
co.za/feature/ teaching ESD and how to assess effectively.
resources/

This resources toolkit has been developed with the above
influences in mind. Firstly, we have adopted an ESSA approach to
ESD. Secondly we have use the ATLF to guide our thinking in the
design and the development of the learner tasks.
Useful Websites

The ATFL embraces a range of language strategies and
To learn more about
thinking maps visit: competencies at different cognitive levels. These ESD resources
http://thinkingmaps.com/ also engage learners in the use of thinking maps which promote
concept development and continuous cognitive development.
These strategies encourage creativity and critical thinking which
are at the heart of 21st century thinking.
Please note
The links for the
websites have no
spaces. When typing Contents
them into your
browser, type them Grade 4 Living and non-living things page 5
as they appear in the Grade 5 Plants and animals on Earth page 15
booklet.
Grade 6 Ecosystems and food webs page 27

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