Webinars

FEE EcoCampus – Green Curriculum Integration at the GRETB Letterfrack Further Education Centre

Date: 19th January 2021 Time: 14:00 CET

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The webinar aims to share case studies of how FEE EcoCampuses around the world are integrating sustainability with the curriculum. 

Description: The FEE EcoCampus programme is an educational award programme to help transform Higher Education Institutions (HEI) as a hub for Education for Sustainable Development. The goal is to empower students to become leaders and active citizens for sustainability by engaging teachers, staff and students as well as the wider community in positive actions. The programme is an evolution of the Eco-Schools programme at tertiary level. Like Eco-Schools, it provides a means to foster environmental education in a tertiary level institution in a way that links to everyday activities and study; and ties in with the operational requirements of a complex multi-use facility.

The FEE EcoCampus activities are embedded with learning on campus through the course curriculum, research and community engagement.  An HEI is essentially a place of learning and knowledge creation. The programme stresses the importance of interdisciplinary education and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).  The programme recognises and views HEIs as ‘living laboratories’ - A place to find solutions to sustainability issues amongst the communities around the campus through research and education. Teaching and learning should, therefore, be grounded in investigative, problem led learning with real results and outcomes.

Speakers Bio:

Sorcha O’Toole: Is the Centre Director of Letterfrack Further Education Centre. Letterfrack FEC is a small education centre in the west of Ireland with approximately 70 full-time and part-time students. The centre has created an ethos of litter and waste, and bio-diversity awareness amongst students and staff as part on their Eco-Campus journey.  It has become an integral part of the daily processes of the centre.  The curriculum content is centred on integrating and embracing the Eco-Campus approach; mapping learning outcomes and assessment techniques to green initiatives within the centre and community events.  Letterfrack Further Education Centre commenced work on the Eco-Campus programme in June 2016 and was awarded the Green Flag in June 2019.