"You have given me hope for my future, and our collective futures. Thank you, seriously."

- 11th grade student

"Global ESD fostered a sense of agency and curiosity that transcended the classroom."

- 10th Grade English Teacher & STREAM Coordinator

"Great facilitator of organizational development and change management. 10 out of 10.”

- Executive Director, County-wide Prevention Services  

"Global ESD freed up teachers so that they could focus more on individual student needs and learn pedagogical tools for cooperative learning themselves."

- Advanced Placement Environmental Science Teacher

Join us in a community approach to Education for Sustainable Development ("ESD"):

Addressing shared problems of educational practice in an international network.

Enlisting students and community stakeholders in school and community improvement efforts.

Contributing to an open-access database of mentors, models and innovation in school-based community science.


As we embark on 2025,  please enjoy highlights from last year:

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals.Image source: UN  Department of Public Information (Guidelines)

Education for Sustainable Development ("ESD") :

Empowers people of all ages with the knowledge, skills, and capacity to make informed decisions and take responsible actions to improve individual, social, economic, and environmental wellbeing. ESD advocates for learning that is: 


Our Key Strategies:

We work with schools and communities on these aims through three key strategies, supported by open-access classroom materials on a free, Creative Commons license:

Drawing on insights from biology, economics, anthropology, improvement science and contextual behavioral science, in addition to participatory action research from local schools, we endeavor to identify overarching competencies as well as skills that underpin the work of successful learning communities.

Seeking implementation support?  We offer a variety of implementation services to help bring these strategies to life in your classroom, district and/or community.