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"Putting Tomorrow's Earth into Today's Classrooms"
CTPSE is a
state affiliate of the
U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development based on the
principles and objectives established by the U.S. Partnership and the
United Nations Decade for Education for Sustainable Development. CTPSE
serves as a convener, collaborator, catalyst, and communicator
working with all sectors in the state of Connecticut with a special
focus on promoting the integration of sustainability principles into
K-12 and higher education.
CTPSE VISION
A future Connecticut where everyone has the skills,
perspectives, and values that guide and motivate them to seek
sustainable livelihoods, participate in a just and democratic society,
and live in an environmentally sustainable manner.
CTPSE MISSION
To to integrate the principles of
sustainability education into K-12 and Higher Education in the State of
Connecticut.
CTPSE GOALS
1.
Promote the principles of the United Nations Decade for Education for
Sustainable Development into K-12 curriculum instruction throughout the
State of Connecticut.
2. Promote sustainability education in higher education and teacher training programs.
3. Work with partners and community leaders to instill a
lifelong learning perspective at all levels of education and training in
Connecticut that will lead to a sustainable society.
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CTPSE BOARD
Jim Malley, Chair - Emeritus Faculty Central CT State University
Madelyn Colon, Vice Chair - CT Department of Treasury
Jeff Greig, Secretary - CT Department of Education
Bill Upholt, Faculty University of Connecticut Health Center
Kim Benton - Teacher-Parent
Mary Lee Morrison - Director, Paxeducare, Inc
Katy Perry, Miss Porter's School
Susan Seider - Faculty, Central CT State University
Jane Zebrowski, Sustainability Advocate
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CTPSE TIMELINE
Summer 2006
CTPSE Board member, Bill Upholt, volunteered at the Earth Charter Center for Education for Sustainable Development at the United Nations University for Peace in Costa Rica.
Fall 2006
The
Connecticut Alliance of Concerned Educators (CACE) is formed to express
concern about the regressive, test-centered aspects of the No Child
Left Behind legislation and to promote democratic, student-centered
education that values the whole child.
Summer 2007
From
a CT League of Women Voters grant, CACE sponsors a "Community
Conversation" at the Watkinson School to address the key question: "How
do we prepare Connecticut's children for their role in creating a
future with a healthy environment, a strong economy and a just society?"
Fall 2007
Recognizing
the enormous challenges that school-age children face in an
increasingly complex global society, and the critical role that
education will play in preparing them for a sustainable future, CACE
changes its name to the Connecticut Partnership for Sustainability
Education and becomes incorporated.
The CT Partnership holds a
follow-up meeting of the community conversation at the Lyceum in
Hartford and begins to chart a mission for the organization.
Spring 2008
CTPSE
Board Members Bill Upholt, Kim Benton, and Jim Malley are joined by
Oliver Barton, Principal of the Common Ground School, David Ives,
Executive Director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute, and Mitchell
Sakofs, Dean of the School of Education at Central Connecticut State
University to speak on the Role of Education in Fostering Sustainable Development at the annual conference of the Connecticut Outdoor Environmental Educators Association (COEEA).
Spring 2009 CTPSE partners with COEEA to hold a conference on Sustainability Education in the 21st Century featuring Dr. Debra Rowe, President of the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development as the keynote speaker.
Summer 2009
CTPSE holds a "Best Practics in Sustainability Education"
workshop at the Common Ground School in New Haven. Laurel Kohl from
the Institute of Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State
University presents on the Twelve Steps to a Sustainable School.
Fall 2009
Faculty
from thirteen teacher preparation programs in Connecticut attend a
workshop on sustainability education at Central Connecticut State
University for teacher educators to prepare teacher candidates to work
effectively with K-12 students to build a healthy future for their
communities and the planet. Matt Dubel from the Sustainable Schools
Project in Shelburne Farms, Vermont facilitates the workshop.
Spring 2010
CTPSE holds a workshop for teacher educators at Central Connecticut State University entitled Preparing Teachers to Educate for a Sustainable Future. Dr. Victor Nolet, Professor of Education from Western Washington University addresses a group of 27 educators.
The Watkinson School in Hartford hosts a "Best Practices in Sustainability Education Workshop."
Sponsored by CTPSE, the Green School Alliance, and the CBIA Education
Fund, the workshop provided an opportunity for Connecticut schools to
share their successes and challenges in integrating the principles of
environmental sustainability into the curriculum and campus practices.
Fall 2010
Governor
M. Jodi Rell designates November 8-12, 2010 as National Sustainability
Education Week. CTPSE works with the Department of Environmental
Protection and the Institute of Sustainable Energy to promote the week
and the Institute for Sustainable Energy develops an online repository
of Sustainability Education Resources.
Commissioners of the Department of Education and the Department of
Environmental Education issue a joint letter urging all schools to
integrate sustainability into teaching and learning.
Spring 2011
CTPSE co-sponsors the annual conference of the Connecticut Outdoor Environmental Educators Association on March 24, 2011. Held at Central Connecticut State University, the conference was entitled "Sustainable Schools & Communities Through Environmental Literacy." Dr. Stephen Kellert, Professor of Forestry & Environmental Studies at Yale University was the key note speaker. Professor Daniel Esty the newly selected Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection also addressed conferees.
Fall 2011
Hosted a "Best
Practices in Sustainability Education Workshop" on November 10, 2011 at the
Environmental Sciences Magnet School at Mary Hooker in Hartford. The workshop
provided an opportunity for Connecticut K-12 educators to share their successes
and challenges in integrating the principles of environmental sustainability
into the curriculum and into campus practices. Sarah Kadden, an
Educator for the Sustainable Schools Project at Shelburne Farms, Vermont was
the keynote speaker. The Environmental Sciences Magnet School at Mary Hooker has
the distinction of having been awarded LEED Platinum status by the U.S. Green
Building Council, making it one of the most environmentally friendly and energy
efficient schools in the country.
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