SCONE - second day of teacher training in Rostock

The second day of training focused on combining reflection with concrete planning of activities in the area of education for sustainable development (ESD).

The World Game became a starting point for a discussion about global interdependencies, responsibility, and the complexity of contemporary challenges. This experience opened up space for systemic thinking.

Participants looked at ESD as a holistic educational approach and the Whole School Approach concept, which assumes that change should encompass all areas of school functioning. The example of Öko-Haus served as inspiration. During the workshop “Creating an ESD-School from scratch,” visions of a school based on the principles of sustainable development were created, barriers were analyzed, and the first steps before implementing changes were planned. The concept of the “House of Change” helped to organize thinking about the transformation process and determine the stage at which individual schools are currently at.

It was a day of intensive conceptual and strategic work, showing that effective education for sustainable development requires both vision and well-planned actions.