1. Education for sustainable development (ESD) in HIERD
Attila Varga

2. ESD in United Nations (UN)
There was a UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development , whose aim was to encourage education for sustainable development and its incorporation into formal non-formal and informal education curricula and programmes. The Decade continoues from 2015 in the Global Action Program of UNESCO:

3. Main themes of ESD in UN
Environment
Society
Biodiversity Climate Change Disaster Risk Reduction Health Promotion Water
Peace and Human Security Cultural Diversity Poverty Reduction Gender Equality Sustainable Lifestyles Sustainable Urbanisation

4. Legal framework for ESD in Hungary
Act of Environmental protection in 1995, declaring that “all citizens have the right to acquire and develop knowledge about the environment” Since the first National Core Curriculum in 1996, EE (later ESD) is a horizontal content and approach relevant to all cultural domains in the Hungarian public education.

5. ESD related projects in HIERD
Eco-school title Widening Green Kindergarten and Eco-School Movements Developing Eco-School complex educational program

6. Eco-school title
Qualification system for schools with excellent ESD activities
International background
ENSI network
Korean member: Cheongju National University of Education:
Joint program of two ministries
Education and Environment
Co-ordinator : HIERD (OFI)

7. Eco-schools worldwide
Background – book: Eco-schools - Trends and divergencies (with Korean case study) Theoretical framework: Quality criteria for ESD schools

8. The Hungarian system
The Hungarian system description is available: in English and in German
Whole school approach ( see next slide)
Quality development approach:
Self-assessment with minimum point to reach
Minimum point is higher at three years re-applying
After six years: Eternal Eco-school title with obligation to create development plan yearly

9. Whole school approach - Documents - local curricula with ESD emphasis
- Organisation – eco-school team
- ESD activities – in all subjects and eextracurricular activities
Physical environment – building- electricity use
Local community – collaboration with NGO-s
Communication – meetings, website, with ESD content
Own local criteria – school brand

10. Number of Eco-schools in Hungary

11. Widening Green Kindergarten and Eco-School Movements
Direct objectives
Increase the number of Green Kindergartens and Ecoshools
- Familiarisation children and pupils with
Natura protected areas
Indirect objectives
Quality development of environmental education
Awareness raising

12. Developing Eco-School complex educational program
The complex educational program consist of
Pedagogical conception
Description of 92 extracurricular activities
In-service training
Supporting materials

13. Play is happyness playground is sadness
Activities – Example 1.
Play is happyness playground is sadness

14. Building willow cottage in the schoolyard
Activities – Example 3.
Building willow cottage in the schoolyard

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