Sustainability as the Centrepiece of High Quality Preschool

Research shows that the path to sustainability begins with educating the next generation, beginning in their earliest years. The Scandinavian perspective on early education and education for sustainable development (ESD)... [ view full abstract ]

Research shows that the path to sustainability begins with educating the next generation, beginning in their earliest years. The Scandinavian perspective on early education and education for sustainable development (ESD) emphasizes children’s, parents’, and teachers’ roles in learning about and contributing to a sustainable world. What are the characteristics of an integrated Early Childhood program based on sustainability?  What is the sustainability “content” we want children to learn?  What skills and competencies do we want them to exhibit?  How can we use play-based pedagogies and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in ESD? How are the values of our past in the early childhood field reflected in the ESD movement and how do they illuminate our future?