What’s happening in the world of Transformative Education?
UN at Your Doorstep Session 2: Erik Solheim and Boyan Slat
In this second session, young people will have the opportunity to enter into a dynamic discussion on environmental sustainability with Erik Solheim, former Norwegian Minister of the Environment and former Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, and Boyan Slat, Dutch inventor, entrepreneur and founder of The Ocean Cleanup, as well as Young Reporters for the Environment.
UN at Your Doorstep Session 1: Felipe Paullier and Richa Gupta
The first UN at Your Doorstep live session features Felipe Paullier, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, and Richa Gupta, Young Leader for the SDGs and Co-founder and CEO of Labhya, allowing young people and their educators to engage in a dialogue on what concrete actions young people can take to contribute to driving global-scale change to end poverty, save the environment, and to living peacefully and cooperatively.
Global Partnership Forum for Education: “Connection, Appreciation and Action”
Mission 4.7 will host a Global Partnership Forum alongside the Summit of the Future to share learning, practice, and offer a space for enhanced collaboration in education. The theme for the event is Global Connection, Appreciation and Action.
ESD for 2030: Transforming the Futures of Education: Mainstreaming Education for Sustainable Development in Learning Systems
The “ESD for 2030 Regional Meeting on Transforming the Futures of Education: Mainstreaming Education for Sustainable Development in Learning Systems” is part of a continuing conversation about education for sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific and around the world.
Bridging Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) & Global Citizenship in the Age of Climate Crisis
This COP 28 session will engage attendees to think critically and creatively about the knowledge, values, skills, attitudes and stakeholders necessary for comprehensive and meaningful education that leads to climate action, a sustainable future, and a better world.
Global Dialogues for Sustainable Education: Empowering Teachers and Students in ESD
Join Mission 4.7 and the Global Schools Program at Helsinki Education Week for a dynamic event where we'll embark on a journey of discovery and collaboration in the realm of Education for Sustainable Development.
Ethics in Action: The role of CBOs and NGOs
This is the sixth session of the “Forging Youth-Led Innovation for the SDGs” webinar series from the North American EcoInnovation Network, Commission for Environmental Cooperation, SDSN USA, and Columbia Climate School. The series aims to address the gaps that exist in sustainability education for youth in North America.
Global Citizenship in Carbon Capture, Use, and Storage (CCUS) and New Carbon Economy
This is the fifth session of the “Forging Youth-Led Innovation for the SDGs” webinar series from the North American EcoInnovation Network, Commission for Environmental Cooperation, SDSN USA, and Columbia Climate School. This session will focus on the critical role of Carbon Capture, Use, and Storage in mitigating climate change impacts and shaping a new carbon economy.
World Teachers Day & 5th Anniversary Celebration of the Global Schools Program
Join Mission 4.7 and the Global Schools Program for a remarkable virtual event as we celebrate two significant milestones: World Teachers' Day and Global Schools’ 5th anniversary!
Global Citizenship Connections: Eco-Innovations
The webinar series will contribute to the development of a white paper on sustainability education, which will be presented at COP28, emphasizing the need to link educational systems with youth leadership for climate action.
Amplifying Student Voices: Inspiring Local SDGs Action through Student-Led Initiatives
This ICSD side event aims to highlight the efforts of Global Schools as well as other school communities and partners in localizing the SDGs and equipping students with tools to promote the SDGs at the local level.
Educate a Child Lecture Series: Lessons from the Field
This inaugural session of this lecture series will focus on what is required of foundational learning in the 21st century for Transformative Education, redefining what it means in the age of a climate crisis and how we can provide quality education in inclusive ways.
Mindfulness, citizenship, & engagement
This is the fourth session of the “Forging Youth-Led Innovation for the SDGs” webinar series from the North American EcoInnovation Network, Commission for Environmental Cooperation, SDSN USA, and Columbia Climate School. The series aims to address the gaps that exist in sustainability education for youth in North America.
Strategies for climate communication in early-career professional settings
This is the third session of the “Forging Youth-Led Innovation for the SDGs” webinar series from the North American EcoInnovation Network, Commission for Environmental Cooperation, SDSN USA, and Columbia Climate School. The series aims to address the gaps that exist in sustainability education for youth in North America.
Beyond Green Jobs: Creating a Just Transition through Global Citizenship Education
On the sidelines of HLPF, this roundtable will take the dialogue on the Just Transition beyond training for jobs into holistic life-skills needed by communities and society at large for a just and peaceful planet.
Engaging youth in curriculum design for climate justice
This is the second session of the “Forging Youth-Led Innovation for the SDGs” webinar series from the North American EcoInnovation Network, Commission for Environmental Cooperation, SDSN USA, and Columbia Climate School. The series aims to address the gaps that exist in sustainability education for youth in North America.
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) integration in universities
This is the first session of the “Forging Youth-Led Innovation for the SDGs” webinar series from the North American EcoInnovation Network, Commission for Environmental Cooperation, SDSN USA, and Columbia Climate School. The series aims to address the gaps that exist in sustainability education for youth in North America.
#WeChampion Greening Education Systems through Partnerships
This panel will discuss the partnerships required for UNESCO’s Greening Partnership Agenda, looking at partnerships through the lens of intersectionality, gender norms, civic-participation, local governance and school support systems.
This session is a side event of the UN 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum.
“We Champion”: A Mission 4.7 Speaker Series - The Antidotes: Pollution Solution
Join Dr. Patty Mechael and her son Gabriel as they discuss public health, technology, and their forthcoming middle grade fiction novel, The Antidotes: Pollution Solution.
“We Champion”: A Mission 4.7 Speaker Series - Sustainability Education: A Classroom Guide
Sustainability Education: A Classroom Guide is informed by many years of working in education especially with young children and trainee teachers and draws on extensive reading and research.
Ministerial Panel: Transforming education for prosperity, people and the planet
To contribute to the UN Transforming Education Summit, Mission 4.7 is hosting a special Ministerial Panel to highlight countries’ work and commitment towards making SDG 4.7 a reality.
“We Champion”: A Mission 4.7 Speaker Series - ESD In Actions: Lessons from Sunway Education Group
This session of the “We Champion” Speaker Series features Professor Elizabeth Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Sunway Education Group (SEG). She will share SEG’s vision in realizing SDGs and ESD principles in institutions through various initiatives set across all levels of education under Sunway education administration.
“We Champion”: A Mission 4.7 Speaker Series - Education in Times of Crises & Leaving No One Behind
This session of the “We Champion” Speaker Series features Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait and member of the Mission 4.7 High-level Advisory Group.
“We Champion”: A Mission 4.7 Speaker Series - How can GIS be used in health and education planning?
This session of the “We Champion” Speaker Series features geographer Sandra Baptista, who will discuss how GIS helps improve education planning.
“We Champion”: A Mission 4.7 Speaker Series - Transforming Education: Changing paradigms and including SDGs in Curricula
This session of the “We Champion” Speaker Series features a discussion with Argentinian English Teacher and Global Schools Advocate Marcela Alejandra Villán.
Sustainability Careers Student Panel
Hear about sustainability career options from our amazing student panelists!
Integration of SDGs into teaching and learning: The role of SDGs 4.7
Join Mission 4.7 Secretariat Chair Dr. Radhika Iyengar and teachers from Bluebells International School in New Delhi, India, for a conversation about integrating the SDGs into teaching and learning!
“We Champion”: A Mission 4.7 Speaker Series - Literacy for Disaster Preparedness
Mission 4.7’s inaugural session of the “We Champion” Speaker Series on Transformative Education presents a discussion with Columbia University’s Andrew Kruczkiewicz.
Centering the SDGs: Youth Voices
This youth-led conference will take place over different days and times, featuring panels from India, the USA, the Philippines, and more!