News from Mission 4.7
Environmental education in today's classrooms
Hear from Argentinian Global Schools Advocate and environmental educator Marcela Villan about how teachers play an essential role in passing on environmental values and practices.
Beneran Indonesia: Equipping Youth through Citizenship Education
Learn about Beneran Indonesia, meaning “Truly Indonesian,” a non-profit organization that teaches civic and character education to youth through experiential-learning methods.
The City School Darakhshan Campus: Promoting the UN SDGs
Learn how The City School Darakhshan Campus in Pakistan is teaching students and their families to be good stewards of Mother Earth.
YouthKonnect supports Mission 4.7 in Cameroon
YouthKonnect is a Cameroonian SDG 4 Edtech initiative designed to empower, educate, and engage youth in creating a society that will enhance economic growth and social well-being.
Enculturing spirit of sustainability
Elizabeth Lee, CEO of Sunway Education Group in Malaysia, discusses how ongoing education methods fall short of enculturing a spirit of sustainability.
The Rondine Method: Transformative Peace Education and Human Rights for Mission 4.7
In Italy, the Rondine Cittadella della Pace and its “Rondine Method” are building a relational approach for the creative transformation of conflicts , in every context, to contribute to a planet free from armed clashes, in which every person has the tools to manage conflicts in a creative and positive way.
Has COVID-19 revolutionised our education system?
Even prior to the pandemic, inclusive and equitable quality education was advancing at too slow a pace. Malaysia’s brand of inequality and chauvinism is as evident within its education system as in other parts of its socio-economic fabric. Sunway University, through the Jeffrey Sachs Center, is localizing the Mission 4.7 framework in the hope of contributing to Malaysia’s yearned-for educational revolution.