5th Asia-Pacific Expert Meeting on ESD
and1st Asia-Pacific International Colloquium

Learning for a sustainable future
Promoting strategies on whole-institution approaches in schools

1. BackgroundIn recent years, UNESCO and the entire United Nations family have attached great importance to therole of ESD in creating a more sustainable future and issued a series of programmatic ESD documents.
The international community has adopted these documents and is putting them into practice. Many
countries, including China, indicate that these ESD documents have universal guiding value. Yet, theywill only be effective if they are in line with countries´ specific circumstances and their development
goals. National education policies and implementation measures should be locally relevant andculturally appropriate while integrating the international intent of ESD to create future generations thatwill live in a sustainable manner.
Supporting the optimal implementation of ESD in the context of Education 2030 requires closer
cooperation and collaboration amongst countries.
Based on these needs, the Chinese National Working Committee for UNESCO on ESD (CNWCESD) willhold the 5th Asia-Pacific Expert Meeting on ESD and 1st Asia-Pacific International Colloquium inOctober 2017.

2. TimeOctober 11-14, 2017
3. Venue
Luhe Middle School, Tongzhou District, Beijing (tbc)

4. Sponsors/Organizers:
Chinese National Working Committee for UNESCO on ESD
UNESCO Bangkok Office, Beijing Office1

Luhe Middle School, Tongzhou District

5. Theme
Learning for a sustainable future: Promoting strategies on whole-institution approaches in schools

6. Training modules
Module 1: Understanding the process (1 international, 1 Chinese responsible)a)Clarifying the ESD conceptb)

Engaging teams
Module 2: Planning the process (1 international, 1 Chinese responsible)a)

Building the rationaleb)

Developing a visionc)

Ensuring engagementd)

Assessing current realitiese)

Developing the plan of action
Module 3: Monitoring and assessment (1 international, 1 Chinese responsible)a)Reason for monitoringb)

Agreeing on scope of assessmentc)

Monitoring and assessment toolsd)

Developing a monitoring and assessment plan
Module 4: Implementing the whole-institution process (1 international, 1 Chinese responsible)a)Delegation of what needs doingb)

Embedding within the core systemsc)

Deployment of resourcesd)

CelebratingThe modules will all address: ESD curriculum construction, regional ESD practice and caseevaluation including group and visits at ESD experimental schools, ESD practice in schools and caseevaluation, ESD innovative learning cases for students: guidance and demonstration, ESD literacy andevaluation, institutional change in a 3-year frame.
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7. Main Agenda:
DateTime

11 Oct.
Monday12 Oct.
Tuesday

13 Oct.
Wednesday

ArrivalRegistration ofparticipants

9: 00-9: 45
Opening Ceremony(Plenary session 1)(Leaders from the Ministry of
Education in China, Beijing Municipal
Commission of Education, Tongzhou
District, and the Chinese National
Commission for UNESCO)
9: 45-10: 00
Coffee break
10: 00-11: 00
Keynote speeches
Module 1: Understanding theprocess
Tao Xiping, Charles Hopkins
11:00-12: 00
Plenary session 2
Perspectives from teachers

Module 4:
Implementing thewhole-institution process (I)
8: 30-9: 10
Keynote speeches (I)Director of Education Commissionin Tongzhou District and Principal ofLuhe Middle School

12: 00Lunch

12: 00Lunch
Module 2: Planning the process
13: 30-14: 10 Keynote speeches
Faye Snodgress, Shi Gendong
14: 10-15: 30 Best practices and designof future plans (group discussion)
15: 30-15: 45 Coffee break

12: 00LunchMorningNoon

14: 00-15: 30
API ESD Expert
Meeting

Afternoon

15: 30-16: 00
Coffee break
16: 30-17: 30
Preparatory
Meeting for
Speakers

Evening

14 Oct.
Thursday

9: 00-11: 00
Visit theconstructionof ecologicalcivilization,and the canal
culture in
9: 10-11: 30 Best practices
Tongzhou
Listen to the lessons and visit the district, theschools
sub-center ofBeijing

Module 4:
Implementing thewhole-institution process (II)13: 30-14: 10 Keynote speeches (II)Rosalyn Mckeown, Tomonori
Ichinose
14: 10-15: 30 Best practices andand design of future plans (groupdiscussion)

12: 00Lunch
13: 00-15: 00
Departure

Module 3:
Monitoringassessment
15: 45-16: 25 Keynote speeches
15: 30-15: 45
Coffee breakPeter Higgins, and Meng Hongwei
15:45-17:00
Sharing of results
16: 30-17: 30
Best practices andfromallgroups/Summaryof results
design of future plans (group discussion)
and way forward (Plenary)

18: 00Dinner

18: 00Dinner

18: 00Dinner(Awards and closing ceremony)

18: 00Dinner

8. Major Lecturers
The international participants:a)Miura Ushio, Programme Specialist, UNESCO Bangkok Office (Opening Ceremony, general overview)
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Robert Parua, Programme Specialist for Education, UNESCO Beijing Office (Opening Ceremony,general overview)c)Charles Hopkins, Chair of International Network of Teacher Education Institutions for UNESCO, York
University (Modules)d)Rosalyn McKeown-Ice, Secretariat for the UNESCO Chair (Modules)e)Tomonori Ichinose, Professor, Miyagi University of Education (Modules)

f)

Faye Snodgress, Executive Director of Kappa Delta Pi (Modules)g)Peter Higgins, Professor, University of Edinburgh (Modules)

The Chinese participants:a) Tao Xiping, President of Asia-Pacific Federations for UNESCO (opening ceremony and closingceremony)b) Shi Gendong, Executive Director of Chinese National Working Committee for UNESCO on ESD(opening ceremony and closing ceremony)c) Zhang Li, Professor, Director of the Research Center of Education Development, Chinese Ministry of
Education (opening ceremony)d) Han Min, Professor, Deputy Director of the Research Center of Education Development, Chinese
Ministry of Education (opening ceremony)e) Meng Hongwei, Professor, National Institute of Education Sciences (opening ceremony)f)

Xie Chunfeng, Director of the Research Center of ESD, Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences(Modules)

9. Course guidance experts and academic secretaries:
Guidance experts (Modules)
Wang Guiying, Liu Liping, Cui Jingping, Wang Qiaoling, Zhang Jing, Dai Jian, and Zhu Beihong
Academic secretaries (Rapporteurs for groups):
Xu Xinrong, Wang Peng, Wang Xianjuan, Ma Li, Hao Jixia, Han Siwen, etc.

10. Course teaching & learning material
Basic Textbook: Asia-Pacific Educator Training Manual on ESD (co-edited by CNWCESD, APIESD, and4

International Network of Teacher Education Institutions for UNESCO)
Learning materials:a) UN/UNESCO ESD documents;b) ESD in China (2015-2017), ESD: Education toward Tomorrow;c) Asia-Pacific ESD casesd) Article Contributions of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to Quality Education (to betranslated)

11. Methodology / Way of teaching
Each international lecturer will team up with a Chinese lecturer throughout the course andthey will be responsible for one module introduction and the following group work. Every
module introduction can be combined with an international input by one of the speakers.
30 minutes Chinese speech, 30 minutes international speech, 30 minutes introduction ofmodules

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every speaker could present best-practice examples to discuss ideas in groupsEvery group should have a rapporteur: These Rapporteurs could summarize the outcomes.

12. Enrollment(Chinese and foreign participants): about 60 persons, including
The ESD practitioners, the principals of ESD experimental schools, outstanding ESD teachers of primaryand secondary schools, etc.

13. The participants should meet the following requirementsa)

Engaged in ESD practice for at least 1 - 3 years, with relevant work experience;b)Preliminary understanding of UNESCO/UN ESD files, such SDGs, Education 2030, GAP etc.;c)Submit a case of innovative ESD teaching and learning before participating in the training.

14. Certificate
4 levels of potential certificates (titles to be confirmed)a) Trainer/Teamer5b) Teaching Fellowc) Facilitatord) ESD Expert

15. Registration and Payment
Registration time: May 10 to September 30, 2017
Registration: Please apply to the course director Dr. Shi Gendong (Email: shigendong@sina.com)
Closing deadline: September 30, 2017.
Relevant costs:1) International participants: Registration fee USD 6002) Hotel accommodation paid by participants individually, hotels will be recommended

16. ContactZhang Jing, Beijing, China, Email: xtzhangjing@126.com
Yan Xiaomin, Beijing, China, Email: xiaominyan17@163.com

The Secretariat of Chinese National Working Committee for UNESCO on ESD
The Asia-Pacific Institute for ESD
March 10, 20176