Book Recommendation for June:
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
by Michael Pollan
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The Cascadian Sustainability Passport Kickoff was a success!
The Cascadian Sustainability Passport project kickoff on Saturday, June 27th, 2009, at Antioch University gave a nice push to get the initiative moving.
For questions or to get involved please email passport@sustainablecascadia.org
There are follow on meetings the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. – please come and join in!
Tuesday, July 7th, we will gather at the University Library at 5009 Roosevelt Way N.E., Seattle.
Please RSVP to passport@sustainablecascadia.org if you plan to come.
What’s it about?
The Passport project is designed to promote the development of place-based sustainability knowledge through collaboration between three groups: Teachers, Student Learners and Local Experts. You are in one of these groups or can facilitate their better coming together!
- Students will have fun gaining mastery of local knowledge and
tracking their achievements in the passport booklet.
- Local experts (including elders and local organizations) will
gain audiences for their materials and potential volunteers for their projects, as well as increased public exposure.
- Teachers will have access to free educational materials that are
relevant to local issues, and thus more exciting ways to deliver curricula that supports official standards (e.g., Washington's GLEs ).
Why?
- We want our region to be a great place for us and our descendents to live in.
- We hope for the thrill of the unexpected emergence of positive ideas and results that we can’t now imagine.
- We hope for the warmth and safety of increased connection to our communities and the right action that flows from deep knowledge of our local surroundings.
- We want our region to be a great place for us and our descendents to live in.
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Sustainable Cascadia believes this system will generate creative social change toward regional resilience through broad community collaboration and improved awareness. Sustainability is conceived broadly to include environment, health and well being, justice and economics. An example curriculum can be found
here on page 6
Beyond the online development and distribution of learning materials, student passports will be customizable, with tools such as special maps, embedded art, and other creative elements to make it attractive and useful, with added rewards as mastery levels are achieved. It is being designed to enhance the reputation of the individuals and organizations (especially schools) involved.
Passports can be developed for any age or interest group. Initially, we have a volunteer teacher who will be working with 4th grade students.
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