On 19 December, UNU will host a conversation with Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education.

Closes Season 2 by looking back at COP28 and its key takeaways, achievements, commitments, and ways forward on how to promote climate change education for social transformation including greening schools.

This session aims to raise awareness of the importance of education for climate, particularly on hydroclimatic impacts (such as floods, droughts and tropical cyclones).

This high-level event at the RewirEd Summit will highlight the essential role of education in the fight against global warming, the need to put climate change education at the top of the political agenda, and the importance of strengthening links with other sectors for close cross-sector collaboration.

Schools can play a pivotal role in promoting these initiatives through their curricula, thus ensuring an environmentally conscious and equipped future generation. By integrating this topic into educational curricula, we can equip the next generation with the knowledge, values, and skills needed to address these challenges.

The Ban Ki-moon Centre is excited to co-host this RewirEd Summit Side Event with Dubai Cares. The event will explore the pivotal role of green jobs and youth in solving the climate crisis.

On 8 December, the dedicated COP28 Youth & Education Day, a high-level dialogue will bring together representatives of member states, including education, environment, finance, and foreign affairs, alongside youth, civil society, teachers, and international organizations. The discussions will focus on actions and priorities to advance climate change education across all Greening Education Partnership pillars.

Join Global Schools at the COP 28 Climate Action Innovation Zone for a progressive dialogue on the fusion of climate action and education and learn firsthand how dynamic young leaders are sculpting the educational landscape, paving the way for students to emerge as future sustainability champions.

In t his session, the Global Schools program and Uccellis College will showcase best practices and research-backed resources for championing climate education in classrooms.

Innovative new projects and initiatives are highlighted to encourage greater uptake of education for sustainable development (ESD) in HEIs and to display how policy meets practice in the higher education sector. This COP 28 addresses the important role that Higher Education Institutions play in equipping communities with the key competencies and knowledge needed to advance a sustainable world.

The COP 28 side event will feature ministers of education and advocates all working together to promote education for climate action within an urgent global timeframe.

Presents key messages and strategies to promote the greening of every school, particularly around COP28. The conversation will share green schools’ good practices in view of the UNESCO green school quality standard.

Do you want to learn strategies teachers and students can use to build partnerships with community stakeholders for SDG Action? Join Ilan Enverga, an active member of UNESCO’s SDG4 Youth & Student Network and an advocate for transformative education, for this discussion.

Are you an educator or school leader who wants to learn about practical strategies for infusing ESD concepts and learning outcomes into lesson plans and curricula?

The COP28 Presidency, UNICEF and UNESCO are co-hosting a track event during MENA Climate Week on "Advancing Climate Education through the Greening Education Partnership".

Hosted by Ngozi Chinwe Awazie, an experienced educator and Global Schools Mentor, this event will cover practical strategies on integrating SDGs into the curriculum, leveraging Ed-tech tools for effective SDG integration, and the power of collaboration in education.

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!

During this third quarterly working group meeting, member states and key stakeholders that have joined the Partnership will convene to share updates and to discuss the way forward.

This session will explore the transformative power of art and culture as invaluable educational tools for teaching sustainability issues.

In anticipation of the publication of the special issue of the International Journal of Educational Development titled ‘Critical Perspectives at the Midpoint of SDG 4: Progress, Promises and Pitfalls,’ the SDG Academy will convene a pre-launch event in support of the SDG Summit at ICSD 2023.

Part of SDG Acceleration Day, this session will bring together member states to launch the Transforming Education coalition as a new vehicle for TES acceleration.

Part of SDG Mobilization Day, this event will identify and promote concrete opportunities and partnerships for science and academia to accelerate transformations in high impact areas for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

This special Science Summit edition of Springer Nature Storytellers, in partnership with SDSN, highlights the personal stories of researchers and their work in areas relating to Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7), with added insights into Gender Equality (SDG 5) and Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10). 

Discusses how these reflections on school facilities and operations, school governance and community engagement can be widened into teaching and learning on climate change to ensure holistic learning environments where learners can live what they learn and learn what they live.

Global Schools and Education for Sharing invite all educators to a Professional Development session on play-based learning!