Publication Date:
2024-07-12
Description:
The Whole School Approach (WSA) is a concept aimed at holistically shaping educational institutions in the context of education for sustainable development (ESD), encompassing all aspects of the school environment. The focus is not only on the curriculum and teaching methods but also on creating a conducive learning environment, involving all school activities and facilities. A central element is the inclusion of the entire school community, including teachers, students, parents, custodians, canteen staff, and external partners. The concept has been established for many years and serves as a guiding principle in a number of schools. However, there is a lack of a method to quantify the success of implementing the WSA. This paper provides a basis for discussion to operationalise the WSA. For this purpose, a new approach was developed that includes the involvement of different actors and the implementation of specific climate protection measures (in teaching, energy saving measures in schools, promotion of renewable energies). The index score we developed is based on the allocation of evaluation points, which are useful for operationalising the WSA. Points are assigned in a clearly structured approach to make the results comparable. This new approach was tested with 12 German schools participating in the Schools4Future project (www.schools4future.de), confirming that the more diverse groups of stakeholders are involved, the more effective climate protection measures are implemented. However, it was also observed that key actors (especially students, teachers) can be largely responsible for a successful implementation of climate action measures.
Keywords:
ddc:300
Repository Name:
Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie
Language:
English
Type:
conferenceobject
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doc-type:conferenceObject
Format:
application/pdf
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