On the Untouched World Tiromoana project On the Kepler track

"All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume."  Noam Chomsky

What does Sustain-Ed do?

Sustain-Ed is a private educational consultancy created specifically to support the kaupapa of education for sustainability. I established this Christchurch based business in 2008 after 25 years of teaching experience in New Zealand and UK schools.

Sustain-Ed offers a variety of services aimed primarily at the secondary education sector. These include:

  • Peer review of papers and educational texts

  • Development of experiential learning programmes

  • Achievement & Unit Standard assessment task writing

  • Presentations & workshops on learning, sustainability and the social sciences

  • Development of sustainability initiatives with students in schools

  • Online professional dialogue

Over the last six years I have been closely involved with the development of the new NZ Curriculum, Education for Sustainability Achievement Standards and EfS programmes in schools. When developing resources and programmes I actively seek new information, drawing on local and international research.  

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Current and previous clients include:

  • Education for Sustainability Assessment team - I am currently a member of this team, working on the development of Achievement Standards for Level 3.

  • Sustainable Living Programme - I am a tutor for this adult education programme and also adapting SL resources for use in secondary schools

  • Untouched World Charitable Trust - I facilitate week long immersion camps for students aged 14-18, liaise with the local Youth Environment Forum and develop web resources to support young people wishing to actively engage with sustainability issues.

  • Department of Conservation - I have developed learning activities and assessment tasks targeted at senior Geography for the Aoraki and Waitaki Regional offices.

  • Social Science Conference [SocCon'09] - I am convenor of the 2009 SocCon conference to be held in Christchurch 27-30 Sept. '09.

I also write papers on EfS, which I place on my wiki.

Contact:

Jocelyn Papprill
Ph: 64 3 3845 281
Mobile: 027 222 0395
jyc@caverock.net.nz
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