“The ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising on the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”
- The Brundtland Commission, 1987

“Sustainable development is not concerned with the survival or growth of a specific business but of a community (including a business community) and the system as a whole”

Why Sustainability in Education?

Today we live in a globally interconnected world in which biological, psychological, social and environmental phenomena are all interdependent. To describe this world appropriately we need a new paradigm, a new vision of reality - a fundamental change in our thoughts, perceptions and values. The beginnings of this change, or the shift from the mechanistic to the holistic conception of reality, are already visible. The gravity and global extent of our crisis indicates that the current changes are likely to result in a transformation of unprecedented dimension, a turning point for the planet as a whole.

Fritjof Capra, Physicist and Co-founder of Center for Ecoliteracy (http://www.ecoliteracy.org)

“Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and nature, and strengthening respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance, and friendship among all nations, racial and religious groups and shall further the activities of the United Nations in the maintenance of peace.”

Article 36, Agenda 21, UNCED (1992)

If we are to effect a fundamental transformation in our understanding and approach to these issues, holistic education becomes critical.