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A slideshow about the ongoing sustainability initiative at International School Manila as presented to the East Asian Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS) teachers conference 2013TRANSCRIPT
Involving your community in
safeguarding and sustaining your
environment
Contents
Why sustainability?
Addressing sustainability at ISM
Student leaders Q and A
Questions: http://todaysmeet.com/mcleanetc
Your questions
Part 1: Why sustainability?
A set of conditions and trends in a given system that can
continue indefinitely.
Definitions
Sustainability
With permission, AtKisson, Inc
Source: International Geosphere-Biosphere Program; see The ISIS Agreement for complete citation
Trends
Source: un.org
United NationsResponse
Scientific Community Response
Source: stockholmresilience.org
Source: princetonreview.com
College Students/Parents Response
US College Response
Source: A New Era of Sustainability: UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study 2010
Corporate Response
Source: A New Era of Sustainability: UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study 2010
The problem
How is your school addressing
sustainability?
Share your experiences with the
person next to you (2mins)
Part 2: Addressing sustainability at ISM
➤ N = Nature
Environment, resources, ecosystems, climate
➤ E = Economy
Production, consumption, employment, investment
➤ S = Society
Government, culture, institutions, social concerns
➤ W = Wellbeing
Individual health, families, self-development, quality of life
With permission, AtKisson, Inc
The Compass
INDICATORS
SYSTEMS
INNOVATIONS
STRATEGIES
AGREEMENTS & ACTIONS
How Pyramid Works
With permission, AtKisson, Inc
The Pyramid
Preparing the ground for the first meeting
With permission, AtKisson, Inc
@SIP 1
What is happening?
Establishing Outcomes
Society
Outcome: Practical campus behaviors that will make safeguarding our environment accessible and easy
Outcome: To improve through an economical perspective we must try to reduce resources to the bare essentials
Economy
Well Being
Outcome: Being open-minded and having a greater awareness of how our habits and mindsets affect the environment
@SIP 2
What is happening?
Developing Indicators
“Measurement of key trends relevant to the outcomes”
reliable data
understandable
clear in implications
reflective of change in time
systemic
responsive
relevant
Nature Indicator: Energy consumption as expressed by kilowatt hours billed per month
Society Indicator: The number of students taking the bus and the number of cars entering the campus on the first day of each semester.
Economy Indicator: Reams of paper used per department and per grade level
Produced by Search Institute
Well Being Indicator: Attitudes and behaviors survey
Between SIP 2 and SIP 3:
What is happening?
Data Collection
Nature Data-Electricity
Nature Data-Electricity
Nature Data-Electricity
Economy- Paper
Economy- Paper
Economy- Paper
Economy- Paper
Society- Transport
2011 2012
Society- Transport
@SIP 3
Why is it happening?
Systems
ADB Involvement
Why is it happening? Systems
Why is it happening? Feedback loops
Why is it happening? Leverage points
At what level of the iceberg are sustainability initiatives
at your school?
Share your thoughts with the person
next to you (2mins)
@SIP 3
What can we do about it?
Innovations
Innovations
Nature Innovation:
• Solar panels
Society Innovation:
• School bus fees incorporated into school fees
• School bus centralized pick up points
Economy Innovation:
• Share information on paper use more regularly and openly
• Support teachers in developing alternative options to using paper
Well Being Innovation
@SIP 3
How can we do it?
Strategies
Strategies
5 Criteria of successful innovations
Relative advantage
Relative simplicity
Trialability
ObservabilityCompatibility
Gilman’s Equation
PROMOTE
Perceived
Value of the
NEW IDEA
Perceived
Value of the
OLD WAY
Perceived
COST OF
CHANGE
N O CC
CRITIQUE FACILITATE
Source: Robert Gilman, cited in AtKisson, Believing Cassandra (1999 and 2010)
Nature Strategy
Return on Investment
Philippines grid
Minimum electricity usage forms base point
Emphasis on facilitating costs of change
Society Strategy
Emphasis on promoting benefits of new way
Safer
As quick
More sociable
Better for environment
Positive impact on whole of the school neighborhood
Economy Strategy
Teachers that are meeting targets are celebrated
Emphasis on the benefits of the new way, critique of old way and facilitate costs of change
Principals set reduction targets for paper use
Departments monitor paper use on monthly basis
Professional development time is allocated for training teachers in alternatives
Well Being Strategy
They didn’t get what it meant to strategize
Outcome of Pyramid process: Executive summaries for board approval
Discussion questions
a) What might be the effects of such an approach in terms of student learning?
b) To what extent would this approach be effective in your school?
c) What barriers might you face in implementing such an initiative
Share your ideas with the person next to you
Part 3: Student leader Q and A
Your questions?
Thank you
Extension: Steps involved
http://www.co.marshall.ia.us/
Raising Awareness
Source: 2polarities.org
Empowering students
Source: akaraka.org.sg
Involving people and embracing perspectives
Source: nras.org.uk
Adopting a framework
Source:www.viss.lv/dati/ehaus/094.jpg
Getting administrative buy in
Source: huffingtonpost.com
Raising the profile
Source: bbcshop.com
Building on existing structures
Source: www.psdgraphics.com/