NYC DOE Application for CELF Summer Institute

Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation
2018 Summer Institute: Education for Sustainability

July 9, 10, 11, 12
8:30am – 4:00pm
Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY

During the CELF 2018 Summer Institute Education for Sustainability (EfS) you will engage in active learning experiences that deepen your knowledge of Education for Sustainability (EfS) principles and practices.

Participants will have the opportunity to:

-Create student-centered sustainability projects using CELF’s Place, Problem, and Project-Based curriculum framework.
-Create an EfS Action Plan that links sustainability in their facilities, school practices, and instruction.
-Learn from field experts in climate science, water, environmental justice, sustainable economics, as well as whole systems change.
-Incorporate sustainability concepts into your existing curriculum.
-Discover engaging student activities and learn from extensive case studies from other schools.

We encourage teachers to participate as a school team (2-3 teachers from same school) to strengthen ongoing collaboration and progress during the school year.

Selection Process:
CELF will contact you upon receipt of the application. 10 teachers will be selected for full scholarships. Priority will be given to teachers applying as a team of 2 or more.

Scholarship Awardees agree to:

Attendance: Arrive on time and participate in all four days of the Institute.

Prepare turn-key Institute information with their school learning community by:
- Developing a working definition of sustainability and deepening their knowledge of EfS concepts.
- Identifying existing learning opportunities for integrating the Big Ideas of EfS in existing curriculum.
- Practicing EfS best teaching practices.
Partnership: Establish a partnership with the DOE Office of Sustainability and continue/grow this partnership during the next school year.
Project Work: Complete and share one of the Institute Project Options with CELF and DOE Sustainability Initiative:

1. EfS Instructional Practice: Participants who chose this option will develop an EfS Place, Problem, Project-Based (P3) Curriculum Unit Design using CELF’s EfS Design template.
2. EfS Leadership Action Plan: Participants choosing this option will create an EfS Leadership Action Plan to develop a deeper presence of sustainability in their school culture.

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* 1. Participant Information

Name

Home Address

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. School Information

Name of School

Grade Taught

School Address

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

School Email Address

Phone Number

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* 3. Are you a sustainability coordinator?

Yes

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* 4. Are you part of a School Team?

Yes

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* 5. If you are part of a School Team, list other team member names.

Name #1

Name #2

Name #3

Please respond to each of the following statements with as many details as possible and examples where indicated. To support your thoughtful responses, we’d like to provide you with these clarifying definitions:

Sustainability - occurs when the environmental, economic and social needs of a society are met in the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Education for Sustainability (EfS) - teaches problem solving strategies for the present, while engaging students as stakeholders in designing a sustainable world for the future.

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* 6. Why do you want to attend the CELF Summer Institute in Education for Sustainability, and what do you feel you will gain from it?

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* 7. What student projects, actions, or investigations would you like to explore developing during the Summer Institute?

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* 8. In what ways do you envision sharing your learning from the Summer Institute with your school community?

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* 9. How will your participation in the Summer Institute strengthen your school sustainability efforts?

By submitting this scholarship application to participate in the CELF 2018 Summer Institute: Education for Sustainability, I understand the time commitment required both during the Summer Institute and throughout the following school year.

We look forward to supporting your efforts to bring EfS teaching practices to your students and greater learning community, and to continue to grow school sustainability throughout the NYC DOE.