WORLD SCHOOL 2006: TEACHERS' CHARTER

We, as teachers, want to raise awareness of the seriousness of damage to the environment and to the interdependence of the ecosystems of the world; equipping our students with the necessary knowledge about local to global issues thus improving their ability to create a sustainable environment.

Through a curriculum appropriate to different age groups we will provide students with the knowledge and understanding of their immediate and wider environment.

The following areas will be addressed:

• facts and concepts concerning various aspects of the environment
• local, regional, national and international problems
• rules, regulations and legal provision for the protection, preservation and conservation of the environment

By using a cross curricular approach we will help students

• to apply their knowledge through organization and analysis of information in a critical way
• to form reasonable opinions based on evidence
• to develop the ability to foresee what changes are required in the future.

It is necessary for teachers and schools to cultivate the values of personal responsibility, awareness, respect and tolerance in our students in order to achieve an attitude of social responsibility. This sense of social responsibility will help to create a community that can live in a sustainable environment.

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Ingrid Pride,

St Paul 's School, Australia

Nancy Joan Mandigo,

Trafalgar School for Girls, Canada

Xiang Ru,

Soochow University, China

Hau Hung Au Yeung

Pui Ching Middle School, China SAR

Monika Hartwell

Invicta Grammar School, England

Tuija Kae

Sotunki Upper Secondary School, Finland

Anke Telgmann

Kopernikus Gymnasium, Germany

Sheela Rajendra

Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, India

Nicolas Widi Wahyono

SMA Kanisius, Indonesia

Maria Giovanna Colombo

ITC Enrico Tozi, Italy

Satoshi Tsuji

Kanto International School, Japan

Pauline Crow

New Plymouth Boy's High School, New Zealand

Smaranda Miron

Costache Negruzzi College, Romania

Ross Barrett

St Alban's College, South Africa

Jung-Woo Ahn

Yang Chung High School, South Korea

Pearl Perara

Royal College, Sri Lanka

Borsin Wu

I-Ning School, Taiwan

Areerat Chaichavalitskul

Khema Siri Memorial School, Thailand

Nuzhat Nadvi

Lincoln Memorial University, USA