International workshop: The Role of Early Childhood Education for a Sustainable Society

As a follow up and preparation for Governmental conferences on the topic of Education for Sustainable Development this international workshop will focus on the youngest children and their lives.

Target group: Researchers, administrators and practitioners interested in young children and learning about sustainable development.

The aim of the workshop: To put young children on the agenda in discussions about learning for sustainable development.

Participation: Personal invitations only.

Participants invited to the international workshop (last update 2007-04-26)

Papers (last update 2007-04-20)

Poster

Programme

Workshop Programme

May 1^st
18-21
Informal get together

May 2^nd

0900-0910
Welcome address
Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson, professor

0910-0925
Göteborg University and learning to Change our world
Bo Samuelsson, professor and former vice chancellor

0925-0945
Introduction to the field of learning for a sustainable society
Charles Hopkins, UNESCO professor in learning for a sustainable society

0945-1005
Coffee and tea

1005-1025
Reflection on the topic
Lena Nyberg, Swedish Ombudsman for Children

1025-1200
Short presentations of the delegates

1200-1300
Lunch

1300-1330
Introduction to the workshop process
Establishing the workgroups

1330-1345
Short introduction, Theme 1

1345-1600
Discussions in small groups, coffee and tea

1600-1700
Whole group discussion

City reception and buffet

May 3^rd

0830-0845
Short introduction, theme 2

0845-1100
Discussion in small groups, coffee and tea

1100-1200
Whole group discussion

1200-1300
Lunch

1300-1330
Short introduction, theme 3
Instructions for the visits to preschools

1400-1600
Visits to preschools

1830-
Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson and Bo Samuelsson invites to a informal buffet dinner in their home

May 4^th

0830-1100
Discussion in small groups, coffee and tea

1100-1200
Whole group discussion

1200-1300
Lunch

1300-1430
Summing up and integrating the three days work. Recommendations to the next Conference 2008.
Prof Pramling Samuelsson and the Moderators

Organising committee:

Elsi-Brith Jodal & Christer Larsson, Göteborg City
Helene Bergsten, Centre for Environment and Sustainability, GMV (Chalmers University of Technology and Göteborg University)
Lars-Erik Olsson, Inger Björneloo & Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson, Göteborg University

The workshop is sponsered by: Göteborg University, The City of Göteborg, The Swedish National Agency for School Improvement and The Swedish Institute.