UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization speaks of "Education For Sustainable Development".

In addressing this, it is essential that all peoples work together to learn how we might come to live in harmony with each other, the environment, and the world itself.

Schools have to play a vital part in achieving this goal. Moreover, children should to be involved in developing the world they will inherit.

SchoolNet Global provides the venue for schools, children and people all over the world to identify and address common issues.
The curriculum themes focus first on people. Here, they move from self awareness to local awareness and then reach out to the world in order to begin to develop global understanding.

Running concurrently, are themes that relate to the particular and common issues that confront the world.

CURRICULUM THEMATIC OUTLINE

PEOPLE

Community

- Self........ a community of one
- Family
- School
- Neighbourhood
- Village....Town... City
- Country

Global Community

- Becoming aware of one's own culture
- Becoming aware of and developing respect for other cultures
- Indigenous Knowledge......... special cultural or local knowledge
- Cultural Diversity.......recognize and maintain
- Developing peace and cooperation
- World Population....... growth...... distribution of wealth
THE WORLD

Climate Change

- Global Warming
- Desertification

Maintaining Biodiversity

- Forests
- Rain Forests
- Habitats
- Endangered Species

Providing An Adequate Global Food Supply

- Arable Land
- Agriculture
- Genetics

Maintaining Marine Ecosystems

- Fisheries
- Aquaculture

Energy

- Conserving Fossil Fuels
- Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Energy

Water

- Fresh Water Supply
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