Sustainable Development Education

Our world, Our life, Our future

Purpose
Our environment is in a constant process of change due to the increasing demands placed on it by commercial enterprise, urbanization, scientific exploration, recreation, agriculture,
mining and an ever-increasing population.

Now, more than any other time in history, is the time to take stock of our situation and take action to ensure the future of our environment and thus our future. We need to understand
the essential elements that the natural environment has that are essential for human survival- food, medicine, clean air and water. We are one piece of the giant web of life that is called
Planet Earth and we need all the pieces to survive.

Kalimantan is facing many devastating environmental problems, which are having a significant impact on the health of the environment- human, animal and native vegetation. The most
significant problems are deforestation, unsustainable farming methods, waste management, economic sustainability and energy conservation. Through the implementation of a
Sustainable Development Education Program, the school will help address the current problems by increasing student and community awareness of the problems and how they can be
dealt with to ensure sustainable development locally, nationally and globally.

The Sustainable Development Education Program is the means by which BCU will educate students and communities to understand environmental issues, human interrelationships
with the environment and empower them to implement an ecologically, environmentally friendly and sustainable way of life.

Partnerships between schools, the wider community and environmental organizations are fundamental to the success of Environmental Education. Therefore BCU is committed to
forming active partnerships in these areas to ensure a comprehensive education program and thus a sustainable future.

Aims
Sustainable Development Education at BCU aims to:
 develop environmentally sustainable practices within the school and community
 develop sustainable agriculture and land management strategies by learning about Permaculture in the school garden
 develop an awareness and understanding of current environmental issues locally and also on national and global levels
 develop an understanding of the interconnectedness and interdependence of all living things
 develop an understanding that humans are not separate to the environment; they are an integral part.
 develop in students the values associated with living in harmony with their surroundings
 develop an understanding that humans are both the problem and the solution to the current environmental crisis
 develop an understanding of the ecological, historical, economic and social factors that have impacted and will continue to impact on the environment in the future.
 develop an awareness of and document the natural medicines that have been used for thousands of years that can be found in the natural environment.

NB: Sustainability needs to be looked at from three perspectives: economic, social and environmental
 Topic Focus for Sustainable Development
Curriculum as identified by students and teachers
from each grade level.

Year Level Topic Focus Objectives

Grade 1 Environments / Ecosystems  Observe and explain how people misuse the environment
Health  Be able to share views on what constitutes an healthy or unhealthy environment
Solutions  Understand that different environments support different living things
 Identify and demonstrate ways to keep the school and community environment
healthy
 Develop good habits for saving resources- e.g. turning off lights, cleaning up etc.
 Begin using Thinking / Working like a Scientist format for projects- Teacher directed

Grade 2 Environments / Ecosystems  Be able to share views on what constitutes a healthy or unhealthy environment
Health  Share ways to keep the environment healthy
Solutions  Understand that different environments support different living things
 Develop good habits for saving resources- e.g. turning off lights, cleaning up etc.
 Identify and demonstrate ways to keep the school and environment around the school
clean
 Continue using Thinking / Working like a Scientist format for projects- Teacher
directed
Grade 3 Reduce / reuse / recycle /Rot  Conduct a waste management audit
Waste management  Understand and apply Reduce, Reuse and Recycle strategies
Health  Implement the 5 R’s of waste- Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot
Pollution  Use and understand the different bin colours for rubbish
Solutions  Explain why reducing rubbish is good for the environment
 Identify and explain how waste impacts on the environment
 Describe types of pollution and why and how they happen- air, sound, water, soil
 Start using Thinking / Working like a Scientist format for projects more independently-
Teacher as a guide
Grade 4 Plants and Animals  Identify the frequently occurring animals and plants in the environment around the
Extinction / Endangered school.
Solutions  Explain why animals and plants become endangered/ extinct
Human impact- deforestation  Explain what biodiversity is and why it is important
Sustainability  Know how & why particular localities have been effected by human activity
 Harmony with nature  Start using Thinking / Working like a Scientist format for projects more independently-
Solutions Teacher as a guide

Grade 5 Human impact- deforestation BNF program:

Sustainability  Local forests
Harmony with nature  Peat Forests
Solutions  Biodiversity
BNF Program  Orangutans
 Gibbons
 Links
 Threats
 Fires
 Solutions
 Field trip
Grade 6 Global Issues  Be able to explain how the lives of people in one country or group are affected by the
Safety- Current practices-mining activities of other countries or groups.
/farming  Construct a mini research project into a particular global environmental issue using
Health ‘Thinking and Working Like a Scientist’
Solutions  Collect information, analyse data and discuss how current farming practices impact the
environment
 Combine information from different sources and discuss global environmental issues
Grade 7 Human impact- deforestation  Construct mini research projects using ‘Thinking and Working Like a Scientist’
Sustainability  Analyze and explain human impact on the environment.
Harmony with nature
Solutions
Grade 8 Plants and Animals  Construct research projects using ‘Thinking and Working Like a Scientist’
Extinction / Endangered  Analyze and explain the reasons for endangered and extinction plants and animals.
Solutions  Evaluate the impact of extinction on the environment
 Explain the importance of biodiversity Sadly
Grade 9 Plants and Animals  Identify and justify the key stakeholders in solving threats to plants and animals
Extinction / Endangered  Identify and explain reasons for endangered and extinct plants and animals
Solutions  Formulate personal and community action plans to combat extinction
 Conduct a waste management audit
 Reduce / reuse / recycle  Understand that nothing is ever ‘thrown away’
Waste management  Design ways that the 5 R’s of waste- Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot can be
Health implemented personally/ in the school/ community/ globally
Pollution  Construct research projects to investigate waste management in the school area using
Solutions ‘Thinking and Working Like a Scientist’
 Identify and share ways to combat waste- local, global
Reduce Grade Environments / Ecosystems  Understand what an eco system is and its components
10 Health  Understand the interrelationships of all elements, human and natural, operating
Solutions within an environment.
 Construct research projects about re-greening and restoring land degradation using
‘Thinking and Working Like a Scientist’
Grade 11 Global Issues  Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnected nature of global environmental
Safety- Current practices-mining issues
/farming  Formulate action plans to deal with local and global environmental issues
Health  Construct research projects using ‘Thinking and Working Like a Scientist’
Solutions
Grade 12 Environments / Ecosystems  Construct research projects using ‘Thinking and Working Like a Scientist’
Health  Formulate action plans to deal with local and global environmental issues
Solutions  Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnected nature of global environmental
issues in relation to Specific Environments and Ecosystems
Permaculture Focus Topics for the Sustainable Development Curriculum- School Garden

Year Level Topic Focus Activities

Grade 1 Environments and Ecosystems:  Plants and animals living together.
Grade 2 Healthy environments  How do we create a healthy environment?
 Collecting eggs
 Planting seeds- growing plants, one for the garden one to take home
 Identifying the animals in the garden- simple classification – insect,
spider, bird etc.
 Seed saving for the next Grade 1 class

Grade 3 Reduce Reuse Recycle Rot  How do we reduce, reuse and recycle in permaculture?
Waste management  Waste management in the school- Waste audit- See Waste Audit
Buddy with document.
Year 9 o How do we improve waste management in the school?
 Extra Curricular Activity using GIN Topics
 Responsibility for feeding the chickens- roster in the class

Grade 4 Plants and Animals  Growing seeds in jars to see how plants grow- Planting in the garden
Extinction Endangered and taking home at the end
 Garden maintenance
 Identify the part bees, insects and animals play in fertilizing plants
 A resources Book for Permaculture
o Module 9-Integrated Pest management
o Module 10-Animal Systems
o Module 11- Aquaculture
Grade 5 Global Issues  Identifying, naming and labeling plants in the garden
Biodiversity o Common name
Buddy with o Scientific name
Grade 8 o Uses
 Photographing plants and classifying them
Grade 6 Global Issues  Problems with modern agriculture
 Why permaculture?
 Map the school garden and identify why it works and why plants are
planted the way they are?
 A resources Book for Permaculture:
o Module 1- What is Permaculture

Grade 7 Human Impact- deforestation  Growing and planting trees

 Preparing for planting trees
 Food forest
 Natural medicines from the forest
 A Resource Book for Permaculture:
o Module 8 – Forests Tree crops and Bamboo
 Video- Permaculture Soils Perspective - Shared drive

Grade 8 Plants and Animals  Document the plants and Animals in the local area
Extinction Endangered  Worm Compost
 A Resource Book for Permaculture:
o Module 1 – What is Permaculture?
 Video- What is permaculture?- Shared drive

Grade 9 Reduce Reuse Recycle Rot  How do we reduce, reuse and recycle in permaculture?
Waste management  Waste management in the school- Waste audit- See Waste Audit
document.
How do we improve waste management in the school?
How do we improve waste management in our homes?
 A Resource Book for Permaculture:
o Module 3 – House, Water and Waste Management

Grade 10 Environment and Ecosystems  Look at the ecosystems in the school Garden
o How do they benefit the garden?
  Grey water
 Aquaculture
 Chicken house
 Soil
 A Resource Book for Permaculture:
o Module 4 – Healthy soil
o Module 10 – Animal Systems
o Module 11- Aquaculture
Grade 11 Global Issues  Carbon farming
o Returning carbon the soil
o Regenerative farming
o Hugelkutur
o Soil Story clip
o Reading ‘Kiss the Ground’

Permaculture Timetable: Home room Time 12:45 – 13:15

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 1 Grade 8 Grade 9
Grade 5 Grade 3

Week 2 Grade 1 Grade 2

Grade 6 Grade 4

Week 3 Grade 11 Grade 7