Whole School Approach for Ecological Integrity

A WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH
Donna Paz T. Reyes, Ph.D.
Environmental Studies Institute
Miriam College, Philippines
Outline
1.A Whole School Approach
2.Case Study: Miriam College in
Environmental Education
WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH:
TOWARDS DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF VALUES
EE incorporated in school:
I. Policy and administration
II. Curriculum and research
III. Campus practices
IV. Outreach and extension
V. Production and Income Generating
Projects
The whole school-approach is
basically a holistic approach.
WHOLE SCHOOL
APPROACH
Uses several interventions within
the school in a coordinated way.
WHOLE SCHOOL
APPROACH
- a unifying purpose and common set
of values.
- Mindmatters
BAYANIHAN
Botong Francisco
mural
Carrying the house
Fiesta
WHOLE SCHOOL
APPROACH REQUIRES
all stakeholders: teachers,
parents, students, staff and
community, working together
Perspectives concerning a whole-school approach
1. a management approach which encompasses the whole
educational establishment: learning content, the learning and
work environments, school management, advanced teacher
training, the students, the parents and the entire community.
2. the whole-school approach stands for a paradigm shift:
shift It’s no
longer just about education promoting safety and health but
rather safety and health as a means of promoting quality in
education.
PARADIGM SHIFT
According to this concept, developing a culture of peace,
integrity of creation, leadership contributes to the quality of
an educational institution.
a core requirement for the success of this approach is for
experts to become passionate about the pedagogical aspect.
- European Network Education and Training in Safety and
Health
Whole school approach to reading
Whole school approach to values education
Earth Summit 1992
Figure 1 Four dimensions of sustainable development
(Source: UNESCO, 2002)
WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH IN
TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION
JEEPGY pillar programs:
Justice and peace
Ecological integrity
Engaged citizenship
Poverty reduction
Gender equality
Youth empowerment
MIRIAM COLLEGE IS A..
I. POLICY:
INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENT
Vision and Mission Statement
MC Spirituality
MC Core values:
4 K’s – Katotohanan (Truth)
Katarungan (Justice)
Kapayapaan (Peace)
Kalikasan (Integrity of creation)
Institutional programs
MC ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES:
EMBEDDING ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS IS SCHOOL
PROGRAMS
Integration of 7 Environmental Principles in the curriculum
MakiTIPS Program
(Conservation program)
Ecological Solid Waste Management
Natural and local food in the cafeteria
(no GMO food)
No smoking
Anti- smoke belching
No soft drinks
No Styrofoam
GMO FREE CAFETERIA
Rally against GMOs
II. CURRICULUM
1. Integration/infusion in existing curriculum
Approach: 7 Environmental Principles integrated in
basic curriculum in
every level – Kindergarten, Grade School, High
School, College/university, Graduate School
every subject area – Science, Social Studies,
Mathematics, Physical Education, Art, languages,
etc.
7 ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES
1. Nature knows best.
2. All forms of life are important.
3. Everything is connected to everything else.
4. Everything changes.
5. Everything goes somewhere.
6. Ours is a finite earth.
7. Nature is beautiful and we are stewards of God’s creation.
(7 Lenses: Environmental Principles as if adults mattered, 2006)
FOCUS OF EE:
TOWARDS AN EE CONTINUUM
Grade school – environmental persons
High school – environmental citizens
Tertiary – environmental professionals
CURRICULUM:
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS ACROSS
COURSES
2. a common subject offering at tertiary level
e.g. environmental science to all students,
MC 101, MC 202,
greening the National Service Training Program
CURRICULUM:
TRAINING ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS
3. Formal Tertiary Environmental Programs
BS Environmental Planning and Management
MS Environmental Studies
MA Environmental Education
MA Environmental Management
Ph.D. Environmental Education
Ph.D. Environmental Studies
CAPACITY-BUILDING OF
TEACHERS
Development of materials for teachers
Environmental library
Training of new teachers
Annual faculty updates
Co-curricular activities: Environment Week Celebration
In celebration of the International Year of the Forest
In support of the National Greening Program
For the benefit of Miriam College Reforestation Projects
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS:
HARNESSING ENTHUSIASTS AND VOLUNTEERS
Earthsavers Club
Junior Environmentalists Club
Kalikasan (Environment) Club
Miriam Environmental Planning Organization
Outdoor Society of Miriam
Miriam-(P.E.A.C.E.) Public Education and Awareness Campaign for
the Environment
III. GREEN CAMPUS
The campus must reflect
environmental principles.
Systematic greening of
campus
Environmental management
Ecological solid waste
management
Green architecture and design
Lessening air pollution
Green Architecture
The ESI building is a
modern day “bahay kubo”
with huge sliding windows
in each room, allows
natural light and air to
enter.
bangkal
Palawan Cherry
kawayan
duhat
talisay
acacia
rambutan
bignay
kape
anahaw
agoho
Doña Aurora
atis
molave
malunggay
santol
bulak
banaba
Indian Rubber Tree
fern tree
bayabas
MIRIAM COLLEGE LIVING MUSEUM
*Local knowledge project with
United Board involved digitizing
the indigenous trees inventory
and conducting further research
*Herbs and medicinal plants
*Birds
CAMPUS GREENING
•Pakbet garden
•Fragrant garden
•Herbal gardens
•Green Thumb
nursery for
indigenous forest
species
•Science Garden
•Mollie’s Garden
ECOLOGICAL SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT:
TOWARDS ZERO WASTE
Waste reduction
Waste reduction
Composting
Vermicomposting
Materials
recovery
COMPOSTING
VERMICOMPOSTING AND
SCIENCE GARDEN
•Service Learning Project of a Biology Class
•Oregano and vermicast given away and sold to
the Miriam College community and partners
IV. OUTREACH AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS
TOWARDS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND
MULTISTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
EE can be incorporated in outreach and extension programs in:
Immediate community - urban
Watersheds and protected areas
Focusing on poor and marginalized communities and sectors e.g.
communities living in and around protected areas, tricycle drivers
Urban Environmental Management:
Sustainable Transportation
GREENING THE OUTREACH PROGRAM
POWERING THE SIKAD
Field Test and
modification
Beneficiaries:
LGU and drivers
RESEARCH ON LPG
JEEPNEY
In collaboration with Partnership for Clean Air, COCAP launched
EPM students’ thesis
SWARMPLAN
(SOLID WASTE REDUCTION MASTERPLAN FOR METRO MANILA)
aims to maximize
recycling and
composting and
minimize the waste
that ends up in
dumpsites.
Activities: Trained 800 public and private schools
Funded by: Office of the President of the
Philippines
Ecological Solid Waste Management:
Community Training
3-day Trainors’ Training Workshop on Solid Waste
Management to 4 barangays in Quezon City
DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION:
BIAK-NA-BATO NATIONAL PARK CONSERVATION PROJECT
STRATEGIES:
CAPACITY-BUILDING AND EMPOWERMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS
ECOHISTORICAL TOURISM
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
SOUTHERN SIERRA MADRE WILDLIFE CENTER
(SSMWC)
IS A 25-YEAR PROJECT OF MIRIAM COLLEGE TO
REFOREST AND DEVELOP 180 HAS. OF LAND IN BRGY.
LAIBAN, TANAY, RIZAL WITHIN THE KALIWA
WATERSHED, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
SOUTHERN SIERRA MADRE
WILDLIFE CENTER
REFORESTATION PROGRAM
18 hectares reforested in Tanay, Rizal
11 hectares reforested in Madlum, Biak-na-Bato
Established backyard nurseries- as a source of
livelihood for community
Backyard nursery
Acacia planted in refo. site
View of the Sierra Madre Mountains
ADDRESSING FOOD AND
WATER SUSTAINABILITY:
WORKING WITH LOCAL
COMMUNITIES
Rainforestation
training
Coffee production
Fruit trees
Vermiculture
Backyard nurseries
and gardens
SOUTHERN SIERRA MADRE
WILDLIFE CENTER
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: IMPROVING ACCESS TO
EDUCATION
Scholars
•11
11 High School
•33 College
Tanay Scholars
2009 elementary graduate- current high
school scholar
Values seminar for scholars and parents
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Community interaction
Community service:
Scholarship Program
Enhanced Literacy and
Numeracy
Service learning
Ecological profiling
Community training
Implementation of the National
Service Training Program in
Barangay Laiban, Tanay, Rizal
and assessment and planning of
community livelihood project
SOUTHERN SIERRA MADRE WILDLIFE
CENTER
PARTNER COMMUNITIES AS IMMERSION SITES
The areas in Tanay, Rizal and Biak-na-Bato are constant areas for
volunteering and rural community immersion for students, faculty,
and administration
• NSTP, INSA (Gurong Lingkod, Voter Ed), Lingap Bulilit,
Annual Christmas Party and tree planting activities
• Support of MC Alumni (HS batch ‘65,’85)
Gurong Lingkod 2010
NSTP implementation of project
Voters Education 2010
CHRISTMAS PARTY & TREE
PLANTING IN TANAY
PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE MEDIA:
RADYO KALIKASAN
(A WEEKLY RADIO PROGRAM ON THE
ENVIRONMENT)
8-9am every Sunday
DWBL 1242 AM Band
on its 20th year of
radio broadcasting
Working with government, stakeholders,
and partners
Teacher Training Project
with local government
Training local
government officials in
Quezon City
Training of teachers on
Green Accreditation with
UBCHEA partners
Summer short courses
on Environmental
Education, Ecotourism
Laws /Policies Influenced:
Ecological Solid Waste Management
National Environmental Awareness and Education Act
Philippine Wildlife Act
Philippine Climate Change Action Plan
NETWORKING AND ADVOCACY:
REPRESENTATION IN VARIOUS DECISION-MAKING BODIES
AND INFLUENCING LOCAL AND NATIONAL POLICY
Convergence for Safe Food, Healthy Environment and Sustainable Economy
Partnership of Philippine Support Service Agencies
CODE - NGO- Committee on Internal Reform
Environmental Education Network of the Philippines
Civil Society Counterpart – Council for Sustainable Development
Philippine Council for Sustainable Development – IEC Sub Committee
Concerned Citizens Against Pollution
Partnership for Clean Air
Environmental Broadcast Circle
Philippine Network on Climate Change
Solid Waste Management Coalition
Philippine Council for NGO Certification
Earth Day Network
Ang Partido Kalikasan
United Nations Civil Society Advisory Council
Protected Area Management Board for Kaliwa Watershed and Marikina Watershed
Alyansa Tigil-Mina
Protected Area Management Board (Kaliwa Watershed, Marikina Watershed, Biak-na-Bato National Park
ASEAN Center for Biodiversity
FOOD AND WATER
Going Pinoy Vegan
Pinoy Raw Diet
TRANSPORATION
Carpooling
Walking and non-motorized transportation
New Technologies – E-Dyip and Hybrids
HOME DESIGN
Pinoy Low-Carbon Living – Bahay-Kubo Culture
Ecological Waste Management
CARBON OFFSET
Ethical Pinoy Consumerism
Rainforestation Technology
Pinoy Backyard Gardening
GENESIS IN REVERSE
In the beginning was the earth.
It was beautiful.
And humans lived upon the earth, and
humans said:
“Let us build skyscrapers and
expressways”.
And humans covered the earth with steel
and concrete
And humans said, “It is good”.
GENESIS IN REVERSE
On the second day, humans looked upon
the clear blue waters of the earth.
And humans said: “Let us dump sewage
and wastes into the waters”. And humans
did.
The waters became dark and murky.
And humans said: “It is good”.
GENESIS IN REVERSE
On the third day, humans gazed at the
forests of the earth.
They were tall and green. And humans
said: “Let us cut the trees and build things
for ourselves”. And humans did.
And the forest grew thin. And humans
said: “It is good”.
GENESIS IN REVERSE
On the fourth day, humans saw the animals
leaping in the fields and playing in the sun.
And humans said: “Let us trap the animals
for money and shoot them for sport”. And
humans did.
And the animals became scarce.
And humans said: “It is good”.
GENESIS IN REVERSE
On the fifth day, humans felt the cool
breeze in his nostrils,
And humans said: “Let us burn our refuse
and let the wind blow away the smoke and
debris”. And humans did.
And the air became dense with smoke and
carbon. And humans said: “It is good”.
GENESIS IN REVERSE
On the sixth day, humans saw many kinds
of people on the earth, different in race,
color and creed.
And humans feared and said: “Let us make
bombs and missiles in case
misunderstandings arise”. And humans
did. Missile sites and bomb dumps
checkered the landscape.
And humans said: “It is good”.
GENESIS IN REVERSE
On the seventh day, humans rested.
And the earth was quiet and deathly still.
For humans was no more.
And it was good.
POSITIVE RESPONSES
Students: traditional Christmas party from MC community
donations
Student /faculty volunteers: INSA, NSRC,
PTC involvement
Alumni: South Supermarket, Alumni Batch ‘61, ‘85, ’59
Fund raisers: Fun Run (Run Forest Run 2012), cards and
poster contest
Student debut in Laiban
Building the
critical mass…
Let tHE WORLD be as BEAUTIFUL
as that WHICH the CREATOR gave US
WITH the EDUCATION to keep it so.
Thank you!