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 Take the Tour to learn about the holistic thematic approach, content horizons and philosophy of the WFS LearnScape. Go _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ serve to re-present the sustai-nability movement in explorable, illustrated format. Real life pace-making organisations, institutions and online resources give access to tidal wave know-ledge and help to make globalisation, futures, sustainability and cultures visible and tangible. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ contain a variety of outstanding projects for installing informal learning environments in schools and effectively changing school reality without even touching the conventional curricula. |
What is the WFS ? Guided Tour of the WFS Your place in the WFS: NGOs and Youth The WFS is an online-based carrier tool for networking the worldwide Sustainability Movement into Schools. Is is designed to evolve into a global virtual space representing the broad scope of pacemaking sustainability networks. It is public, participatory and applicable in formal schooling and informal learning environments, thus empowering youth for self-guided lifelong learning and effective participation in democratic changemaking. There is a great wealth of sustainability good practice and sound strategies for responsible governance available around the world. Many are well documented on the internet, but how find it? For the vast majority of society, including youth, teachers and learners, they are impossible to find, understand or apply. And how bear with the databases, how remember, how form an orientation and contextual overview of the various interdependent issues involved in sustainability? There exist some good teaching resources for sustainability education, but most are artificial, theme specific, theoretic, closed, "for school-use only" and offer no links and bridges to empowerment after classroom activities. To join in change-making, youth need an overview and orientation in globalisation and sustainability, a promising aim, an overview of pacemaking organisations, allies and actors, oppportunities for joining the tidal wave of change-making, know-how for initiating projecteering and for participation in effective democratic expression, - short: an overview of the Sustainability Movement. The World Future School project is an approach for establishing this missing link. Instead of using confusing hierarchic database tables for arranging complex content and context, the WFS transfers our common orientation experience from the real world (remember your last hike in a LandScape), and uses illustrated LearnScapes. An example: imagine a camp full of real youth and sustainability organisations, with round table dialogues, an exposition ground for sustainability solutions and applications, a worldwide information cinema of online magazines, a net-(cit)izenship hub for online petitions, stages for youth leaders and recognized advocates for sustainability, seminars on ways of learning and healing in different cultures, a building site for new worldviews and future scenarios, - and everywhere, you can participatory, add your ideas and knowhow. Now transfer this to virtual space, like a virtual reality game, - this is the WFS. It is a fantasy virtual world, but all its actors, visitors and features do exist and operate in different locations involving real people all over the planet. For an understanding how many content horizons this includes, take the Tour below. Now further imagine that this is arranged in education applicable format, accompanied with a universe of best practice sustainability curricula, specific lesson plans, school and youth projects. And whenever students realize a project in their school, they can present it on the respective stage in the WFS. The effect of their work is multiplied, as it automatically serves as learning resource for their global peers. This way, the students become each others' teachers. Wouldn't this make a great leanring resource for school application?! The WFS is now in its groundbreaking phase. Organisations and individuals are invited top connect for sharing their knowhow with the young generation, for representation and integration in the WFS LearnScapes. Different forums will nurture networking for volunteerships, development cooperation, Fair Trade and Fair Travel. Especially for youth, there are many opportunities for participation: in working as online volunteers, editors and for effectively changing their schools by applying WFS features and projects. www.worldfutureschool.org |
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 A lot of content? Well, how else gain a reasonable overview of how to shape functional societies? Now fasten seatbelts, we will take a superfast trip through the LearnScapes. And in a sec', you will know what to find where, and even where to contribute! Right here, in the Reception (0), you receive general information, Flyers and Posters, Lesson Plans and Materials. Our common global priority is a succesful journey to Continent Future (1). To make it there, we need to know about the true status of the planet, so take an attentive look through the Telescope (2) for authentic and comprehensive data. Now, where do we want to go from here? Visit the Observatory (3) to look at the potential future we are heading towards. Notice that there are a lot of alternative futures, the Starry Sky (4). Decide which future You want for the world. This vision will be the Guiding Star on your journey through life. Your Heart Compass helps you choose a fair future desirable for all. Now acquire the necessary knowledge for achieving this goal. The Futures of Education Forum (5) introduces into old and new ways of learning that nurture a holistic and integral understanding for the multicomplex world we are part of. The Positive Futures Academy (6) provides access to tidal wave knowledge in various disciplines indispensable for 21st Century earth-literate leaders and citizens. Pepper up your learning process by exploring and developing mental models in the Sculpture Garden (7). Sculptures of Meaning facilitate multi-sensual understanding of abstract and intangible macro-realities in our lives as globalisation and cultures. Further expand mental horizons by diving into the Kaleidoscopes of the CultureChannel (8), learning about, from and with other cultures, thus developing omnicultural competence (why "omnicultural learning?). With this sound mental foundation, we start putting theory into practice! We study amazing eco-functional technologies on the Universal Exposition Ground (9). The Youth Camp (10) is the place to meet pacemaking civil society and youth organisations. All kind of exciting things happen in the Future Shapers Agora (*): We experience exciting youth culture and inspiring youth leaders, we enter the Worldwide Information Cinema for best practice success stories in the Positive News Online Magazine and priority crisis alerts, we join in Netizenship activities, youth led democratic engagement and online conferences and learn about community-, i.e. boat-building. With so much knowhow, you are almost ready to rig your sails. Take provisions and equipment in the Harbour (11), study your Fair Global Citizen's Logbook. Who else is on this course? Which ships can make the Journey to Continent Future? The Future-Fleet (12) is on its way, - adventurous pioneers, creative and inventive communities that have set sails towards a new, different, exciting sustainable society! Now it is on you to go, in class-, youth group or individual projects! Consider our lesson plans as treasure maps. You are almost sure to find one! Share your experiences and projects with your global peers in the Café's (13) galleries and stages. Finally, walk the yellow brick bridges of Volunteering (14). Set out on living your dreams, change the world and drop back in to the Camp one day. Blue skies to you! To find out more, please follow the links to the LearnScape sections. "How contribute?" See below. |
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Sustainability related organisations, institutions and individuals Present your content in the WFS LearnScapes Youth worldwide This project is run by youth volunteers only, supported by experienced mentors of interdisciplinary background. There are many ways for Your participation! Your participation will accelerate the evolution of sustainability in schools, communities and youth led environments worldwide. You can research, host and manage sections, work as freelance online editor and install many of these exciting things in your own school and community to effectively make a change in the place you live! See volunteer positions here, and connect to us for joining the Online Team! |
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