Esol Education partners with Stephen Ritz on sustainability initiatives
October 25, 2016, 5:45 pm GMT
Esol Education has partnered with Stephen Ritz, a US-based educator and founder of the Green Bronx Machine, to introduce sustainability projects in its existing and future schools.
The collaboration will also see Ritz working with the school operator on a fully sustainable future school concept for Dubai.
Ritz, who was shortlisted for the Global Teacher Prize in 2016, visited Esol schools in Dubai and Cairo, while also viewing prospective sites for the fully sustainable school.
He will also collaborate with the Esol Education team to develop a K-12 whole-school framework dedicated to fostering sustainability, teaching students the benefits of building self-supporting communities, producing their own food, pursuing clean energy initiatives and raising environmental awareness.
Esol Education's advisor to the chairman Tammam Abushakra said: "Given the reality of climate change and its far reaching consequences, the principles of sustainability are an essential component of international-mindedness and global citizenship. By incorporating real-world applications of sustainable concepts with experiential learning opportunities, we aim to develop an environmental and social responsibility within students right from the early years, which they will carry forward in their future careers."
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