Building Bridges for Sustainability: Advancing K12 Environmental Education

Building Bridges for Sustainability: Advancing K12 Environmental Education

This event brings together system leaders across sectors to ensure that environmental education becomes a core component of K12 education.

Date and time

Thu, Feb 13, 2025 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST

Location

Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel

123 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5H 2M9 Canada

About this event

  • Event lasts 3 hours

Building Bridges for Sustainability: Advancing Environmental Education in K-12 Systems

Host: The Centre for Global Education

Location: GlobexChange 2024, Sheraton Centre Toronto

Date & Time: Tuesday, Feb. 13 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM (Reception to follow)

The Centre for Global Education (CGE) in partnership with Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds, and Canadian Wildlife Federation are excited to present an exclusive, official side event of the GlobexChange 2025: “Mainstreaming Environmental Education Across Sectors.” This event brings together system leaders across sectors to ensure that environmental education becomes a core component of K12 education systems.

Why Attend?

Attendees will:

  • Engage in dynamic dialogue with cross-sectoral leaders.
  • Gain insights into successful models and case studies of mainstreaming environmental education.
  • Collaborate on scalable solutions that integrate environmental learning into K-12 systems while meeting the needs of industry and civil society.

This session is designed for:

  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) / environmental, social, and governance (ESG) teams looking to align sustainability goals with impactful educational initiatives.
  • Philanthropic organizations seeking partnerships that drive systemic change in environmental education and action.
  • High-level leaders in the education sector aiming to embed sustainability into curricula and operations.

Reception:

A reception will follow the session, allowing attendees to network, share ideas, and build partnerships to advance a regenerative, resilient, and net-zero future.

Join us as we work together to inspire the next generation of leaders and turn sustainability challenges into transformative opportunities.


Frequently asked questions

Session objectives

Convene System Leaders: Bring high-level representatives from ESG teams, K-12 education systems, philanthropic organizations, and environmental non-profits to collaborate on environmental education initiatives.

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