Earth
The Principle of the Earth means that you promise to take care of this Earth, including all things that make up the earth and you will do everything in your power to live in a way that is not wasteful nor greedy, in oder to create a sustainable future (Little Earth Charter, 2015).
What this means for teachers
Activities
What this means for teachers
- teaching students about the idea of suitability and how we can work towards creating a suitable future
- teaching students about our environment and how we may be causing harm to it
- teaching students to be gratefull for what they have and to protect it for future generations
Activities
- looking at the devastating effect of waste and pollution- this could include looking at 'The Great Pacific Garbage Patch'
- looking at what can be done to create a suitable future- e.g. recycling in schools etc
- look at the three r's recycle, reuse, reduce
- sort rubbish into recycling and no recycling to teach about wastage
- pros and cons of recycling
- grow plants to teach children to care for our planet