About Greenspace Education

The need for place-based learning is imperative for students to connect their experience to a relevant context and boost intrinsic motivation to learn. In order to shape and ensure a sustainable future, we need individuals to adopt particular values and attitudes and develop particular skills and knowledge.

Education for Sustainable Development is not only about examining key issues such as consumption, poverty, pollution and climate change; but learning to apply a specific set of skills to solving problems within these issues. These skills include, but are not limited to; observation, collaborative ideation and decision-making, critical-thinking and reflective practices.

Here at Green Space Education, I include place-based learning and sustainable development themes in all resources and training.

How can we work together?

Curriculum & Resource Development

Place-based STEAM programmes and resources
Educational resources and materials to support design-thinking, problem-solving, critical-thinking and future-ready learners

Green Space Education was created out of a need to embed sustainable thinking into the curriculum, promote learner-centred methodologies and encourage robust, innovative and autonomous learners who are future-ready. We want to augment the gaps in the current system and be a catalyst for change for learners and educators.

How do we do this?

Place-based STEAM learning
Project-based learning
Design-thinking skills
Structured freedom in learning
Self-actualisation
In-service learning models
Align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Earth Charter principles

Training

Teacher training and Continuous Professional Development sessions
Module-building and team teaching through Continuous Professional Development programmes

Rebecca White

I am an educator, consultant, trainer and curriculum developer, with a focus on place and task-based learning, student-led inquiry and professional development for place-based learning. With experience in Australia,The United Kingdom, The Middle East, and Ireland, I work on incorporating task-based STEAM education, project-based learning and design-thinking skills, with an emphasis on cross-curricular links amongst schools and communities.

I develop curriculum to be more skills-based, rooted in place, cross-curricular and equips learners to be more future-ready. Individuals are supported to develop their language and communication skills to be more confident, competent and fluent in the global workforce.