Introduction
With climate change and resource depletion dominating global concerns, schools have a crucial role in preparing students to face these challenges. One effective way to achieve this is by incorporating sustainability into the core curriculum. Teaching students about sustainability helps develop environmentally conscious habits and prepares them to take meaningful action for the planet’s future.
Sustainability is increasingly becoming part of academics. Schools across the globe are recognizing the need to teach environmental responsibility as a fundamental skill. While extracurricular efforts like eco-clubs and green initiatives are commendable, integrating sustainability into routine learning will have a greater impact. Countries like Finland, Sweden, and Canada are leading in green education, incorporating sustainability into their curriculums.
Why should sustainability be in the core curriculum?
Habit formation: Like languages or maths, sustainability must be practiced regularly. When students learn and apply sustainable habits early, they become a part of their daily lives.
Molding young minds: School students are at an impressionable age, making it the ideal time to introduce habits and principles of sustainability.
Spiral learning method: Sustainability education benefits from the spiral learning method, which involves revisiting a concept in progressively deeper contexts to reinforce sustainable practices.
Interdisciplinary impact: Sustainability connects with multiple subjects – science, social studies, economics, and even arts. By introducing sustainability across the curriculum, schools can encourage holistic thinking on environmental issues.
What Kalorex is doing?
At Kalorex Group, we are actively working towards promoting sustainability. The group is working on the 5 tenets of sustainability, viz. Recycle, Reduce, Conserve Water, Save Energy, and Plant and Nurture Trees. The Group has pledged to plant and nurture 1 lakh trees. Each one of us is a part of the Green Guardian initiative. There is a rainwater harvesting system in all our schools and most have solar panels to generate electricity. Kalorex students have undertaken initiatives like using only steel tiffin instead of plastic tiffin, avoiding plastic bags, and using cloth bags. Kalorex group is an active contributor to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s Mission Three Million Trees and our honorable PM Shri Narendra Modiji’s initiative – ‘Ek ped Maa ke naam’.
Conclusion
Sustainability education is essential for preparing students for environmental challenges. By making it a core part of the school curriculum, we can nurture environmentally aware citizens ready to make a positive impact. At Kalorex Future School, we are committed to leading this green revolution in education.
