The Passport project is designed to promote the development of place-based sustainability knowledge through collaboration between three groups: Teachers, Student Learners and Local Experts. You are in one of these groups or can facilitate their better coming together!

·         Learners of all ages will have fun gaining mastery of local knowledge and tracking their achievements in a passport booklet.

·         Local experts (including elders and local organizations) will gain audiences for their materials and potential volunteers for their projects, as well as increased public exposure.

·         Teachers will have access to free educational materials that are relevant to local issues, and thus more exciting ways to deliver curricula that supports official standards (e.g., Washington’s GLE’s www.k12.wa.us/Curriculuminstruct/EALR_GLE.aspx  ).

Why?

- We hope for the thrill of the unexpected emergence of positive ideas and results that we can’t now imagine.

- We hope for the warmth and safety of increased connection to our communities and the right action that flows from deep knowledge of our local surroundings.

- We want our region to be a great place for us and our descendents to live in.

More:

Sustainable Cascadia believes this system will generate creative social change toward regional resilience through broad community collaboration and improved awareness. Sustainability is broadly conceived to include environment, health and well being, justice and economics. An example curriculum can be found here on page 6: www.cct.umb.edu/efsgaUMAsustaincurriculum.doc

Beyond the online development and distribution of learning materials, student passports will be customizable, with tools such as special maps, embedded art, and other creative elements to make it attractive and useful, with added rewards as mastery levels are achieved. It is being designed to enhance the reputation of all the individuals and organizations (especially schools) involved.

Passports can be developed for any age or interest group. Initially, we have a volunteer teacher who will be working with 4th grade students.

More information can be found at
http://sustainablecascadia.org/passport.php or contact inquiries@sustainablecascadia.org