The First International Forum on Children and Youth Education for Sustainable Development-Principals Summit was successfully held
In order to create a cross-industry, cross-national, cross-cultural exchange and mutual learning platform for youth development, encourage young people to participate in building a "community with a shared future for mankind", The First International Forum on Children and Youth Education for Sustainable Development was helf in Beijing, from January 16 to 17, 2023, organized by the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation Guided by China Soong Ching Ling Youth Science and Technology Cultural Exchange Center and Beijing Normal University Science Education Research Institute.
About 300 experts, agencies and international organizations from China, the United States, Japan, Thailand, Iran, the United Kingdom participated in the forum online and offline.
The theme of this forum is "Educational Innovation · Cultivating Youth with Sustainable Development Literacy for the Future". The content includes perspectives from experts, case experience sharing, cross-border communication, platform construction and long-term planning. The forms include keynote reports, summit dialogues, principal summits, and theme discussions. All parties at the meeting reached consensus on a wide range of issues, jointly sketched a new picture of sustainable development education for young people, took educational innovation as the driving force, gathered forces from all walks of life, and made positive contributions to cultivating young people in the new era with comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physical education, art and labor.
At the Principals Summit held on the 17th, nearly a hundred principals of primary and secondary schools gathered at the forum to discuss sustainable development and education, cooperation prospects, and the overall development situation.
Director of the Science and Culture Division of the Secretariat of the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO
Guo Wei delivered a speech "The Significance of Comprehensive Practical Education for Teenagers"
Director of the United Nations Volunteers China Office
Zhang Nan delivered a speech "The United Nations Empowers Youth to Participate in Practice"
Zhao Jun, Director of Experience Center of China Soong Ching Ling Youth Technology and Culture Exchange Center
Speech "The Concentrated Reflection of Guaranteeing Youth's Right to Development in Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind"
On the morning of the event, the list of the first batch of youth sustainable development education school alliances was officially released, including 78 schools from all over the country. Sabrina WU, executive chairman of the The Association of Education and Technology, was honored to be invited by the organizer to participate in the launching ceremony as a guest.
On the morning of the event, the list of the first batch of youth sustainable development education school alliances was officially released, including 78 schools from all over the country. Sabrina WU, executive chairman of the The Association of Education and Technology, was honored to be invited by the organizer to participate in the launching ceremony as a guest.
Kiran Patel(senior director of the China-Britain Business Council), Robin Hom(principal of California Junction Middle School), and Teruo Nomura(dean of the School of Agriculture, Kinki University, Japan) shared their experience in carrying out practical activities on the theme of sustainable development for young people in the forum, which will help young people to practice sustainable development.
At the round table meeting, representatives of participating principals focused on the three major themes of "green and low-carbon campus construction", "sustainable development education teacher team construction" and "sustainable development education practical experience", focusing on "the core elements of green campus construction" and "how teachers practice , Integrate the concept of sustainable development education with teaching tasks in daily teaching activities" "Examples of activities carried out by schools to let students deeply understand the goals of sustainable development" and other issues to carry out in-depth discussions. Roundtable Forum 3 hosted by Ms. Sophie GUAN, Chief Curriculum and Training Supervisor of The Association of Education and Technology, resonated with the participants.
A group photo of the guests and the principals of the 78 alliance schools
Alliance list
