LSF's Sustainable Future Schools Hub
Welcome to the Sustainable Future School (SFS) initiative. SFS is a whole school approach that utilizes the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a context to address teaching and learning, partnerships, facilities and operations, and decision-making in Canadian schools.
About the Initiative
- Sustainable Future Schools Playbook: SFS playbook is a process guide to assist schools in creating their own pathway for advancing the SDGs The playbook includes resources, examples and professional development materials to integrate the SFS framework. The Playbook does not set out a prescribed process, rather it can be used as a map and set of tools for using the SDGs as a lens for learning.
- Tools & strategies to make the initiative successful including:
- A sample year at a glance
- How to connect the SDGs to curriculum
- Taking Action
- Tools & strategies to make the initiative successful including:
Sustainable Future Schools Framework: The SFS Framework is a guide for creating a Sustainable self, a person able to act in the world with skill, tenacity and wellbeing. It includes the 4 human traits that form the values, attitudes and behaviours needed, and the 10 elements that demonstrate how this relationship is developed.
- Complete the SFS Pre-Survey
- At the beginning of the year, all staff and admin are required to fill out this pre-survey to help us make this year successful!
Offerings & Opportunities
Professional Development
- Access to PD by experienced LSF facilitators (up to 16 hours per year) including half-day and/or full-day workshops, one-on-one planning with staff, etc. We can tailor the PD to your school’s needs.
- In person/virtual group PD opportunities with SFS schools in network (details coming soon!)
- SFS Virtual Monthly Mentoring Café (September 26, 2024 @ 7PM)
- Theme: The SDGs – why care?
- Connect with other SFS educators & create a community of practice
- Learn more & sign up!
R4R is a free online database where educators can search for high-quality, teacher-reviewed, curriculum-matched lesson plans, videos, children’s literature, outdoor activities and apps/games on issues related to sustainability, searchable by the SDGs
- Learning Inside Out: weekly activity guides for grades K-12, hand picked from R4R & linked to climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals
- Hot Topics: link classroom learning with national/international campaigns and events (e.g. Earth Day, COP 28, Environment Week, etc.)
- Step Outside: bi-weekly nature guides linking seasonal events to classroom resources on our R4R database
Student Engagement
Virtual “Lessons Live” In-Class Lessons
Join classes across the country in a virtual lesson! Bring an experienced LSF facilitator right into your classroom to model a hands-on curriculum connected lesson, centered around sustainability for your whole class. Opportunities for different grade groups coming soon!
- LSF’s Youth Forums engage students in sustainability issues, equip them with skills and knowledge, and empower them to take action! Whether you’re participating in person or online, our Youth Forums will provide meaningful sustainability learning experiences for your students.
- Check out the upcoming youth forums
Every SFS school gets $500 to take on an action project! Stay tuned for applications to open this fall.
Stepping Stones Newsletter
Your monthly newsletter is packed with “stepping stones” to support your journey toward becoming a Sustainable Future School (SFS). Each edition offers carefully selected resources, inspiring community stories, special events, challenges to take on, and fun riddles and games to keep you motivated along the way!
- Catch up on previous newsletters for ideas, inspiration and resource suggestions
- Sign up to get monthly emails here!
Action Items
Printable Resources
Click to download the following SDG resources:
Do you have questions about the initiative or want to reach out for support? Contact: soraya@LSF-LST.ca
The UN SDGs
“The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership.” – UN Department of Economic & Social Affairs
