We promote education for sustainability

We are developing a curriculum that local educators can implement in their schools and communities as part of informal education.

The activities include: interactive games, storytelling, up-cycling arts & crafts, puppet theatre, drama, documentary film watching, experiments, composting, gardening, tree planting, cooking, bird watching, field trips, beach/river clean-ups, etc.

We believe that the frontal style of teaching is outdated. Therefore, our games and activities, based on experiential learning, are interactive and fun and use a positive approach. The lesson plan follows a three-phased learning scheme: Evocation – Realization of meaning – Reflection.

The curriculum is split into several educational programs with a wide range of interesting and important eco-topics — from pollution and climate change to biodiversity and conservation. The pilot “Zero Waste School Program” covers marine pollution and reducing single-use plastic, explores waste separation and bio decomposition of organic waste versus inorganic waste, and health risks posed by plastic packaging and incineration.

As a response to the Covid-19 crisis, we have initiated a new program “Eco-Activities for Family” (Eco-Activity untuk Keluarga).  In the time of social distancing parents are taking on the role of educators, and it’s a great opportunity to bring education for sustainability from school to home. This inspired us to support Indonesian parents with resources that we have already introduced to local schools on topics around biodiversity conservation, waste management, and climate change.

See some of the eco-activities on our YouTube channel or photo gallery.

Local educators are teachers, community leaders and other educators who enroll in our eco-education program and implement it in their schools, communities, clubs, orphanages and other establishments. They are at the heart of our quest to inspire the children and communities to live more sustainably.

We believe that the most effective way to spread any knowledge is to educate the local educators. That’s why we provide local educators with an online platform from which they can easily access the teaching curriculum as well as additional resources to develop their skills. We encourage mutual networking through our online platform and invite the most dedicated educators to attend offline workshops. We reward them and their students with green incentives – eco-friendly products and education materials.

Our hope is that the local educators not only influence the students but also other community members and develop into community change-makers who use eco-friendly products and promote sustainable practices. Through our efforts, we wish to contribute to sustainable, happier and healthier communities that become powerful forces in protecting our planet.

The local educators implement our eco-education program in their schools and communities and give us feedback in the form of text, photos or videos. On the basis of their level of involvement, we reward them with eco-friendly products and education material, including:

• Tasini reusable keychain/eco-bags
• Nazava XL water filters
• Stainless steel Zero Waste Lunch Kits
• Binoculars
• Organic seeds and a worm composting system
• Current, colorful and engaging kids’ books in the Indonesian language on topics like fauna, flora, ecosystems and the environment

The most active local educators are invited to join our online forum and attend online and offline educational courses and workshops.