Facing the Future: People and the Planet Curriculum

Posted by on September 17, 2004

[posted from National K-12 Service Learning listserv]

Facing the Future: People and the Planet is a Seattle-based non-profit organization founded in 1995 to bring global issues education and action opportunities to middle and high schools. The organization researches and writes global issues and sustainability curriculum materials that meet national education standards; provides professional development training to teachers on global issues, sustainability, and service learning; and helps schools integrate global issues across their curricula. The Facing the Future: People and the Planet curriculum is in use in 43 states and 22 countries by teachers and students in grades 5-college and across multiple subject areas, including environmental education, science, social studies, history, geography, economics, math, ESL and others; it’s designed for grades 5-12 and is used somewhat in college-level courses. Teachers believe that our curriculum greatly improves students’ critical thinking skills. Teachers use our material in a variety of ways, from single classroom sessions to building semester units around it. The lessons are consistent with national education standards.

To read more, visit: http://www.facingthefuture.org/