EECOM 2019 Call for Proposals is Open

The Call for Proposals for the 2019 Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication (EECOM) Conference is now open! The Call for Proposals deadline is January 15, 2019 and conference registration will open January  2019. Click here to submit a proposal. The theme of the EECOM Conference in 2019 is “Action on Climate Change Through Education,” making […]

SEPN Summer 2018 E-News

In This Issue We are pleased to announce that we have hired several Research Associates to work on writing projects so please join us in welcoming Elsa Lee, Jessica Michel Ostrow, and Viviana Pitton to the team!  You can read more about them in the issue. Save the Date: SEPN to Co-Host EECOM 2019 Annual Conference Research […]

EECOM 2019 Conference

EECOM 2019 Conference Action on Climate Change Through Education May 10-12, 2019   Saskatoon, SK The EECOM 2019 Conference will take place on May 10-12, 2019 on the bank of the South Saskatchewan River at the University of Saskatchewan on Treaty 6 territory, Saskatoon, Canada. The theme of the EECOM Conference in 2019 is “Action on Climate Change Through […]

SEPN at the 2017 World Environmental Education Congress

Research Symposium   SEPN and the journal Environmental Education Research hosted a day long Research Symposium at the for World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC) on September 11, 2017 at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, Canada.  Keynote speakers Drs. Stephen Sterling, Lucie Sauvé, Aaron Benavot, and Nicole Ardoin presented on trajectories and priorities for […]

International Policy Forum: Advancing Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research on Sustainability in Education

In September 2017, SEPN hosted an International Policy Forum in Vancouver in advance of the World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC).  The two-day meeting brought together a range of policy-makers, organizations, and researchers to explore progress in monitoring, evaluation, and research of climate change and sustainability education policy across national and international settings. Day 1 included […]

SEPN at Conference of the Parties 2017

In November 2017, SEPN Director Prof. Marcia McKenzie and Co-Investigator Dr. Alan Reid attended COP23 where they presented on “Mitigating Climate Change Through Education: A Review of Research and Implications for Policy and Evaluation” at the UNESCO Pavilion on November 16 as part of the UNESCO Thematic Day on Education.  While at COP, Drs. McKenzie and Reid met […]

SEPN Fall 2017 E-News

In This Issue This September, SEPN hosted an International Policy Forum from September 6-8, 2017 and members of our team attended the World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC) in Vancouver, Canada from September 9-15. In this issue of SEPN’s E-news, we are excited to give you an update about: SEPN’s International Policy Forum SEPN’s events at WEEC […]

SEPN Summer 2017 E-News

In This Issue This September, we are excited to have SEPN representatives attending the World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC), which takes place in Vancouver, Canada from September 9-15. This issue of the newsletter features information about SEPN events in Vancouver this September as well as new SEPN publications and a SEPN pilot happening in Australia! SEPN Events: […]

SEPN featured in June 2017 CAUT Bulletin

  SEPN’s work on climate change in the Canadian post-secondary education has been featured in the Canadian Association for University Teachers June 2017 Bulletin Issue! The piece touches on a recently published article by SEPN Research Associate Joseph Henderson, Post-doctoral Fellow Andrew Bieler, and Principal Investigator Marcia McKenzie. Dr. McKenzie also discusses SEPN’s work on […]

UNESCO Week for Peace and Sustainable Development: The Role of Education

SEPN’s Director Marcia McKenzie, Co-Investigator Alan Reid, and Project Manager Nicola Chopin attended the UNESCO Week for Peace and Sustainable Development: The Role of Education in March 2017.   The week presented a unique platform for discussion on two key programmes of the Education Sector, namely Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Global Citizenship Education (GCED), and […]