A slideshow about the ongoing sustainability initiative at International School Manila as presented to the East Asian Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS) teachers conference 2013

2. Involving your
community in
safeguarding and
sustaining your
environment

3. Contents
Why sustainability?
Addressing sustainability at ISM
Student leaders Q and A
Your questions
Questions: http://todaysmeet.com/mcleanetc

4. Part 1: Why sustainability?

5. Definitions
Sustainability
A set of conditions and trends in a
given system that can continue
indefinitely.
With permission, AtKisson, Inc

6. Trends
Source: International Geosphere-Biosphere Program;
see The ISIS Agreement for complete citation

7. United
Nations
Response
Source: un.org

8. Scientific
Community
Response
Source: stockholmresilience.org

9. College
Students/Pare
nts Response
Source: princetonreview.com

10. US College
Response

11. Corporate
Response
Source: A New Era of Sustainability: UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study 2010

12. The problem
Source: A New Era of Sustainability: UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study 2010

13. How is your school addressing
sustainability?
Share your experiences with the
person next to you (2mins)

14. Part 2: Addressing
sustainability at ISM

17. The Compass
➤ N = Nature
Environment, resources,
ecosystems, climate
➤ E = Economy
Production, consumption,
employment, investment
➤ S = Society
Government, culture,
institutions, social concerns
➤ W = Wellbeing
Individual health, families, self-
development, quality of life
With permission, AtKisson, Inc

18. How Pyramid Works
The Pyramid
AGREEMENTS & ACTIONS
STRATEGIES
INNOVATIONS
SYSTEMS
INDICATORS
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20. Preparing the ground for the first
meeting

22. With permission, AtKisson, Inc

24. @SIP 1
What is happening?
Establishing Outcomes

28. Economy
Outcome: To improve through an economical
perspective we must try to reduce resources to
the bare essentials

29. Well Being
Outcome: Being open-minded and having
a greater awareness of how our habits and
mindsets affect the environment

30. @SIP 2
What is happening?
Developing Indicators

31. “Measurement of key trends
relevant to the outcomes”
relevant
clear in implications
responsive
reflective of change in time
reliable data
understandable
systemic

32. Nature Indicator: Energy consumption as
expressed by kilowatt hours billed per month

33. Society Indicator: The number of students
taking the bus and the number of cars entering
the campus on the first day of each semester.

34. Economy Indicator: Reams of paper used per
department and per grade level

35. Well Being Indicator: Attitudes and behaviors
survey
Produced by Search Institute

36. Between SIP 2 and SIP 3:
What is happening?
Data Collection

37. Nature Data-Electricity

38. Nature Data-Electricity

39. Nature Data-Electricity

40. Economy- Paper

41. Economy- Paper

42. Economy- Paper

43. Economy- Paper

44. Society- Transport
2011 2012

45. Society- Transport

46. @SIP 3
Why is it happening?
Systems

47. ADB Involvement

50. Why is it happening? Systems

51. Why is it happening? Feedback loops

52. Why is it happening? Leverage points

54. level of the
At what
icebergare sustainability initiatives
at your school?
Share your thoughts with the person
next to you (2mins)

55. @SIP 3
What can we do about it?
Innovations

56. Innovations

57. Nature Innovation:
•Solar panels

58. Society Innovation:
•School bus fees incorporated into school fees
•School bus centralized pick up points

59. Economy Innovation:
•Share information on paper use more regularly and openly
•Support teachers in developing alternative options to using
paper

61. @SIP 3
How can we do it?
Strategies

62. Strategies
5 Criteria of successful innovations
Relative advantage
Trialability
Relative simplicity
Observability
Compatibility

63. Gilman’s Equation
N
Perceived
O
Perceived
CC
Perceived
Value of the Value of the COST OF
NEW IDEA OLD WAY CHANGE
PROMOTE CRITIQUE FACILITATE
Source: Robert Gilman, cited in AtKisson, Believing Cassandra (1999 and 2010)

64. Nature Strategy
Emphasis on facilitating costs of change
Return on Investment
Philippines grid
Minimum electricity usage forms base point

65. Society Strategy
Emphasis on promoting benefits of new way
Safer
As quick
More sociable
Better for environment
Positive impact on whole of the school neighborhood

66. Economy Strategy
Emphasis on the benefits of the new
way, critique of old way and facilitate costs of
change
Principals set reduction targets for paper use
Departments monitor paper use on monthly basis
Professional development time is allocated for training
teachers in alternatives
Teachers that are meeting targets are celebrated

67. Well Being Strategy
They didn’t get what it meant to strategize

68. Outcome of Pyramid process: Executive
summaries for board approval

69. Discussion questions
a) What might be the effects of such an approach in terms of
student learning?
b) To what extent would this approach be effective in your
school?
c) What barriers might you face in implementing such an
initiative
Share your ideas with the person next to you

70. Part 3: Student
leader Q and A

72. Your questions?

73. Thank you

74. Extension:
Steps involved
http://www.co.marshall.ia.us/

75. Raising Awareness
Source: 2polarities.org

76. Empowering students
Source: akaraka.org.sg

77. Involving people and embracing perspectives
Source: nras.org.uk

78. Adopting a framework
Source:www.viss.lv/dati/ehaus/094.jpg

79. Getting
administrative
buy in
Source: huffingtonpost.com

80. Raising the profile
Source: bbcshop.com

81. Building on existing structures
Source: www.psdgraphics.com/