by Cheryl Hadland | Aug 13, 2025 | Curriculum Practice
This paper argues that Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) provides a strong framework for addressing contemporary challenges in early childhood education (ECE). While globalisation has spread predominantly European-American models of “best practice,” ESD...
by Cheryl Hadland | Aug 13, 2025 | Policies and Standards
As climate impacts intensify, innovative legal strategies are emerging worldwide to protect both people and nature. Recent cases — from South Korea’s climate rights rulings to proposals for granting legal personhood to rivers — highlight five main approaches shaping...
by Cheryl Hadland | Aug 13, 2025 | Environmental Sustainability
In Semarang, Central Java, the OASIS Schoolyards initiative is transforming schoolyards into “urban oases” to combat climate challenges like heat waves and tidal flooding. Led by the Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities) with partners such as Milklife, Kuark, and...
by Cheryl Hadland | Feb 7, 2024 | Curriculum Practice
In an era where children and technology are virtually inseparable, the ubiquity of digital devices has become a common aspect of modern childhood. From educational endeavours to recreational activities, children are spending significant portions of their day engaged...
by Cheryl Hadland | Jan 31, 2024 | Environmental Sustainability
In a bid to reduce carbon emissions, Tops Day Nurseries started investing in electric cars in 2017 for their staff to use when needing to travel at work (see Tops Day Nurseries goes greener with electric cars). More recently, their hard-working Health and Safety team...
