From vision to practice

Last week, the SustainaBul MBO network, aimed at integrally embedding sustainability in MBO, met for its first knowledge-sharing meeting. The meeting took place at Pakhuis de Zwijger,...
Do you also want to work on Learning for Sustainable Development at school? Then make use of these handy tools! This document is a collection of tools for schools looking to become more sustainable....
School Albeda WSA section Relates to all WSA sheets Good practice Circular Fashion Vision Titled "Eyes on Fashion!" Albeda organized an event that took place on Oct. 10, 2022,...
School Regional College WSA section Curriculum, pedagogy & didactics Good Practice Start-up! Future Proof In the excellence program 'Start-up! Future Proof', students are introduced to social and sustainable entrepreneurship through a...
School Terra WSA section Environment, Professionalization, Curriculum, Pedagogy & Didactics Good Practice Pilot Bicycle Parking Terra Next A group of students from the Terra Next green education program will begin work in March 2021 on the realization...
The higher economics student becomes more and more selfish as the study progresses and starts thinking less and less about his or her fellow man' (Economics Education and Greed Long Wang, Deepak Malhotra, and...
School Zone.College vmbo Borculo WSA section Curriculum Involved Started with GTW (60 students), now extended to upper school (200 students), teachers, school management, facilities department, local providers for purchasing Good Practice...
A circular economy by 2050. So reads the well-known collective dot on the horizon. As clear and familiar as this goal is, the route to it is unknown and uncertain. That ...
This article is part of the Regioportret Utrecht (article 1/3). It shows how educational institutions, companies and governments in the Utrecht region are working together on 'circular skills': the skills...
This article is part of the Regioportret Utrecht (article 2/3). With it we visualize how educational institutions, companies and governments in the Utrecht region are working together on 'circular skills': the skills...
This article is part of the Regioportret Friesland. With it we visualize how educational institutions, companies and governments in the region of Friesland are working together on 'circular skills': the skills that are necessary...
Do you want to work with the different topics from the SustainaBul benchmark? And are you looking for inspiration and tips? This inspiration guide offers inspiration and tools to get started...
School Yuverta mavo Nederweert WSA section Building and operations Involved All students, school management, Biology and Green teachers, municipality of Nederweert Good Practice From gray to green paradise: creating a green...
This article is part of the Regioportret Utrecht (article 3/3). With it we visualize how educational institutions, companies and governments in the Utrecht region are working together on 'circular skills': the skills...
School Aeres VMBO and MBO Almere WSA section Pedagogy and didactics, but touches on all sheets Involved Teachers, >1000 students Good Practice Educational program Floriade To truly live sustainably...
Amsterdam, March 14 - "To prepare younger generations for complex challenges, they need tools from sustainable teachers. And tonight we are putting those sustainable doers together in the...
School Yuverta WSA section Curriculum Good Practice Nature Based Solutions (NBS). In 2022, Yuverta began an exploration of how we can best develop Nature Based Solutions (NBS) within...
School Nova College WSA section Curriculum, Didactics, Environment & Professionalization Good Practice Masterclass and optional subjects Smart Maintenance The Techport companies and the Province of North Holland had several questions about circular entrepreneurship, smart...
This article is part of the Regioportret Friesland. With it we visualize how educational institutions, companies and governments in the region of Friesland are working together on 'circular skills': the skills that are necessary...
This article is part of the Regioportret Friesland. With it we visualize how educational institutions, companies and governments in the region of Friesland are working together on 'circular skills': the skills that are necessary...
School Esprit Scholengroep Amsterdam WSA section Vision Involved The joint participation council, consisting of parents, teachers and a single student. Good Practice An initiative proposal was written by the Sustainability Committee for...
The SustainaBul MBO is a network of schools trying to achieve further sustainability in MBO education. They do this through knowledge sharing and collaboration in various meetings. The SustainaBul goes...
School Yuverta vmbo Amsterdam-West WSA section Building and operations Involved Future Labs substructure & sustainability ambassadors Good Practice At this school, the waste streams were mapped out and what...
Cooperative Learning for Tomorrow is trying to get answers to this question through a survey. We want to map out what information teachers and other education professionals in the mbo...
School Herman Brood Academy WSA section Curriculum Good Practice Contribution to the Utrecht youth climate song Last year Utrecht got its own climate song. Young people from Utrecht, De Bilt, Bunnik, Nieuwegein and Breukelen were...
We face great challenges to keep the earth livable for present and future generations. Education offers the opportunity to prepare learners to create...
School ROC Noorderpoort WSA section Relates to all WSA sheets Good Practice SDG House Groningen On September 24, 2021, the national SDG Action Day, Noorderpoort opened an SDG House in The Castle....
School Breda Municipal Gymnasium WSA section Building and operations, but touches on all sheets Involved Several committees with influence to the whole school, students of MBO Curio, teachers of Biology and...
School Helen Parkhurst Almere WSA section Pedagogy and Didactics Involved Teachers and students biology, physics, chemistry, geography, R&D, NLT Good Practice Teacher Maaike Vollebregt, as an expert teacher of GLOBE Netherlands, has taught many...
What does sustainability in schools look like in practice? What good practices are there? And what added value does participating in the SustainaBul MBO have? Every month we publish a...
To encourage schools in practical education, vmbo, mbo and hbo to form their own vision and strategy on learning for sustainable development with the Sustainable Education Roadmap, Learning...
The reason for this project is that we are full in the transition to circular education. This also demands a lot from teachers. We therefore wanted to delve into the...
We, the Learning for Tomorrow team and its partners, are immensely proud of the Circular Skills film. The film tells the story of the work we do as...
The Floriade Educational Program is available! Good to know that there is an Educational Program for all pupils and students 12 years and older. Teachers and students have together...
March 28, 29 and 30, the Whole School Approach conference was held. Hak van Nispen, director of SME, organized this conference with the support of the ministries of OCW, IenW...
Foreplay is a future-proof inclusive sexual and relationship education taught in high schools. One of the social aspects of sustainable education is inclusivity. The education is an example...
"Look what I caught teacher Linda!" The students of elementary school 'T Anker are having break time. A group of girls have gathered at the "critter pond. With their boots on, they stand...
Every month, Learning for Tomorrow publishes a review of an interesting book for more sustainable education. This month "Olaf and the green challenge," by Evelien Dort. This review was written by:...
Within the project Homo Florens, the human view Homo florens is taught alongside human view Homo economicus in higher economic education. But what exactly does this view of man mean? And what is...
Leading up to this article, we struck up a conversation with Daan de Kruijf. Daan has now been working for Learning for Tomorrow for three years as project manager of Circular Skills. According to...
Several pilots of project Homo Florens in the HEO have now started. The pilots are testing how the insights on the Homo florens view of man can be used...
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Marije van Zomeren. Only two months she had the opportunity to work with us, after serving as project manager in October 2021,...
School Huizermaat (Huizen) WSA section Vision, but touches all sheets Involved 8 students, rector and teachers, local businesses and authorities Circular Pupil Council Huizermaat has established a Circular Pupil Council to involve students in...
Summer. For many, a time of being free, traveling or getting more rest from work. For education professionals, it is also a break time between school years. A time to reflect...
After working without an office for about 2 years, we have our own place again. When it became clear that due to the pandemic we would be working from home for an extended period of time, we decided to move our previous...
That is what we will hear at the presentation of the Sustainable Teacher Election on November 23! During this event in Pakhuis de Zwijger, inspiration and learning from each other is the focus. The award ceremony...
The first pilots of the project Homo Florens in Higher Economic Education began in the spring. In these, the project explores how the insights on the Homo...
Last spring, the first pilots of the project Homo Florens in the HEO started. In these, it is being investigated how the insights on the Homo florens view of man can be used...
Listen to all of our podcast episodes here. In the first series, we talk with the winners of the 2021 Sustainable Teacher Election. We learn from their experiences and come...
We list the best, sustainable examples from the MBO! All these Good Practices come from the SustainaBul MBO, a ranking for sustainability in MBO. This time...
Wijffels, Bowine, 2021. Thriving again. Ten natural choices for future-proof organizing. Second edition. Nature-Wise, Utrecht.
Involves students, fulfills inspirational role, collaborates and has an integral view of sustainability. All criteria that a Sustainable Teacher, according to the jury criteria, must meet. On Nov. 23, awards were presented in...
Do you want to work with the different topics from the SustainaBul benchmark? And are you looking for inspiration and tips? This inspiration guide offers inspiration and tools to get started...
Koning Willem I College has won the SustainaBul 2022, making it the most sustainable mbo school in the Netherlands. In second and third place are the Albeda College and Yuverta College,...
What does secondary education for tomorrow look like? The way we've always done it or can we do it differently? More and more secondary schools are making work of learning for sustainable development....
The purpose of World Citizenship Day is to make students more global citizens and make them more aware about the world they live in. How do you become a...
School Charlemagne College Nijmegen WSA section Environment Involved 120 students of 4 and 5 havo, 6 teachers, 2 teaching support staff, the Valkhof Museum, learning-working company the Stadsboom Good Practice Art project 'Rettet...
On Thursday, April 20, the winner of the MBO Challenge Food Waste was announced. Unanimously, the jury chose FIBER UP by the students MBO nutrition & quality/technology of the...
In the transition to a circular economy, we face the challenge of getting closer to the dot on the horizon, while the road to it and the roles in...
This article is part of the Regioportret Rotterdam (article 3/3). With it we visualize how education and business in the Rotterdam region work together on 'circular skills': the skills that are needed for...
The Aeres VMBO/MBO in Almere was recently the setting for a special education symposium that brought together professionals from across the polder. The afternoon provided insights and an intermediate view of the...
The National Growth Fund is investing €129 million in the ReGeNL program; a pioneering program to transform the Dutch agricultural sector into a regenerative, sustainable and future-proof sector....
In recent weeks we have been hard at work shaping the 2030 roadmap. For example, we brainstormed with various parties about what they are currently up against,...
In response to the study "Learning for Sustainable Development in Primary and Secondary Education," a room letter was issued on October 26, 2023. This letter stated that the...
A series of meetings were held in November on key developments on sustainability in education. The meetings can be viewed back on this website and are of interest to a...
Late last month, a room letter stated that the cabinet is going to work on a strategy for sustainability in education. This is just as well, because from...
A series of meetings were held in November on key developments on sustainability in education. The meetings can be viewed back on this website and are of interest to a...
A series of meetings were held in November on key developments on sustainability in education. The meetings can be viewed back on this website and are of interest to a...
A series of meetings were held in November on key developments on sustainability in education. The meetings can be viewed back on this website and are of interest to a...
Making room for nature experiences within education. That formed the "green thread" through the online inspiration session for vmbo and pro teachers on Sept. 21, 2023. About outdoor lessons, Agenda Nature Inclusive and the...
There is an increase in sustainability activities in the mbo. Yet research by CINOP shows that sustainability is not yet fully integrated into courses, internships and buildings. A school that...
The world is changing. How do we ensure that education prepares students for the future? And what will the secondary education of tomorrow look like? These questions are increasingly being asked...
Do you want to get started with the differences topics in the Sustainabul benchmark and are looking for policies and measures you could consider? This guide...
Marcel Kamp (ed.) et al, 2022. Plan Beta. STEM education for sustainable development. NVON, Zwolle, the Netherlands.
Sustainable Entrepreneurship teacher Nawfal Al Jeburi introduced a whole new way of teaching at Stanislas Pro in Rijswijk. Together with his students, he set up an enterprise for Sustainable Fashion....
Sustainability is not an option, it is a necessity. In a world increasingly confronted with the effects of climate change, Felix van Vugt says it is the responsibility of educational institutions to...
Sustainable development is becoming increasingly important in education. More and more VO schools also consider this important. The SustainaBul VO stimulates and supports schools to make education more sustainable. The schools...
The SustainaBul MBO is a network of schools trying to achieve further sustainability in MBO education. Below you can read the experiences of 2 educational institutions in the network!
The SustainaBul MBO is a network of schools trying to achieve further sustainability in MBO education. Below you can read the experiences of 2 educational institutions in the network!
The SustainaBul VO is a network of schools trying to achieve further sustainability in vo education. Below you can read the experiences of 2 educational institutions in the network!
The added value of learning communities for students and for companies with the intention of working together on societal challenges. That was one of the major themes during the Final Event....
'But you know, as a teacher, I always try to keep myself pretty neutral, because it doesn't really matter what I think about it. I have to give those kids some...
With the kickoff meeting, a new year of SustainaBul MBO has begun. Last week, this (online) kick-off meeting was organized for those working on sustainability at the integral level in the...
There is a dire need to train future workers with the skills, knowledge and attitudes they need in sustainability transitions. In this, the central question at present is: how do...
We are celebrating at the cooperative, Learning for Tomorrow is in the Trouw Sustainable 100! Last week we were told that we are in spot 34. This...
As part of the SustainaBul MBO project, the cooperative Learning for Tomorrow asked CINOP to deliver a research report on the state of...
The urgency to think and act sustainably is great, and organizations are increasingly encouraged (and required) to map their sustainability efforts. At the last knowledge-sharing meeting of...
This article is part of the Regioportret Rotterdam (article 2/3). With it we visualize how education and business in the Rotterdam region work together on 'circular skills': the skills that are needed for...
School Stanislas Pro Rijswijk WSA section Pedagogy & Didactics Involved 10 students, teacher sustainable entrepreneurship, artist, stores, municipality, residents Rijswijk Good Practice Nawfal Al Jeburi, teacher of sustainable entrepreneurship, has been working since January...
Learning and development allow us to get the best out of ourselves and others. Thereby, it is essential for personal growth and professional advancement. Manon Ruijters, Lecturer in professional identity and...
"We are all on a journey," begins Roeland Westra, project leader of Centum Duurzaam at ROC Friese Poort. "On a journey from a world in which we use fossil...
Students from MBO College Lelystad, MBO College Airport, HvA, University of Delft, Windesheim and Aeres Hogeschool Dronten worked for a week on various sustainability issues for KLM Cityhopper. They did this...
What BioLearn Wants: The BioLearn website, says the following about the intent of "learning from nature," or biomimicry: "Life on Earth evolved over 3.8 billion years,...
The energy transition in the built environment can only succeed if we have well-trained professionals at our disposal. Only with up-to-date craftsmanship are the goals for 2030 and 2050 achievable,...
As an AOC with 13000 students (vmbo), 8800 students (mbo), 7000 trainees, 3000 employees and 5000 internship companies, Yuverta faces a great challenge to give sustainability a prominent role in...
This was the first reaction of architect and jury member Mischa-Marah Wulllems, after the pitch of MBO Landstede from Overijssel. With this, they won the finals of the SMARTCircular Construction...
Delft, 2023 - What should professionals be able to do tomorrow? How do we keep learning in a world that is constantly changing? How do we deal with the transitions that are like a...
School ROC Nijmegen WSA section Operations, environment Good Practice Partnership Sustainable Heijendaal Campus Heijendaal is one of the largest employment sites in Gelderland. Every day, some 50,000 students, 17,000 employees...
This article is part of the Regioportret Rotterdam (article 1/3). With it we visualize how education and business in the Rotterdam region work together on 'circular skills': the skills that are needed for...
School Sliedrecht Pilot School WSA section Curriculum Involved 18 students, LO teacher, Care teacher, social kitchen garden of Sliedrecht municipality Good Practice The Griendencollege set up a new elective subject which the...
On Friday, June 30, 2023, the Cabinet announced its intention to invest 129 million Euros, subject to conditions, from the National Growth Fund (NGF) in the innovation program Re-Ge-NL. This program was set up...
How do we educate in a changing world? Our education prepares students for the future. The societal challenges we face ensure that...
Wondergem, Bram, 2020. Sustainable development. An introduction. Gompel & Svacina Publishers, 's-Hertogenbosch/Oud-Turnhout. Reviewer: Chris Maas Geesteranus General This booklet, some 140 pages in slightly larger than A5 format, deals in a systematic way with...
Anything that is too good for the landfill but not good enough for the recycle, Daan van Alkemade refurbishes that for a new use. He is the founder of...
School Yuverta WSA section Curriculum Good Practice Partner of European Platform Urban Greening How do we keep our cities livable in times of climate change? How do we preserve biodiversity in our...
Incorporating sustainability into your lessons can be quite a challenge. There are many themes and teaching materials that can be used for this purpose. The Learning for Sustainable Development page on Wikiwijs helps...
Do you know college graduates who have recently graduated, and who have shown that they are innovative and creative in the field of sustainability? Who therefore actually deserve an award? The VVM,...
Are you looking for freely accessible teaching materials that inspire your students to contribute to a sustainable future? Then you've come to the right place! This theme page...
School Regional College WSA section Operations Good Practice Sustainable catering The Regio College works closely with the caterer to offer healthy and sustainable food to students and...
Learning and development allow us to get the best out of ourselves and others. Thereby, it is essential for personal growth and professional advancement. Manon Ruijters, lecturer in professional identity and...
School Nova College Vavo (Amstelveen, Haarlem & Hoofddorp) WSA section Vision Involved 1200 students, all vavo teachers and education support staff, municipalities, vo-schools, UWV and companies Good Practice Our vavo is second chance education, as...
SDG House Groningen has published an impact annual report, with the goal: To show that things can also be done differently. To show what we are doing. To show how we do it and...
School Zone.college vmbo Twello WSA section Environment Involved Pupils, teachers, other educational partners in the Netherlands, Spain, Romania and Uganda Good Practice Zone.college vmbo Twello cooperates with education partners from the Netherlands, Spain, Romania...
Can you explain to students through a game what circularity is? That's the challenge Steven de Rooij, lecturer in serious gaming at NHL Stenden, received from Learning for Tomorrow. Together...
What percentage of all children in developing countries attend school: 90, 45 or 70? This was one of the questions that opened the 17 goals lessons. The lessons are...
We list the best, sustainable examples from the MBO! All these Good Practices come from the SustainaBul MBO, a ranking for sustainability in MBO. This time ...
From an exploration of human-centered homo florens to practical applicability in education. Read this blog for an update on where project Homo Florens is now in the process!
Join the week of the circular economy! From Monday, Feb. 7 to Saturday, Feb. 12, you can participate in various workshops, knowledge sessions and excursions. There are also several activities...
'Integrate climate and health into all education, healthcare and public policy,' is the call nine young healthcare professionals make in their letter. They sent this on 1...
Every month, Learning for Tomorrow publishes a review of something of interest to sustainable education. This month the thesis by Joanne Kooiman, Erasmus University Rotterdam. She conducted research on...
Over the next few weeks, we are listing the best, sustainable examples from the MBO. All of these Good Practices come from the SustainaBul MBO, a ranking for sustainability in the...
Handbook-like? This first word in the book's title immediately makes me wonder: what is "handbook-like" about a collection of descriptions of nature walks? Nor does it provide a systematic...
In secondary vocational education (mbo) and higher education (hbo and wo), there is growing attention to the energy transition and the circular economy: there are more complete courses than some...
The Coalition Agreement of VVD, D66, Christian Union and CDA was presented last Tuesday, Dec. 15. With the promising name "Looking out for each other, looking forward to the future," which suggests to...
A slide, swimming pool, windmills, gender-neutral toilets, fewer tests and electives. These are some of the answers we received when we asked students to describe their ideal school. We...
Each month, Learning for Tomorrow publishes a review of something of interest to sustainable education. This month the "Handbook for Nature Walks" written by Koos Dijksterhuis.
In the coming weeks, we will list the best sustainable examples from the MBO. All these Good Practices come from the SustainaBul MBO, a ranking for sustainability in mbo....
Koning Willem I College, Yuverta and Friesland College are the winners of the SustainaBul MBO. The SustainaBul MBO is a measuring instrument for sustainability within intermediate vocational education (existing...
Each month, Learning for Tomorrow publishes a review of something of interest to sustainable education. This month the brochure "On the road together: sustainable development in a nature excursion" written by...
The winners of the Sustainable Teacher Election 2021 are known! Yesterday the award ceremony took place and the teachers were extensively honored during a livecast. All winners received the...
The first version of the Sustainable Education Roadmap will be ready for use as of early September 2021. The Roadmap is designed for all school types, from primary to university education. It is...
How frustrating it is when the thesis you worked so hard on ends up at the bottom of a drawer due to lack of attention. Cora Jongenotter, of the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, saw...
Every month Leren voor Morgen publishes a review of something of interest for sustainable education. This month the didactic book "Ecology Learning and Teaching" written by Mieke Kapteijn, Marcel Kamp...
Would teachers recommend you participate in the Sustainable Teacher Election? These Sustainable Teachers have had the election for almost a year now. Plenty of time to...
Every month, Learning for Tomorrow publishes a review of something of interest to sustainable education. This month's undergraduate thesis called "Whole school Approach to Education for Sustainability" by Marenthe...
Each month, Learning for Tomorrow publishes a review of something of interest to sustainable education. This month the book "Education for Sustainability" written by John Huckle and Stephen Sterling....
Each month, Learning for Tomorrow publishes a review of something of interest to sustainable education. This month the brochure "The Flag and the Charge" written by Katrien van Poeck....
In the transition to a circular economy, collaborative learning and innovation are central. Both people and organizations are given every opportunity to develop. And that is badly needed, because...
A call has been made from SDG Netherlands and the Alliance Coordinators of the 17 SDGs to give more attention to sustainability in formation. To give specific attention...
Accelerating the circular transition requires skills that enable people to leverage innovations, design new business processes, think from the perspective of a...