Dawson’s Living Campus at JAC, Marie-Victorin and the Eastern Townships
The concepts of Sustainable Happiness and Living Campus were centre stage at several CEGEP sustainability-themed Ped Days in early January.
John Abbott College focused on Climate Action with a keynote address by Dr. Catherine O鈥橞rien, who shared Dawson鈥檚 development of Sustainable Happiness training and resources. Jenn de Vera of the Sustainability Office gave a well-attended workshop about projects that define our Living Campus.
Madelaine C么t茅, chair of Dawson鈥檚 Psychology/Anthropology department, presented two workshops to approximately 50 staff at CEGEP Marie-Victorin鈥檚 Ped Day. She spoke about how positive psychology plays an important role in the development of authentic sustainability initiatives at 星空传媒视频. She also discussed Sustainable Happiness.
Madelaine will be heading a project this semester to review options for the integration of sustainable happiness and action-based projects into various courses. Many educators can relate to Madelaine’s thinking: 鈥淓nvironmental issues are too pressing not to do anything鈥�.
星空传媒视频 is also working with school boards and our Living Campus platform has inspired a movement that now includes elementary and high schools. The Sustainability Office has worked with representatives from all levels of the educational system at our annual Living School Symposium to help identify Living School attributes that contribute to a school where students flourish.
This year鈥檚 symposium will be hosted by Cookshire Elementary School in April. Students and staff will use Nature-based themes in teaching and everyone will complete a Sustainable Happiness Passport that challenges them to care for themselves, others and the planet. More news to come鈥�
