Published March 28, 2013
by afdubreu
Learning for a Sustainable Future is a national non-profit organization housed by IRIS.
The What's Worth Knowing: Educating for Responsible Citizenship Symposium will be held on Monday, May 13th, 2013 at the YMCA of Greater Toronto in Toronto, ON. This event will bring together 120 senior decision makers from the education, government, business, and non-profit sectors, as well as high school and post secondary students. Register for the Symposium Today!
The Symposium will address the following questions:
- What do children and youth need to know, do, and value, in order to ensure they are responsible, active, and contributing citizens?
- How can formal education be reoriented to meet these goals?
The aim of this event is to:
- Raise awareness of issues and challenges relating to youth citizenship
- Develop a consensus on high-level strategies
- Launch the youth-designed Our Canada Project
- Identify actions and commitments to change
The Symposium will be followed by the LSF Annual State of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Gala at the Arcadian Loft in Toronto, ON. Purchase your ticket for the Gala today!
The What's Worth Knowing: Educating for Responsible Citizenship Symposium builds on the Ready or Not? Preparing Youth for 21st Century Responsible Citizenship Roundtable discussions hosted in 2012 by Learning for a Sustainable Future, in collaboration with Deloitte.
Register for the 2013 What's Worth Knowing: Educating for Responsible Citizenship Symposium Today!
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