The Global Forum for Environmental Education is the official publication of Caretakers of the Environment International. The International Board consists of president Arjen Wals, the Netherlands; treasurer Ed Radatz, USA; director/ networking Fatima Matos Almeida, Portugal; director/communications Isabel Abrams, USA; secretary Joke Wals, The Netherlands; director of information technology, David Lloyd, Israel; 1998 conference chair: Jose Molina, Costa Rica; 1999 conference co-chair: Brigitta Nordèn, Sweden.
 
 

Colophon This magazine has been printed by the National Institute for Curriculum Development (SLO), The Netherlands. Duplication of this magazine is allowed, provided it is properly referenced. Frontpage Education for the environment as seen through a child’s eye (submitted by Alexander Ryjenkov, Russia) Editors in chief: Frits Gravenberch & Arjen Wals,  The Netherlands Subscription information: subscriptions should be paid directly to  COTEI, RABO-bank Alkmaar,  number 376496967 Individuals: Dfl 15,- Schools: Dfl 30,- (4 copies) Libraries/Institutions: Dfl 60,- Participants in the annual international Caretakers of the Environment conferences automatically receive The Forum by paying their registration fee. CEI headquarters: v/d Valk Boumanweg 180y,  2352 JD LeiderdorpThe Netherlands.  Phone/fax: + 31 71 5890168 e-mail: wals36@zonnet.nl CEI homepage: http://caretakers.boker.org.il/ Published with support of: The Department of Education of Nova Scotia, Canada;  Caretakers of the Environment/USA  and the members of CEI.

Notes for contributors We welcome contributions in the form of articles, poetry, art work or reports related to environmental education in the broadest sense, as long as they are at least of interest to teachers and/or students at the upper secondary school level.  Text Text should be in WORD format for windows or else without format (DOS file or ASCII file). An article can have a maximum length of 750 words. Footnotes should be avoided. Please accompany each article by a short summary and an address for further information. If you are unable to use a computer, we still welcome your contributions! Tables, figures and illustrations Do not include tables, figures and illustrations as part of the text. Gather them together in a separate file or on paper. In the text you can point out the approximate position of tables, figures and illustrations. We would also like to receive captions to the illustrations you send us. We always welcome pictures and photographs! Deadlines Global Forum appears twice a year in June and in December. Contributions for the June issue have to be received before May the 1st. Contributions for the December issue before October the 1st. Please send your contributions to: SLO, c/o Frits Gravenberch PO Box 2041, 7500  CA EnschedeThe Netherlands fax: (+)31 53 4840620 e-mail: F.Gravenberch@slo.nl

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Editorial

A new millenium, the beginning of a new era, also for Caretakers of the Environment and teachers and students around the world who share environmental concerns and ways to address them. It is only appropriate that this year’s CEI conference, hosted in Sweden under the umbrella of Global Environmental Youth Convention Year 2000, is preceeded by a hypermodern distance learning project. Through E-environmental education (EEE?) delegates from all over the world interact with each other prior to the conference in order to lay the ground work for, what is looking to become, a very inspirng and educational conference. Learning in cyberspace is a great way to reduce time and geographical distance and to bridge people and nations. At the same time we must realise to bring people closer together at an emotional level and to increase respect for different ways of looking at the world in general and at nature and environment in particular, they need to meet and interact face to face. This why the Global Environmental Youth Convention Year 2000 formula of pre-acquaint through distance learning, acquaint through meeting at the convention and re-acquaint as part of a follow-up network, is so interesting and so fitting for the new millenium. We encourage you to visist the convention on the web or to participate if you still can (see an update on the GEYC-2000 in this issue).

This issue contains several contributions from active Caretakers teachers and students. We have a contribution from Eva Dessborn of Sweden on a very interesting water quality project. Several projects carried out in Italy under the flag of Science Across the World  are described by Carla di Carlo and several teachers from the North of Italy.  A variety of projects taking place under the umbrella of at Kettle Morain High School in Wales, Wisconsin, are described as well.

Furthermore we have a guest contribution from Birthe Zimmerman of the Baltic Sea Project: another fine example of schools working together internationally around a common theme that challenges the region.

On a more conceptual or theoretical level is a contribution made by myself in which I try to sketch the changing mood in environmental education. More and more we are witnessing the replacement of Environmental Education (EE) by Education for Sustainability of Sustainable Development (ESD). Based on the results of an international internet debate among environmental education experts, I discuss the relationship between EE and ESD and touch upon  some emerging trends.

The Global Forum is celebrating its 10th volume already! This is quite an achievement considering that its creation is the result entirely of dedicated volunteers and generous support of members and organizations from around the world over the past 10 years. This time we welcome the Department of Education of the Province of Nova Scotia in Canada as one of our key supporters. With the help of longtime Caretaker Mark Bannerman, they have agreed to print the Global Forum at no charge to Caretakers of the Environment. On behalf of all readers of Global Forum aorund the world I wish to thank the Department of Education for its wisdom and support.  I hope you once again will enjoy Global Forum and will not hesetate to contribute to the next issue!

Take care, also on behalf of Frits Gravenberch,

Arjen Wals (Editor-in-Chief)

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Contents

Page 4: The Baltic Sea Project – Birthe Zimmermann
Page 7: Poets Corner
Page 9:  Höja å: Yesterday, today and tomorrow- project Water 1998-99- Eva Dessborn
Page 11:  ESDebate: On line discussion of education for sustainable development- Arjen Wals
Page 12:  Global Environmental Youth Convention Year 2000 - Update
Page 15:  Science Across the World: Examples from Italy – Alba DiCarlo
Page 17:  From the National Branches- Current activities
Page 18:  Caretakers Projects and Activities at Kettle Moraine High School, USA- Cathy Chybowski
Page 19:  Globe Scope
Page 20:  CEI National branches