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"Working
as it does, through English-as-Foreign-Language
teachers, Projects International is one of the most
transferable, practical approaches
yet." Guardian
Newspaper
UK. 2002
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Projects International (PI) is a network of educators
working to develop our student's communicative / action
competence to participate positively as citizens in a global
society. We do this by working with schools, businesses and
civil society organizations to integrate Education for
Sustainability (EfS) project work with English as a Foreign
Language (EFL) curriculum.
This work is pioneering a new field in education called
"English for Sustainability".
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English for
Sustainability's goal is globally communicative
students able to take individual and cooperative
actions for an economically prosperous and
environmentally sound future for all life.
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Feature Project: The Mekong: A
Living Classroom
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Community-based
English for Sustainability
projects linking schools, businesses and
communities throughout the Greater Mekong
Subregion (GMS).
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The Mekong River has great economic and trade potential.
It also has important cultural and natural diversity. Some
people see the Mekong as a resource to utilize and develop.
Some people see the Mekong as a resource to respect and
preserve. We see it as a living classroom. Learn
more >>
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"...without significant
precautions, education can equip people merely to
be more effective vandals of the
earth." (Orr
1999)
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World Summit 2002:
Projects International featured at the
2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development with
students from Mukdahan High School, Thailand,
talking live to world leaders at Johannesburg.
Learn more >>
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Projects International participated in
the 2003 Energy Globe event for World
Sustainability - this year we were shortlisted -
next year?
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For more information about PI and English
for Sustainability, please contact Graham
Harper - EON Foundation Director. Mekong Institute,
University of Khon Kaen. Thailand. graham@eonfoundation.org
Thank you.
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