Some useful ESD resources

OMEP resources

The World OMEP website here.

The World OMEP Blog here.

The World OMEP ESD Project – find out more about the project for 2019 here.

The UNESCO and World OMEP ESD Resource Bank can be located here.

The OMEP UK Sustainable Citizenship Award is a fantastic way for early childhood settings to engage with sustainability.

Children’s story books

Sam Godwin (2004) The Drop Goes Plop: A first look at the water cycle.

Nicola Davies (2008) Bat Loves the Night.

Do you have any suggestions? Let us know!

Books

Bamber, P. (2019) Teacher Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship.

Boyd, D., Hirst, N. and Siraj-Blatchford, J. (2017) Understanding Sustainability in Early Childhood Education.

Davis, J. (2015) Young Children and the Environment.

Davis, J. and Elliott, S. (2014) Research in Early Childhood Education for Sustainability.

Siraj-Blatchford, J., Smith, K. C., and Pramling Samuelsson (2010) Education for Sustainable Development in the Early Years.

Young, T. and Elliott, S. (2014) Ways of thinking, acting and relating about sustainability.

Blogs

Education for Sustainability – Supporting Sustainable Development in Early Childhood Education

Organisations and Associations promoting ESD

Forest School Association

Keep Britain Tidy (Eco-Schools and Green Flag Awards)

RSPB – giving nature a home

SEEd Sustainability and Environmental Education

Connecting Children and Nature Networks Kent

The National Association of Environmental Education

Learning Through Landscapes

Do you have any suggestions? Do let us know!