1. Sir McChesney George Secondary School Sir McChesney George Secondary Schoolread moreMorrison, M.; McGovern, D.; Cornel, M.; Doane, K.;Locussol, Y.; Walz, R. J.; Richardson, E.Teachers College, Columbia University, New York

2. Education for Sustainability Mitigation: addressing the source Adaptation: addressing the consequencesWhat can education do to reducevulnerability, support resilience andstrengthen adaptive capacity? 3. Strong broad social networksAccess to resources and informationEvidence-based decision makingBuilding on strengths (including TEK)Understand place-based change overtime in SES 4. Education for Sustainability Vulnerability Resilience Adaptive CapacityPlace-Based EducationExperiential learningCommunity-based ParticipatoryResearch 5. Opposes the banking model of educationLearning as a social endeavorEncourages student peer interactionEncourages student interaction with theobject of study 6. Local context as foundation for thecurriculumInherently interdisciplinaryInherently experientialBroader objectives than economicdevelopmentConnects place with self andcommunity 7. Co-learningShared decision-making authorityMutual ownership of the products ofresearch 8. Original youth researchMultiple subjectsOne themeStaggered throughout the year 9. Publishing student researchInternational youth dialogue 10. 64 square kilometers1500 people3 meters above sea level600 millimeters of rain 11. Ecological Low elevation Storms Arid Thin soil Saline groundwaterSocial Undiversified food, water,livelihoods Isolated 12. I. Needs AssessmentIV.MonitoringII. Design andEvaluationIII. Implementation 13. Needs Assessment Heritage and sustainabilityParticipatory Design Education professionals Sustainability scholars Barbudan stakeholders 14. Biology Mangrove ecosystem servicesGeography Primary Sources and site visitsSocial Studies Oral historyParticipatory M&E Student surveys and focus groups 15. Vulnerability Place-Based EducationSocial Resilience Undiversified food,Communication water, livelihoodsnetworks Isolated Social capitalEcologicalStrengthen TEK Low elevation Adaptive Capacity Storms Access to information Arid Understanding Thin soilchange Saline groundwater Social learning 16. Thanks toHERCDr. Sophia PerdikarisBarbudaPrincipal John MussingtonCalvin Gore (Barbuda Council)All our students and fellow teachersFundingNational Science Foundation