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RCE Americas Conference - September 29th and 30th 2026:
Cultivating Hope, Agency and Stewardship:
Empowering Youth to Create a Sustainable Future
The RCE Peterborough/Kawartha/Haliburton is delighted to announce that we will be hosting the RCEs of the America’s Annual Conference on September 29-30th 2026, from 3-6pm EST. Our conference will be fully online. Our theme is Cultivating Hope, Agency and Stewardship: Empowering Youth to Create a Sustainable Future.
The key focus areas will be youth, resilience, cultivating hope and mentorship. In speaking with our RCE Americas Youth Coordinators, they suggested that mentorship, communicating purpose and embodying action were important for inspiring youth leadership. Some RCE’s (like our own) currently do not have a youth chapter, despite there being active youth organizations within our region. Speaking about challenges or goals for inspiring youth leaders would also be very welcome! We are using this as an opportunity to invite youth into our RCE.
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La RCE de Peterborough/Kawartha/Haliburton se complace en anunciar que acogeremos la Conferencia Anual de las RCE de las Américas los días 29 y 30 de septiembre de 2026, de 15:00 a 18:00 (hora del Este). Nuestra conferencia se celebrará íntegramente en línea. Nuestro tema es «Cultivar la esperanza, la autonomía y la responsabilidad: empoderar a los jóvenes para crear un futuro sostenible».
Las áreas clave en las que nos centraremos serán la juventud, la resiliencia, el fomento de la esperanza y la tutoría. Al hablar con nuestros coordinadores juveniles de las RCE de las Américas, nos sugirieron que la tutoría, la comunicación de un propósito y la puesta en práctica de acciones eran aspectos importantes para inspirar el liderazgo juvenil. Algunas RCE (como la nuestra) no cuentan actualmente con una sección juvenil, a pesar de que existen organizaciones juveniles activas en nuestra región. ¡También sería muy bienvenido hablar sobre los retos u objetivos para inspirar a los líderes juveniles! Aprovechamos esta oportunidad para invitar a los jóvenes a formar parte de nuestra RCE.
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Learn more about RCE Peterborough-Kawartha-Haliburton:
EDUCATION GUIDED BY THE NATURAL WORLD
Designated in December 2016, the Peterborough-Kawartha-Haliburton Regional Centre of Expertise has identified six main objectives that will guide the work of the network moving forward. These include:
#1. To recognize the vital importance of Traditional Environmental Indigenous Knowledge (TEIK) systems as they engage across all curricula
#2. To implement age-appropriate sustainability and stewardship education frameworks from pre-school to secondary school, in both formal and informal settings
#3. To build strong bridges between school curriculum and the spectrum of programs offered at Trent University and Fleming College
#4. To link post-secondary programs and community-based training programs to green jobs, research, and innovation in the region
#5. To develop reciprocal exchanges of sustainability knowledge and practice between residents within the region and with communities across the globe
#6. To support the goals of the UN Global Action Plan
Our Sustainability Network Involves the Following Communities
What is a RCE?
Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) are networks of educational institutions, community organizations, governments, businesses and grass roots community members that work together to advance sustainability education. A "Centre" refers to an entire region designated as having expertise in sustainability education by the United Nations University.
Sustainability in the Kawarthas
Please see this short video of just a few highlights of our commitment to sustainability education in the region.
About RCE Kawartha
Find out about RCE's framework and objectives.
Our Work Together?
Learn about next steps for RCE Kawarthas!
