2020 RCE Meeting of the Americas - Regional Conference
October 13-14, 2020
Online Conference
The 9th Americas RCE Regional Meeting was held virtually on 13 October and 14 October, 2020 and hosted by RCE Salisbury under the theme 'The Future is Now – Sustainable Development'. The comprehensive programme included discussions on the intersections between education for sustainable development (ESD) and other disciplines of academic study, as well as how working with partners from other sectors, such as business and NGOs, enhances learning.
Read the report from RCE Salisbury here.
RCE Peterborough-Kawarthas-Haliburton presented on a local UNESCO Indigenous Education Research Project. The video presentation is below:
Local Presenters include: Dorothy Taylor, Elder for Fleming College and Trent University and Founder of the Sacred Water Circle; Jane Gray, Ph.D. Candidate, Teacher at Trent University; Ashley Safar, B.A., Manager of Indigenous Student Services at Fleming College.
Five key Local Initiatives were also highlighted on the Global RCE Network Project Page! These include:
2017 RCE Meeting of the Americas - Regional Conference
September 13-15, 2017
Summary and Takeaways
Written by Carlotta James
30 participants from 7 countries (USA, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Guatemala, Colombia, and Australia) were invited to share their regional initiatives, including the role that education for sustainable development plays at the local level, at the 6th RCE Meeting of the Americas in Vancouver, Canada from September 13-15, 2017. Dorothy Taylor, Brianna Salmon, Jane Gray, and Carlotta James from Peterborough, Ontario participated in the conference. Click here to read a summary of the event.
Key Conference Takeaways:
- RCE Kawarthas --> different capacity because of staffing and funding; all the RCEs at the conference work through universities; professors are spearheading the initiative, but it also means there isn’t a POC
- RCE Kawarthas --> only RCE hosted at community-based organization (GreenUP)
- Capacity-building --> North American RCEs have greater access to funding and resources --> RCE Kawarthas could provide capacity, expertise, and skills to regions in the south
- Exchange and Collaboration --> an opportunity to design international exchange programs between RCEs in our region and other regions
- Mapping RCE Kawarthas to SDGs --> look at each region and what they are doing and how it relates to SDGs --> This will feed into the Expert Database
- Empowering & Mobilizing Youth --> UNU would like to designate a youth focal point within each RCE --> We can start to think about engaging youth on a more regular basis
The RCE in the Americas Conference Group - Vancouver