The 2012 Japan-U.S. Teacher Exchange Program for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) will provide up to 24 U.S. teachers and administrators with the opportunity to travel to a three-day conference in San Francisco and to Japan for two weeks to learn about ESD efforts and strengthen ESD curricula in both countries. ESD is “a vision of education that seeks to balance human and economic well-being with cultural traditions and respect for the earth’s natural resources,” according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Up to 24 educators from Japan will travel to the United States in late April, and up to 24 educators from the U.S. will travel to Japan in late June. At the end of the program in each country, all 48 educators will gather for a few days of joint collaboration.
Please visit our website at http://www.iie.org/esdteacher for more information or to start an application. The application deadline is January 31, 2012.