Honoring Herman Daly

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Herman Daly, Ecological Economist, Professor, Author, passed away on October 28th, 2022. Herman was one of the first contemporary economists to pioneer the notion of an ecological economic system. His work continues to be instrumental to ours. In 2008 the Cloud Institute received a contract to write a curriculum unit on “sustainable economics” for secondary students called The Paper Trail: Connecting Economic and Natural Systems.

I immediately called Herman’s office at the University of Maryland. I wanted to ask Herman if he would lend us some graduate students as content advisors to help us teach secondary students about ecological economics. Herman’s response was thrilling. He said, “Jaim—I think I better do it myself—because I would like to see how the heck you are going to get this way of thinking to secondary students!”

He and Robert Costanza worked closely with me and the two authors, Win Armstrong, Ecological Economist and Margaret Mansfield, Curriculum Developer and Teacher of Economics to build that exemplar with gusto. I will never forget the generosity, the humility, and the not-so- common-sense with which Herman participated in those design meetings--asking more questions than he answered, and answering our questions with his.

The world will miss a great man and great economist. - Jaimie P. Cloud

Click the link below to read articles by Herman Daly.

Fall Newsletter | EfS Standard Sustainable Economics

Education for Sustainability Standards and Performance Indicators: Sustainable Economics

The knowledge, skills, attitudes and habits of mind of Education for Sustainability (EfS) are embedded in The Cloud Institute's Education for Sustainability Standards and Performance Indicators.

Aligned to national and state educational standards, each EfS Standard has a set of coded Performance Indicators used to guide educators as they infuse their school culture, curriculum, instruction and assessment practices with Education for Sustainability. We believe that by meeting these EfS standards, young people will be prepared to participate in, and lead with us, the shift toward a sustainable future.

Sustainable Economics is Standard D and includes the evolving set of theories and practices of economics that integrates the economic, and social systems with the ecological systems required to support and maintain life on the planet. Students will know and understand 21st century economic practices and will produce and consume in ways that contribute to the health of the financial, social, and natural capital.

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Presenting at the Teaching & Learning Forum in Qatar

Jaimie Cloud was invited to speak at the Teaching and Learning Forum sponsored by the Education Development Institute (EDI) at the Qatar Foundation in Doha, Qatar in October 2022.

The events theme was Learning in Service and Action; Creating meaningful connections, and developing local and global learning communities.

Jaimie shared the “what” and the “why” of Education for Sustainability and explored the kind of thinking required to teach and learn in schools to contribute to the future we want. She also facilitated a new session on “All the ways we Un-Intentionally Educate for Un-Sustainability” which was very well received by participants.

EDI’s Teaching and Learning Forum 2022 called educators to mobilize pedagogical approaches which integrate knowledge, skills, dispositions and understandings with community service action, as an integral part of the learning process to address societal, ecological and community needs within and beyond the school sites.

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Register for The Green Schools Conference 2023

February 27 - March 1, 2023
Sheraton New Orleans

The Green Schools Conference (GSC) is the only event to bring together all the players involved in making green schools a reality: people who lead, operate, build and teach in schools. Designed to educate, connect and inspire, attendees of the three-day in person conference will explore interdisciplinary content during general sessions, while also having dedicated time with peers to work through specific challenges, share best practices, and generate momentum to further green school actions across the country.

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We’re Now Working with Chinese International School

The Cloud Institute is now working with Chinese International School to develop curriculum exemplars for every grade level and discipline.

Curriculum innovation is connected to the school’s Vision ‘33 goals for personalized learning and the sustainability pledge.

CIS is a community of learners at the confluence of East and West, empowered by a bilingual, inter-cultural program to discover new paths, build bridges, and flourish in pursuit of excellence, commitment to service, and stewardship.

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The Cloud Institute exists to ensure the viability of sustainable communities by leveraging changes in PreK-12 school systems so that we may prepare young people for the shift toward a sustainable future. Friends like you make it possible.

Your gift to The Cloud Institute gives us the flexibility to create new opportunities for the teachers, students and the communities we serve.

How To Be Socially Impactful As A Young Person

As part of the annual Sustainability Week with DC BOCES in April 2022, student and Climate Justice Activist Xiye Bastida shares her story about how she began creating awareness on the urgency of the climate crisis at school, then citywide and soon worldwide.

Here she conveys that even if you are young, you can make yourself heard when you have a solid argument and a personal story. Xiye gives ten tips on how to become involved in the climate justice movement as someone passionate about creating a livable future for all.

About The Speaker: Xiye Bastida is a 19-year old Climate Justice Activist who advocates for the centering of frontline communities in the Climate Movement. She was born in Mexico as part of the Otomi-Toltec Indigenous community where she saw the impacts of the climate crisis first hand when her town flooded in 2015. She began organizing climate strikes with Fridays For Future when realizing the power that youth have in changing the narrative. In 2020, she co-founded Re-Earth Initiative, a youth-led organization that focuses on highlighting the intersectionality of the climate crisis. Xiye is the author of the opening essay in All We Can Save. She attends the University of Pennsylvania where she is pursuing a degree in Environment Studies and Latinx Studies.

Kids Inherit The Earth

Kids inquire: What are our rights in the cafeteria?

In starting to think about the way we, as civic-minded humans, relate to our planet, our team zoomed in on a relatable microcosm of democracy - the school cafeteria. A cafeteria is clearly a bountiful common (shared) space - and a veritable cornucopia of conflicting civic values for 5th graders, which is our grade focus. It’s a place all kids have a relationship with and strong opinions about.

Greener Durham Academy Dialogue Spring 2022

Teachers and students at the Durham Academy teach and learn for sustainability and Students take immediate action