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| Process of mutual learning in the classroom |
During our
three weeks of afternoon sessions in Mindo, we held various presentations to
broaden the local students’ understanding about Sustainable Development. Our
main topics were:
- - Leadership
- - Sustainable Energy
- - Water Conservation
- - Waste Management
- - Climate Change
The
interest and excitement we created in the local students was incredible and
lead to various very inspiring discussions about what development and a good
life mean in times of global crisis (ecological, social and economic). At the
end not only our students learned a lot about the importance of conserving our
limited resources, they also taught us valuable lessons about the complex reality
in Ecuador and Mindo.
In a process
of mutual learning we all realized that there are no easy answers to the challenges
our planet is facing. At the same time, it became clear that the changes we
need in order to ensure a good life for everybody on the planet and future
generations have to start in our daily lives.
That’s why we constantly tried to
relate the theoretical concept of Sustainable Development to the way we are
living our lives, thus identifying low scale interventions on the individual
level capable to tackle our global problems.
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