The concept for the Pedestrian Space ‘Sustainable Urbanism & Planetary Health’ Curriculum was born during this past school year, parallel to my work as a ‘Native English’ teacher in a bilingual primary school. There’s no coincidence in the fact that while the curriculum offers a community-engaged approach to urban sustainability education, it can also offer a creative and place-based approach to language acquisition!
So many of the activities that I’ve developed and used in my own classes also inspire modules and exercises in this curriculum. For those working in diverse English language learning programs and settings, this curriculum offers a fresh and interesting way to approach engaging students in learning English.
The curriculum, developed in age-appropriate modules for learning about and engaging with issues of sustainable urbanism, can also be well integrated via the lens of other subjects.
