Friday, December 12, 2008
IHTEC - Getting Started as an NGO
If you would like to work on peace and sustainability issues with schools, we invite you to connect to IHTEC, and join in the implementation of IHTECs peace-building and environmental programs.
The central element of all IHTEC activities is the International School Peace Garden or Peace Park. The Peace Garden can become a very valuable space and a powerful educational environment.
The ISPG section offers comprehensive information on its successful implementation. NGOs can play a significant role in the realization of the Garden, subsequent educational activities and public events.
To get started, please familiarize yourself with our program offers and sketch out a plan for your involvement.
The IHTEC website http://www.ihtec.org will provide an international communication environment for the schools involved.
IHTEC - Getting Started for Youth NGO's
Get started: Youth groups and NGOs
IHTEC welcomes youth around the world into the world of the International School Peace Gardens (ISPG. The aim is to educate peace and sustainability, and to effectively restore the Global Commons, by planning, planting and dedicating ourselves to Global Sustainability Education, in a peace garden. If your school, village, town, city already has a peace garden, I am sure that you will be welcomed into that sacred space. Here are some things that you can do:
1. Download and print the ISPG brochure on light green or white paper. This is on this blog.
Translate it if needed, and forward it to ihtec@3web.com
We will upload it to the IHTEC site, where it will be available for your future use. You are welcome to use the black and white logos on all new brochures and materials. Please contact ihtec@3web.com
2. Read and print the "Next Steps" page on the ISPG Teacher Resources.http://www.ihtec.org
3. Contact your local schools and give them a copy of the ISPG brochure.
4. Ask them if they have a School Peace Garden and if not, if you could help the students design and plant an ISPG.
5. Make sure they register on the IHTEC website.
6. You can suggest that you would be interested in forming an ISPG youth club to discuss what sustainability and ecological peace (A. Rapaport) is and how everyone can join in meaningful activities.
7. In an ISPG Diary, with other youth, write down all the global problems that are happening where you are.
8. Visit your local government officials and ask them what they can achieve about the problems. They may already be working on some of the things that you have experienced.
9. If they haven't begun, then ask your local government officials how you can help them to get the work done, and to ensure that in future, we protect and sustain our land.
10. Dedicate your activities in your ISPG.
11. Hold an event to highlight a global commons concern.
12. Create awareness posters and distribute them.
13. Write an article for the media and invite the media to attend.
14. At the event invite all your local officials, to hear about your ideas and achievements.
15. Ask your local government to make a list of everyone's achievements.
16. Email IHTEC and tell us what you did, and receive your IHTEC International School Peace Gardens Award.
Expand your ISPG related activities to the full scope of sustainability. Get in touch, find support, connect and cooperate with other committed youth in your region.
Well done !
We thank you for your participation.
IHTEC welcomes youth around the world into the world of the International School Peace Gardens (ISPG. The aim is to educate peace and sustainability, and to effectively restore the Global Commons, by planning, planting and dedicating ourselves to Global Sustainability Education, in a peace garden. If your school, village, town, city already has a peace garden, I am sure that you will be welcomed into that sacred space. Here are some things that you can do:
1. Download and print the ISPG brochure on light green or white paper. This is on this blog.
Translate it if needed, and forward it to ihtec@3web.com
We will upload it to the IHTEC site, where it will be available for your future use. You are welcome to use the black and white logos on all new brochures and materials. Please contact ihtec@3web.com
2. Read and print the "Next Steps" page on the ISPG Teacher Resources.http://www.ihtec.org
3. Contact your local schools and give them a copy of the ISPG brochure.
4. Ask them if they have a School Peace Garden and if not, if you could help the students design and plant an ISPG.
5. Make sure they register on the IHTEC website.
6. You can suggest that you would be interested in forming an ISPG youth club to discuss what sustainability and ecological peace (A. Rapaport) is and how everyone can join in meaningful activities.
7. In an ISPG Diary, with other youth, write down all the global problems that are happening where you are.
8. Visit your local government officials and ask them what they can achieve about the problems. They may already be working on some of the things that you have experienced.
9. If they haven't begun, then ask your local government officials how you can help them to get the work done, and to ensure that in future, we protect and sustain our land.
10. Dedicate your activities in your ISPG.
11. Hold an event to highlight a global commons concern.
12. Create awareness posters and distribute them.
13. Write an article for the media and invite the media to attend.
14. At the event invite all your local officials, to hear about your ideas and achievements.
15. Ask your local government to make a list of everyone's achievements.
16. Email IHTEC and tell us what you did, and receive your IHTEC International School Peace Gardens Award.
Expand your ISPG related activities to the full scope of sustainability. Get in touch, find support, connect and cooperate with other committed youth in your region.
Well done !
We thank you for your participation.
IHTEC - Getting Started for Parents
Getting started as parents
International School Peace Gardens (ISPG) Parents VIP Role - December 3, 2003
The International School Peace Gardens program, is a whole school program that links with current curriculum. ISPG includes positive concepts and learning for a sustainable peace-building and an ethical future. The peace garden aids this goal by protecting the survival of all species, including humans. Parents are encourageD to be part of the design and creation process of a peace garden in the following ways:
1. Support, encourage and participate in-conjunction with the Principal, teachers and students in all aspects of developing their International School Peace Garden. Schools are encouraged to take several years over the gradual development of their peace garden, to enhance classroom participation on a daily or weekly basis. A first step could be achieved by holding a 'turning of the sod' or 'placing a peace rock' ceremony, and include a first nations peace ceremony. If your school already had several other class gardens, these can be joined together with a 'path of peace' to surround the whole school. Create classroom design activities,
2. Develop a student's peace garden committee, elected from each class in the school, that is democratically, culturally and gender balanced. The 'ISPG committee' may have a parent observer to help with communication skills development and promotional achievements. Students are encouraged to participate in opportunities by taking photographs, developing scripts for Powerpoint presentations and videos. These can be presented to foundations, local funding donors, and other schools, as part of the path of peace.
3. Arrange public speaking engagement opportunities for students.
4. Distribute students' "Peace Garden Newspaper" to your local community. This is to be written by students, and can include various languages, for community inclusion.
5. Participate in the summer care and management of the garden. Parents will be urged by their students to help in this joyful exercise, so that their young people can cook & eat the fresh & frozen produce, and use their peace garden when they return in September.
6. Suggest ways of taking the peace garden indoors, into the foyer and to each classroom door for the winter months. Some suggestions for the school entrance: a peace tree pot plant; a bench; a special book for peace events and ideas; a path of peace - footprints leading to each classroom; children's poems, ISPG and other awards; posters, photos, peace credo's.
7. Share opportunities for covering the cost of donating trees, plants and other items, by family groups. As your school is in the Carolinian Life Zone, a few parents could join together to share the costs of a tree, bush, or sections of the garden, in-conjunction with the ISPG development goals of the school. Include discussions with your children, in the decision making and planting process. The peace garden could have all items donated.
8. Write funding proposals if necessary.
9. Encourage the use of "Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)" principles, by designing open areas making the garden visible from all angles. Eg: Ensure pruning under bushes; reduce opportunities for the growth of ?introduced? plants by others; check for clearly visible placement of friendship benches in areas that are used the most.
10. Invite members of the Ontario Parks Association to help with aerating the soil prior to planting. Include contacting grounds people at the School Board to check for underground pipes and wires.
11. Ensure your school uses the ISPG logo in your communication and send IHTEC a copy. We encourage you to use the logo on the friendship bench and on all plaques and signs showing that your garden is part of the ISPG program.
12. Communicate your achievements with your local government officials, ask them to include your efforts in their environmental Data Base.
13. Use the peace garden friendship benches for solving conflicts that may occur along the ISPG journey. This can also enhance whole family problem solving. Parents may also consider establishing a "place of peace" in their homes.
International School Peace Gardens (ISPG) Parents VIP Role - December 3, 2003
The International School Peace Gardens program, is a whole school program that links with current curriculum. ISPG includes positive concepts and learning for a sustainable peace-building and an ethical future. The peace garden aids this goal by protecting the survival of all species, including humans. Parents are encourageD to be part of the design and creation process of a peace garden in the following ways:
1. Support, encourage and participate in-conjunction with the Principal, teachers and students in all aspects of developing their International School Peace Garden. Schools are encouraged to take several years over the gradual development of their peace garden, to enhance classroom participation on a daily or weekly basis. A first step could be achieved by holding a 'turning of the sod' or 'placing a peace rock' ceremony, and include a first nations peace ceremony. If your school already had several other class gardens, these can be joined together with a 'path of peace' to surround the whole school. Create classroom design activities,
2. Develop a student's peace garden committee, elected from each class in the school, that is democratically, culturally and gender balanced. The 'ISPG committee' may have a parent observer to help with communication skills development and promotional achievements. Students are encouraged to participate in opportunities by taking photographs, developing scripts for Powerpoint presentations and videos. These can be presented to foundations, local funding donors, and other schools, as part of the path of peace.
3. Arrange public speaking engagement opportunities for students.
4. Distribute students' "Peace Garden Newspaper" to your local community. This is to be written by students, and can include various languages, for community inclusion.
5. Participate in the summer care and management of the garden. Parents will be urged by their students to help in this joyful exercise, so that their young people can cook & eat the fresh & frozen produce, and use their peace garden when they return in September.
6. Suggest ways of taking the peace garden indoors, into the foyer and to each classroom door for the winter months. Some suggestions for the school entrance: a peace tree pot plant; a bench; a special book for peace events and ideas; a path of peace - footprints leading to each classroom; children's poems, ISPG and other awards; posters, photos, peace credo's.
7. Share opportunities for covering the cost of donating trees, plants and other items, by family groups. As your school is in the Carolinian Life Zone, a few parents could join together to share the costs of a tree, bush, or sections of the garden, in-conjunction with the ISPG development goals of the school. Include discussions with your children, in the decision making and planting process. The peace garden could have all items donated.
8. Write funding proposals if necessary.
9. Encourage the use of "Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)" principles, by designing open areas making the garden visible from all angles. Eg: Ensure pruning under bushes; reduce opportunities for the growth of ?introduced? plants by others; check for clearly visible placement of friendship benches in areas that are used the most.
10. Invite members of the Ontario Parks Association to help with aerating the soil prior to planting. Include contacting grounds people at the School Board to check for underground pipes and wires.
11. Ensure your school uses the ISPG logo in your communication and send IHTEC a copy. We encourage you to use the logo on the friendship bench and on all plaques and signs showing that your garden is part of the ISPG program.
12. Communicate your achievements with your local government officials, ask them to include your efforts in their environmental Data Base.
13. Use the peace garden friendship benches for solving conflicts that may occur along the ISPG journey. This can also enhance whole family problem solving. Parents may also consider establishing a "place of peace" in their homes.
IHTEC - Sustainable Tourism Strategies
Sustainable Tourism Strategies
21 st CENTURY AGENDA FOR PEACE THROUGH TOURISM : SUSTAINABLE TOURISM STRATEGIES
International Holistic Tourism Education Centre (IHTEC). September 14, 1999.
On July 22, 1997 a United Nations Resolution adopted by the General Assembly proclaimed the year 2000 as the ‘International Year for the Culture of Peace.’ The United Nations has also proclaimed the years 2001 - 2010 as the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for all the Children of the World".
Canadian groups and individuals have been recognized as leading the way by UNESCO as part of a growing global movement, towards a Culture of Peace. International Holistic Tourism Education Centre (IHTEC) is as partner with UNESCO, promoting UNESCO’s ‘Culture of Peace’ concepts. IHTEC focuses on values, attitudes and behaviour transformation through the promotion of peace, non-violence, respect for cultural and eco-system diversity, promotion of democracy, reconciliation, and friendship. The Tourism and Travel Industry (TTI) needs to consider looking at every action they take from the eyes of ‘A Culture of Peace’ and Dr. Derek Paul’s and Phyllis Creighton's ‘web of life’ concepts. IHTEC encourages the Tourism sector to work with schools involved in IHTEC’s International School Peace Gardens - ‘A Culture of Peace through Tourism" to clean up the environment and to resolve local conflicts.
Tourism is a major users of the ‘global commons’. They are expecting massive increases in the movement of people around the globe in the next 10 years. Therefore Tourism has a major responsibility with regards to Greenhouse gas emissions causing global climate change. The recent UN document "Setting the Record Straight" June 1999 Update, includes the following quote: " In June 1997 "Earth Summit +5, a special session of the UN General Assembly to assess follow-up at the five-year mark, found that despite progress in many areas, the global environment continues to deteriorate. Governments agreed to seek further action - including on fresh water, energy, transport and tourism - but few concrete commitments were made."
Tourism could influence governments worldwide, to give citizens tax incentives, so they can make the changes in the reduction of CO2. It is very important that Tourism involves themselves with Global Governance of the Global Commons. (Global Governance is not Global Government). Industrialized countries continue to commit potential genocide by ignoring the interrelationship between global climate change and coastal sea-level rise.
WATER:
These suggestions are aimed at protecting aquifers, rivers and streams globally.
* Conserve water and encourage guests to understand why and how. This could include establishing a tax incentive for all, to change toilets to a duel flush system, install shower heads that are efficient and reduce consumption in kitchens and laundries, with water saving tools such as are used in dry climates such as Africa, Australia and the Middle East.
* Increase recycling of waste water within each establishment, ensuring that there is no ‘run off’ that pollutes local water supplies.
* Develop low water consuming plants in the grounds of Hotels and Restaurants. The plants need to conserve water and enhance the local Life Zones and bio-systems. This may require removal of lawns, using bark chips and ground covers instead.
* Develop uses for all waste water.
* Collect rain water and use filtering systems to neutralize chemical impurities if being used for drinking water.
* Work with local governments to change laws.
* Encourage the Tourism Industry to play a leadership role in Climate Change concerns.
* Develop new strategies for golf courses, with shorter water holding grasses and non-use of fertilizers and pesticides.
* Increase the use of composting toilets along Trails, and in Mountains, Parks and other outdoor places involved in high visitation.
OCEANS
The Tourism Industry is required to reconsider where it builds with regards to oceans. The Antarctic and Arctic are melting, with ice-bergs floating into shipping lanes. Land based ice will cause the sea level to rise. Coral Islands will disappear first and then the coastal plains and later coastal towns. The Industry will loose billions of dollars of infrastructure in the low lying coastal lands, in the future. Already many hotels are experiencing huge repair bills as the insurance industry refuses to pay for storm damage. In Mexico, all-inclusive resorts are still filling in mangroves and, offshore, killing the fish breeding grounds that sustain their reefs. As rivers will run backwards with sea level rise, new water systems will be required and the old ones protected and sustained. Here are some ideas:
* All cruise ships must ensure that no waste or waste water enter the oceans.
* All cruise companies to work with schools on coastal regions to clean up the unwanted litter, especially in countries such as in Mexico.
* Encourage use of non-polluting chemicals for all cleaning functions on ships.
* Encourage development of alternative sources of power such as Hydrogen and Solar, wherever possible.
* Develop uses for all waste and waste water residues.
SOIL
* Clean soil impeached by past pollution and chemicals on all Tourism related sites.
* Ensure all future impacts are reduced.
* Protect arable land and those who work it because it will be needed to grow enough food for the burgeoning population of the planet.
* Encourage use of organically grown food.
* Deliver all surplus food to food banks for the hungry.
* Prevent use of pollution by chemicals that may be absorbed into the soil and consequently defused into rivers, streams and aquifers.
* Conserve and expand wilderness areas to prevent further loss of diversity of species.
* Use the Life Zone approach with regards to planting food supply for bird species.
TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY USE
* Encourage all Recreational Vehicles (RV) and Campgrounds to use Solar Energy for hot water and heating, and encourage services supporting RV and Campgrounds to use alternative energy.
* Encourage the new energy sources such as the ‘Bi-fuel’, electric, hybrid vehicles and the Ballard Fuel Cell for Hydrogen driven vehicles used in the Tourism industry.
* Encourage the experimental aircraft industry to speed up production on any possible fuels that prevent air pollution, and the need to dump fuel before landing. Some possible alternatives to consider could be, electro-magnetic launchings, the use of either hydrogen and water or hydrogen and air. The hydrogen alternatives would produce clean fuels.
* Encourage rapid cross-continent rail transport.
* Encourage use of Space technologies for transportation between continents, ensuring that if they must be in the ozone layer, that all actions and substances, do not deplete the ozone.
Written by Julia Morton-Marr for the IIPT Conference held in Glasgow, UK.
21 st CENTURY AGENDA FOR PEACE THROUGH TOURISM : SUSTAINABLE TOURISM STRATEGIES
International Holistic Tourism Education Centre (IHTEC). September 14, 1999.
On July 22, 1997 a United Nations Resolution adopted by the General Assembly proclaimed the year 2000 as the ‘International Year for the Culture of Peace.’ The United Nations has also proclaimed the years 2001 - 2010 as the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for all the Children of the World".
Canadian groups and individuals have been recognized as leading the way by UNESCO as part of a growing global movement, towards a Culture of Peace. International Holistic Tourism Education Centre (IHTEC) is as partner with UNESCO, promoting UNESCO’s ‘Culture of Peace’ concepts. IHTEC focuses on values, attitudes and behaviour transformation through the promotion of peace, non-violence, respect for cultural and eco-system diversity, promotion of democracy, reconciliation, and friendship. The Tourism and Travel Industry (TTI) needs to consider looking at every action they take from the eyes of ‘A Culture of Peace’ and Dr. Derek Paul’s and Phyllis Creighton's ‘web of life’ concepts. IHTEC encourages the Tourism sector to work with schools involved in IHTEC’s International School Peace Gardens - ‘A Culture of Peace through Tourism" to clean up the environment and to resolve local conflicts.
Tourism is a major users of the ‘global commons’. They are expecting massive increases in the movement of people around the globe in the next 10 years. Therefore Tourism has a major responsibility with regards to Greenhouse gas emissions causing global climate change. The recent UN document "Setting the Record Straight" June 1999 Update, includes the following quote: " In June 1997 "Earth Summit +5, a special session of the UN General Assembly to assess follow-up at the five-year mark, found that despite progress in many areas, the global environment continues to deteriorate. Governments agreed to seek further action - including on fresh water, energy, transport and tourism - but few concrete commitments were made."
Tourism could influence governments worldwide, to give citizens tax incentives, so they can make the changes in the reduction of CO2. It is very important that Tourism involves themselves with Global Governance of the Global Commons. (Global Governance is not Global Government). Industrialized countries continue to commit potential genocide by ignoring the interrelationship between global climate change and coastal sea-level rise.
WATER:
These suggestions are aimed at protecting aquifers, rivers and streams globally.
* Conserve water and encourage guests to understand why and how. This could include establishing a tax incentive for all, to change toilets to a duel flush system, install shower heads that are efficient and reduce consumption in kitchens and laundries, with water saving tools such as are used in dry climates such as Africa, Australia and the Middle East.
* Increase recycling of waste water within each establishment, ensuring that there is no ‘run off’ that pollutes local water supplies.
* Develop low water consuming plants in the grounds of Hotels and Restaurants. The plants need to conserve water and enhance the local Life Zones and bio-systems. This may require removal of lawns, using bark chips and ground covers instead.
* Develop uses for all waste water.
* Collect rain water and use filtering systems to neutralize chemical impurities if being used for drinking water.
* Work with local governments to change laws.
* Encourage the Tourism Industry to play a leadership role in Climate Change concerns.
* Develop new strategies for golf courses, with shorter water holding grasses and non-use of fertilizers and pesticides.
* Increase the use of composting toilets along Trails, and in Mountains, Parks and other outdoor places involved in high visitation.
OCEANS
The Tourism Industry is required to reconsider where it builds with regards to oceans. The Antarctic and Arctic are melting, with ice-bergs floating into shipping lanes. Land based ice will cause the sea level to rise. Coral Islands will disappear first and then the coastal plains and later coastal towns. The Industry will loose billions of dollars of infrastructure in the low lying coastal lands, in the future. Already many hotels are experiencing huge repair bills as the insurance industry refuses to pay for storm damage. In Mexico, all-inclusive resorts are still filling in mangroves and, offshore, killing the fish breeding grounds that sustain their reefs. As rivers will run backwards with sea level rise, new water systems will be required and the old ones protected and sustained. Here are some ideas:
* All cruise ships must ensure that no waste or waste water enter the oceans.
* All cruise companies to work with schools on coastal regions to clean up the unwanted litter, especially in countries such as in Mexico.
* Encourage use of non-polluting chemicals for all cleaning functions on ships.
* Encourage development of alternative sources of power such as Hydrogen and Solar, wherever possible.
* Develop uses for all waste and waste water residues.
SOIL
* Clean soil impeached by past pollution and chemicals on all Tourism related sites.
* Ensure all future impacts are reduced.
* Protect arable land and those who work it because it will be needed to grow enough food for the burgeoning population of the planet.
* Encourage use of organically grown food.
* Deliver all surplus food to food banks for the hungry.
* Prevent use of pollution by chemicals that may be absorbed into the soil and consequently defused into rivers, streams and aquifers.
* Conserve and expand wilderness areas to prevent further loss of diversity of species.
* Use the Life Zone approach with regards to planting food supply for bird species.
TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY USE
* Encourage all Recreational Vehicles (RV) and Campgrounds to use Solar Energy for hot water and heating, and encourage services supporting RV and Campgrounds to use alternative energy.
* Encourage the new energy sources such as the ‘Bi-fuel’, electric, hybrid vehicles and the Ballard Fuel Cell for Hydrogen driven vehicles used in the Tourism industry.
* Encourage the experimental aircraft industry to speed up production on any possible fuels that prevent air pollution, and the need to dump fuel before landing. Some possible alternatives to consider could be, electro-magnetic launchings, the use of either hydrogen and water or hydrogen and air. The hydrogen alternatives would produce clean fuels.
* Encourage rapid cross-continent rail transport.
* Encourage use of Space technologies for transportation between continents, ensuring that if they must be in the ozone layer, that all actions and substances, do not deplete the ozone.
Written by Julia Morton-Marr for the IIPT Conference held in Glasgow, UK.
IHTEC Pins for Sale
IHTEC Materials
IHTEC offers a Participation certificate, and gold pins as Awards.
Beautiful Pin Collection for Award Ceremonies, ...
For information on amounts, prices etc., please contact us.
PIN - IHTEC pin "A Culture of Peace Through Tourism
PIN - International School Peace Gardens Program
PIN - Creature Corridors Millenium Challenge Program
PIN - Watershed Peace Pathways Program
PIN - Marine Peace Parks Program
PIN - Leaf of Peace
IHTEC offers a Participation certificate, and gold pins as Awards.
Beautiful Pin Collection for Award Ceremonies, ...
For information on amounts, prices etc., please contact us.
PIN - IHTEC pin "A Culture of Peace Through Tourism
PIN - International School Peace Gardens Program
PIN - Creature Corridors Millenium Challenge Program
PIN - Watershed Peace Pathways Program
PIN - Marine Peace Parks Program
PIN - Leaf of Peace
Scientific Papers that support IHTEC
DOCUMENTS
1. There is a collection of scientific documents related to IHTEC's Watershed Peace Pathways program..These can all be found on the Canadian Pugwash website.
'2008 Expert Round Table on Water'
http://www.pugwashgroup.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95:roundtable-on-water&catid=44:water&Itemid=83
2. Papers and video's on the various academic Global Issues Project Roundtables are also available on
Science for Peace / Canadian Pugwash Global Issues Project
http://www.scienceforpeace.ca/global-issues-project
3. Other major scientific papers are available upon request from IHTEC.
Anatol Rapoport: Ecological Peace. A Systemic View of the Biosphere
Anatol Rapoport: Universal Values in the Light of General Systems Theory
Albert Bartlett: Population Publications Malthus
Heiner Benking: Global Stability
Desmond Berghofer: Knowledge Society
Helmut Burkhardt: Necessity for Global Governance
Helmut Burkhardt: Priorities for a Sustainable Civilisation
Helmut Burkhardt: Security - Systematic Overview
Helmut Burkhardt: Substance Accounting
Helmut Burkhardt: Physical Limits to Large Scale Global Biomass Generation for Replacing Fossil Fuels
Helmut Burkhardt: The World Energy Systems
Helmut Burkhardt & Julia Morton-Marr: EWOC Action Priorities for a Sustainable Civilisation
Helmut Burkhardt & Julia Morton-Marr: Handbook on Global Issues (updated June 2007)
Helmut Burkhardt: Full Spectrum Integrity Index of Nations
Helmut Burkhardt: Feasibility on Energy 2006
Lester R. Brown: "Plan B 2.0, Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble", 2006, Earth Policy Institute, W. W. Norton & company, New York. Download the chapters free from: http://www.earth-policy.org/Books/PB2/Contents.htm
Phillis Creighton: End of Threat of NuclearWar
Phillis Creighton and Derek Paul: Paradigm Shift
Phillis Creighton: Nuclear Weapons Policies
Phillis Creighton: Social Justice Corporations and Transparency
Phillis Creighton: Space Weaponization
Hardin: Commons Definition and its Tragedy
Julia Morton-Marr: Urgent Needs for Sustainability Education
Derek Paul: Climate Change
Derek Paul: Surviving
David Pimentel document
David Pimentel: World Population Food
David Pimentel: Water Agriculture Environment
P Particle AJIM document
C Ramazzini Statement
Harold Willens: Nuclear Weapons Chart 1984
Nuclear Weapons Chart
Commoner: PCB's document
Delegitimization Paper document
Earth Charter document
EcoFuture Population and Sustainability - Exponential Growth and The Rule of 70
Energy Choices Vulnerability of Nations document
Footprint Network News - Global Footprint Network Advancing the Science of Sustainability
Footprint of Nations 2004 document
Global Changes Overhead document
GSE Flyer document
Science for Peace Booklist document
Soskolne 1 document
Soskolne Impact Ecological Dis Human Health document
H. Burkhart: Universal Values and the Three Pillars of Sustainability document
VOW Towards Delegitimizing War document
FORESTS
a selection of academic papers from the Science for Peace Global Issues Project - Round Table on Forests in September 2006.
Phyllis Creighton and Derek Paul: A Holistic Paradigm for the 21st Century
Prof. Helmut Burkhardt: Feasibility of Ontario’s Energy Plans
Prof. Helmut Burkhardt: Feasibility of Solar Cooking and Its Impact on Conserving Forests
Prof. Helmut Burkhardt: Physical Limits to Large Scale Global Biomass Generation for Replacing Fossil Fuels
John D McRuer: Models, Dogma and Claptrap
Dr. J. Ciro Hernández-Díaz: Forest Resources and Sustainability
1. There is a collection of scientific documents related to IHTEC's Watershed Peace Pathways program..These can all be found on the Canadian Pugwash website.
'2008 Expert Round Table on Water'
http://www.pugwashgroup.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95:roundtable-on-water&catid=44:water&Itemid=83
2. Papers and video's on the various academic Global Issues Project Roundtables are also available on
Science for Peace / Canadian Pugwash Global Issues Project
http://www.scienceforpeace.ca/global-issues-project
3. Other major scientific papers are available upon request from IHTEC.
Anatol Rapoport: Ecological Peace. A Systemic View of the Biosphere
Anatol Rapoport: Universal Values in the Light of General Systems Theory
Albert Bartlett: Population Publications Malthus
Heiner Benking: Global Stability
Desmond Berghofer: Knowledge Society
Helmut Burkhardt: Necessity for Global Governance
Helmut Burkhardt: Priorities for a Sustainable Civilisation
Helmut Burkhardt: Security - Systematic Overview
Helmut Burkhardt: Substance Accounting
Helmut Burkhardt: Physical Limits to Large Scale Global Biomass Generation for Replacing Fossil Fuels
Helmut Burkhardt: The World Energy Systems
Helmut Burkhardt & Julia Morton-Marr: EWOC Action Priorities for a Sustainable Civilisation
Helmut Burkhardt & Julia Morton-Marr: Handbook on Global Issues (updated June 2007)
Helmut Burkhardt: Full Spectrum Integrity Index of Nations
Helmut Burkhardt: Feasibility on Energy 2006
Lester R. Brown: "Plan B 2.0, Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble", 2006, Earth Policy Institute, W. W. Norton & company, New York. Download the chapters free from: http://www.earth-policy.org/Books/PB2/Contents.htm
Phillis Creighton: End of Threat of NuclearWar
Phillis Creighton and Derek Paul: Paradigm Shift
Phillis Creighton: Nuclear Weapons Policies
Phillis Creighton: Social Justice Corporations and Transparency
Phillis Creighton: Space Weaponization
Hardin: Commons Definition and its Tragedy
Julia Morton-Marr: Urgent Needs for Sustainability Education
Derek Paul: Climate Change
Derek Paul: Surviving
David Pimentel document
David Pimentel: World Population Food
David Pimentel: Water Agriculture Environment
P Particle AJIM document
C Ramazzini Statement
Harold Willens: Nuclear Weapons Chart 1984
Nuclear Weapons Chart
Commoner: PCB's document
Delegitimization Paper document
Earth Charter document
EcoFuture Population and Sustainability - Exponential Growth and The Rule of 70
Energy Choices Vulnerability of Nations document
Footprint Network News - Global Footprint Network Advancing the Science of Sustainability
Footprint of Nations 2004 document
Global Changes Overhead document
GSE Flyer document
Science for Peace Booklist document
Soskolne 1 document
Soskolne Impact Ecological Dis Human Health document
H. Burkhart: Universal Values and the Three Pillars of Sustainability document
VOW Towards Delegitimizing War document
FORESTS
a selection of academic papers from the Science for Peace Global Issues Project - Round Table on Forests in September 2006.
Phyllis Creighton and Derek Paul: A Holistic Paradigm for the 21st Century
Prof. Helmut Burkhardt: Feasibility of Ontario’s Energy Plans
Prof. Helmut Burkhardt: Feasibility of Solar Cooking and Its Impact on Conserving Forests
Prof. Helmut Burkhardt: Physical Limits to Large Scale Global Biomass Generation for Replacing Fossil Fuels
John D McRuer: Models, Dogma and Claptrap
Dr. J. Ciro Hernández-Díaz: Forest Resources and Sustainability
IHTEC - Butterflies Breath - Rainforests Program
The BUTTERFLIES BREATH has been developed to teach about Rain-Forests and is based on justice and ethical practices.
It will help students understand the necessity for the protection of all forest species and their eco-systems including the human forest dwellers. It is hoped that students will learn sustainability, conflict resolution and peace from these people.
It is designed to be used by individual students, or as a class or combined group of classes with students divided into groups to do the research on the headings. Students study the topic until their integrated research touches on the next topic. Through debate and individual and collective report writing, they identify issues that are involved. These reports can then be posted on their school website and on IHTEC website.
We suggest that the outcome be presented through the performing arts: play, musical, video, dance or art show. Invite the media to your presentation.
Register on: http://www.ihtec.org/IHTECPages/IHTEC-RegistrationForm.html
Study Units:
Ecological Integrity
1. How many eco-systems can you identify in a rainforest? How do these eco-systems connect with each other. Identify one specie in each layer and show how it relies and connects with another specie from the next eco-system. Do this from the tree top to the roots or vice-versa. Show what occurs if one tree is removed and how that affects the rainforest ecology.
2. Identify five rainforest plant species that are used for human health and medical purposes in your culture. How are these used by human forest dwellers. What is the $ cost between western cultures and tribal use?
3. How does a rainforest help all species on the planet to breathe? How does it affect the atmosphere, water, food, and medicine for civilization's health. This will require knowledge of the carbon dioxide and oxygen interchange within the atmosphere.
4. What is the effect of human pollution and climatic change on rainforests and their human populations?
5. What are the effects on the planet, of losing 14 million hectares of forest each year? How long does a forest take to re-grow? What happens if the land is used for urban development or left un-touched? Which is more sustainable?
6. Using your own currency, what is the cost of removing one tree from a rainforest? Show this using ecological and commercial "substance accounting" with the positive and negatives involved? How can we account for the 30,000 species that are lost annually?
Social Integrity
7. Why must we insist on the protection of human forest dwellers? How can this knowledge help you build peace and justice in your community and culture?
8. How do the current urban development practices of "slash and burn", urban sprawl, and the resulting desertification, and re-location of forest tribes, destroy sustainability?
9. How will the protection of rainforests aid Human Security, and civilization's survival?
Impact
10. How do forest dwellers maintain their balanced ecological footprint?
Population
11. What factors are involved within forest human communities that maintain a balanced population?
Affluence
12. From the class analysis using "Substance Accounting" ask yourself questions about the differences between the importance of your society's economy and the bartering of forest dwellers? Which is the most sustainable?
Technology
14. Can you identify any current (2004) technology that can help maintain forest tribes?
Conclusion
1. Write a report on your section of the project first. Then debate the result with your class and identify how each topic integrates and affects the other.
2. Contact your mayor, President or Prime Minister with the joint conclusions. Show how you involved your community as you developed this program into an art form.
3. Let IHTEC know the outcome. ihtec@3web.com
IHTEC - Sunrays for Middle East
SUNRAYS - RAYON DE SOLEIL
Valuing World Heritage Sites in the Middle East : "A Culture of Peace through Tourism"
Curriculum:
Integrated Studies include Peace Education, Conflict Resolution, Environmental Studies, Inter-Cultural Understanding, Social Studies, Geographical Studies, Language and Performing Arts, Citizenship, and Community Service.
Highlights:
Linkages (twinning) of schools is to occur at the countries involved decision. ie: between two cities in two different countries in the Middle East. This can also be encourage between all countries around the world. We hope to encourage elementary and secondary schools from R - 12 to the study of the 'other' countries Peace Parks and UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Places of high significance and high visitation.
Program Development:
The school linkages between countries, are then used to encourage participants to jointly develop an original half- hour long performance:- in video, film, stage show, drama and musical performance, song cycle or to create a peace and sustainability art display.
Each school must show how they have included their local artisans, their community and their parents. Schools are to invite and involve their local governmental officials at their final performance on International Day of Peace. It is most important that each school also share their achievements, via the internet and video, with their twin city and twin country. All schools will be invited to participate.
A final outcome is to plant an International School Peace Garden to celebrate their achievement. To dedicate themselves annually to peace.
Aims:
- To develop a team of teachers who have links to schools in each of the Middle Eastern countries.
- To link together schools in two countries in the Middle East.
There will be several groups of two schools. The results of "Sun Rays" will showcase the students achievements with others schools.
A final concert as a celebration of peace will be presented before Heads of State.
It is hoped that the Tourism Industry might help with funding which will go to each country for peace education.
Subject Areas
Secondary Schools:
Geography, Tourism, Archeology, Biology, Botany, Geology, Hydrology, Global Commons use.
Elementary Schools:
Find why the site is important and link it into all subject areas.
More Details:
How do you get started?
1. Register your participation in the program on www.ihtec.org
2. Choose and research a tourism site in your partner city and country
This can be a UNESCO World Heritage site, A sacred sites, peace park or garden, or any other significant and frequently visited Tourism site. Your choice must have a high visitation by overseas and local visitors. The whole school will need to share in different aspects of the research on their chosen site. Schools must show the holistic relationship of subject areas.
3. Write an original script from your research.
Then create any of the following art forms: film, drama, operetta, orchestral score with soloist, dance, sculpture, art show or any other art form. Show your originality in design and origin. The result is to be approximately ½ hour performance.
4. Record the process
Make your outcomes available for display. We suggest the following:
- Create a book for a display table.
- Create a folder with art, and photos of the research. Show how you have shared your work with others in your community.
- Identify your community involvement.
- Develop a Promotion Brochure.
- Build Display / Story Boards for shows.
- Create a website, that can be linked to the IHTEC site.
- Link via email, video or school visits.
5. Perform
the result for your school, community, and the linked school.
Please include in your outcome booklet, blog and podcast how you included:
- The whole schools involvement.
- Each family with creating costume, knowledge, time spent ...
- Information distribution to parents and the local community.
- Press releases, video clips and photographs, showing the process / outcomes that occurred.
- Involvement of "Tourism as a Culture of Peace" concepts.
- Exchange of information with other schools in your own country and your selected countries.
- Link and intercultural bridging between schools.
- How you used technology and the media in a positive way.
Develop an ongoing school curriculum for peace and sustainability
- Visit International School Peace Gardens website www.ihtec.org
- Plant a peace tree or peace garden to celebrate the completion of the program.
- Integrate peace and sustainability education into all aspects of the school curriculum.
Contact: Julia Morton-Marr
Email: ihtec@3web.com
IHTEC SUNRAYS Teaching Team
A team of teachers are gathering across the world, who will be linked to key team teachers in each of the Middle Eastern Countries. If you are interested in participating please contact: ihtec@3web.com
RESOURCES:
World Heritage Sites
http://worldheritagephotos.com/middleeast/
Middle Eastern Culture
http://www.albany.edu/history/middle-east/culture.htm
History of the Middle East
http://www.nmhschool.org/tthornton/mehistorydatabase/mideastindex.htm
Valuing World Heritage Sites in the Middle East : "A Culture of Peace through Tourism"
Curriculum:
Integrated Studies include Peace Education, Conflict Resolution, Environmental Studies, Inter-Cultural Understanding, Social Studies, Geographical Studies, Language and Performing Arts, Citizenship, and Community Service.
Highlights:
Linkages (twinning) of schools is to occur at the countries involved decision. ie: between two cities in two different countries in the Middle East. This can also be encourage between all countries around the world. We hope to encourage elementary and secondary schools from R - 12 to the study of the 'other' countries Peace Parks and UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Places of high significance and high visitation.
Program Development:
The school linkages between countries, are then used to encourage participants to jointly develop an original half- hour long performance:- in video, film, stage show, drama and musical performance, song cycle or to create a peace and sustainability art display.
Each school must show how they have included their local artisans, their community and their parents. Schools are to invite and involve their local governmental officials at their final performance on International Day of Peace. It is most important that each school also share their achievements, via the internet and video, with their twin city and twin country. All schools will be invited to participate.
A final outcome is to plant an International School Peace Garden to celebrate their achievement. To dedicate themselves annually to peace.
Aims:
- To develop a team of teachers who have links to schools in each of the Middle Eastern countries.
- To link together schools in two countries in the Middle East.
There will be several groups of two schools. The results of "Sun Rays" will showcase the students achievements with others schools.
A final concert as a celebration of peace will be presented before Heads of State.
It is hoped that the Tourism Industry might help with funding which will go to each country for peace education.
Subject Areas
Secondary Schools:
Geography, Tourism, Archeology, Biology, Botany, Geology, Hydrology, Global Commons use.
Elementary Schools:
Find why the site is important and link it into all subject areas.
More Details:
How do you get started?
1. Register your participation in the program on www.ihtec.org
2. Choose and research a tourism site in your partner city and country
This can be a UNESCO World Heritage site, A sacred sites, peace park or garden, or any other significant and frequently visited Tourism site. Your choice must have a high visitation by overseas and local visitors. The whole school will need to share in different aspects of the research on their chosen site. Schools must show the holistic relationship of subject areas.
3. Write an original script from your research.
Then create any of the following art forms: film, drama, operetta, orchestral score with soloist, dance, sculpture, art show or any other art form. Show your originality in design and origin. The result is to be approximately ½ hour performance.
4. Record the process
Make your outcomes available for display. We suggest the following:
- Create a book for a display table.
- Create a folder with art, and photos of the research. Show how you have shared your work with others in your community.
- Identify your community involvement.
- Develop a Promotion Brochure.
- Build Display / Story Boards for shows.
- Create a website, that can be linked to the IHTEC site.
- Link via email, video or school visits.
5. Perform
the result for your school, community, and the linked school.
Please include in your outcome booklet, blog and podcast how you included:
- The whole schools involvement.
- Each family with creating costume, knowledge, time spent ...
- Information distribution to parents and the local community.
- Press releases, video clips and photographs, showing the process / outcomes that occurred.
- Involvement of "Tourism as a Culture of Peace" concepts.
- Exchange of information with other schools in your own country and your selected countries.
- Link and intercultural bridging between schools.
- How you used technology and the media in a positive way.
Develop an ongoing school curriculum for peace and sustainability
- Visit International School Peace Gardens website www.ihtec.org
- Plant a peace tree or peace garden to celebrate the completion of the program.
- Integrate peace and sustainability education into all aspects of the school curriculum.
Contact: Julia Morton-Marr
Email: ihtec@3web.com
IHTEC SUNRAYS Teaching Team
A team of teachers are gathering across the world, who will be linked to key team teachers in each of the Middle Eastern Countries. If you are interested in participating please contact: ihtec@3web.com
RESOURCES:
World Heritage Sites
http://worldheritagephotos.com/middleeast/
Middle Eastern Culture
http://www.albany.edu/history/middle-east/culture.htm
History of the Middle East
http://www.nmhschool.org/tthornton/mehistorydatabase/mideastindex.htm
IHTEC - Arctic Acrobats
Arctic Acrobats
Linking Circumpolar Schools through Sustainability Education.
Arctic Acrobats is a program in Circumpolar Sustainability Education for schools in the Circumpolar Regions, as part of the "United Nations Decade for A Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World" (UNESCO). Arctic Acrobats was launched at the Circumpolar Climate Change Summit, held in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada on March 18th-21st, 2001.
Curriculum:
Integrated Studies include Peace Education, Conflict Resolution, Environmental Studies, Inter-Cultural Understanding, Social Studies, Geographical Studies, Language Arts, Performing Arts, Maths and Science, Peace Education, Citizenship, and Community Service.
Highlights:
A Secondary program of study showing the inter-relationships between various areas of the environmental that link to climate change. Twinning of schools in Circumpolar (Arctic or the countries who work in the Antarctic). Reports to be sent in writing to governments.
AWARDS:
Achievement Awards, as noted above, include a beautiful "Arctic Acrobat" pin, awarded for 40 hours of community service: soon to be available from IHTEC.
Aims
- To build virtual links between schools in another country. ie: Canada and Russia
Circumpolar countries.
- To establish pilot projects between Northern Aboriginal people.ie: Canada in Russia.
- To create awareness reports on the melting ice.
- Communicate the results in an artistic format, to share with your twinned school.
Study area
Circumpolar region, north of 60' N. This includes Canada, Denmark, Finland, with others. We suggest the following: Iceland, Norway, the Russia Federation Sweden, and the United States of America.
How do you get started ?
Register on IHTEC
http://www.ihtec.org/IHTECPages/IHTEC-RegistrationForm.html
Study the following inter-relationships
- The grasshopper effect from the soil, to air to the food chain of PCBs; the atmospheric emissions from aircraft, and space vehicles; and their relationship to ecosystem health.
- The polluted atmosphere and its effect on the ozone.
- The relationship between the air currents and ocean currents.
- The relationship between ocean currents and oceanic pollution.
- An understanding why the ocean currents are changing direction and the short and long term effect on the polar icecap;
- The relationship between the melting ice from Greenland and from glaciers on other land masses, and the expected sea level rise.
Write an original report of your research. This to be shared with others.
Record the process
Make your outcomes available for sharing
- Several groups of students study the inter-relationships.
- Identify the overlapping areas where the studies meet
- Write a report of the results.
- Share results via email, video or school visits with your twinned school.
- Create a folder with art, photos of the research.
- Identify your community's involvement in the process and solutions.
- Develop a Promotional Brochure.
- Build Display / Story Boards for shows.
- Create a web site, that can be linked to the IHTEC site.
.......................
Web Links for study:
Humidex and Windchill Calculators http://www.physlink.com/Reference/Weather.cfm
Climate Prediction, the largest experiment to try and produce a forecast of the climate in the 21st century. http://climateprediction.net/
'The Globe Program' http://www.globe.gov/globe_flash.html
Buckminster Fuller Institute http://www.bfi.org/
http://www.cruzio.com/-ioemoore/
Experimental Aircraft Association http://www.eaa.org
NASA Dryden Flight Research Centre http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov
Experimental Aircraft http://www.exp-aircraft.com/links.html
Global Environment Facility http://www.gefweb.org
Canada Well-Being Measurement Act Bill C-469
http://www.cyberus.ca/choose.sustain/index5.html
Arctic Council http://www.nrc.ca/arctic/
http://www.globe.gov/globe_flash.html
Web Links for teachers
Circumpolar Climate Change Summit
http://www.taiga.net/nce/cirumpolar
Environment Canada http://www.toolsofchange.com
http://www.climatechange.gc.ca
Globe Program http://www.globe.gov
Sustainable Communities http://www.earthfuture.com
Finnish Global Research Centre FIGARE http://figare.utu.fi
ECO-Accord Moscow Russia http://www.ecoaccord.cis.lead.org
Register your projects on
"The Future of Children and Youth of the Arctic" at:
http://www.arctic_council.org
IHTEC register
http://www.ihtec.org/IHTECPages/IHTEC-RegistrationForm.html
Linking Circumpolar Schools through Sustainability Education.
Arctic Acrobats is a program in Circumpolar Sustainability Education for schools in the Circumpolar Regions, as part of the "United Nations Decade for A Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World" (UNESCO). Arctic Acrobats was launched at the Circumpolar Climate Change Summit, held in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada on March 18th-21st, 2001.
Curriculum:
Integrated Studies include Peace Education, Conflict Resolution, Environmental Studies, Inter-Cultural Understanding, Social Studies, Geographical Studies, Language Arts, Performing Arts, Maths and Science, Peace Education, Citizenship, and Community Service.
Highlights:
A Secondary program of study showing the inter-relationships between various areas of the environmental that link to climate change. Twinning of schools in Circumpolar (Arctic or the countries who work in the Antarctic). Reports to be sent in writing to governments.
AWARDS:
Achievement Awards, as noted above, include a beautiful "Arctic Acrobat" pin, awarded for 40 hours of community service: soon to be available from IHTEC.
Aims
- To build virtual links between schools in another country. ie: Canada and Russia
Circumpolar countries.
- To establish pilot projects between Northern Aboriginal people.ie: Canada in Russia.
- To create awareness reports on the melting ice.
- Communicate the results in an artistic format, to share with your twinned school.
Study area
Circumpolar region, north of 60' N. This includes Canada, Denmark, Finland, with others. We suggest the following: Iceland, Norway, the Russia Federation Sweden, and the United States of America.
How do you get started ?
Register on IHTEC
http://www.ihtec.org/IHTECPages/IHTEC-RegistrationForm.html
Study the following inter-relationships
- The grasshopper effect from the soil, to air to the food chain of PCBs; the atmospheric emissions from aircraft, and space vehicles; and their relationship to ecosystem health.
- The polluted atmosphere and its effect on the ozone.
- The relationship between the air currents and ocean currents.
- The relationship between ocean currents and oceanic pollution.
- An understanding why the ocean currents are changing direction and the short and long term effect on the polar icecap;
- The relationship between the melting ice from Greenland and from glaciers on other land masses, and the expected sea level rise.
Write an original report of your research. This to be shared with others.
Record the process
Make your outcomes available for sharing
- Several groups of students study the inter-relationships.
- Identify the overlapping areas where the studies meet
- Write a report of the results.
- Share results via email, video or school visits with your twinned school.
- Create a folder with art, photos of the research.
- Identify your community's involvement in the process and solutions.
- Develop a Promotional Brochure.
- Build Display / Story Boards for shows.
- Create a web site, that can be linked to the IHTEC site.
.......................
Web Links for study:
Humidex and Windchill Calculators http://www.physlink.com/Reference/Weather.cfm
Climate Prediction, the largest experiment to try and produce a forecast of the climate in the 21st century. http://climateprediction.net/
'The Globe Program' http://www.globe.gov/globe_flash.html
Buckminster Fuller Institute http://www.bfi.org/
http://www.cruzio.com/-ioemoore/
Experimental Aircraft Association http://www.eaa.org
NASA Dryden Flight Research Centre http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov
Experimental Aircraft http://www.exp-aircraft.com/links.html
Global Environment Facility http://www.gefweb.org
Canada Well-Being Measurement Act Bill C-469
http://www.cyberus.ca/choose.sustain/index5.html
Arctic Council http://www.nrc.ca/arctic/
http://www.globe.gov/globe_flash.html
Web Links for teachers
Circumpolar Climate Change Summit
http://www.taiga.net/nce/cirumpolar
Environment Canada http://www.toolsofchange.com
http://www.climatechange.gc.ca
Globe Program http://www.globe.gov
Sustainable Communities http://www.earthfuture.com
Finnish Global Research Centre FIGARE http://figare.utu.fi
ECO-Accord Moscow Russia http://www.ecoaccord.cis.lead.org
Register your projects on
"The Future of Children and Youth of the Arctic" at:
http://www.arctic_council.org
IHTEC register
http://www.ihtec.org/IHTECPages/IHTEC-RegistrationForm.html
IHTEC - Mountains & Space
M.E.E.T.S. Mountains on Earth Expansively Touching Space
Curriculum:
Environmental Studies, Technology, Space studies, Global Citizenship for the Global Commons.
Highlights:
A Secondary program of study involving the inter-relationships between mountains, water, atmosphere, space, technology and space travel. Report writing to send to local governments with copies on the World Future School forum.
Linkages are established with local, regional, national and UNESCO parks and heritage sites and protected places are used as education learning sites - Peace Parks and World Heritage Sites.
Whole School Involvement is encouraged and realized !
Nurturing Global Citizenship
IHTEC nurtures Global Citizenship to protect the Global Commons. We invite teachers and students to discuss Community, Planetary and Cosmos Well Being for Peace for all generations. The M.E.E.T.S. program invites a study of the inter-relationships amongst the following:
Register: http://www.ihtec.org/IHTECPages/IHTEC-RegistrationForm.html
Topics: Mountains; Water; Atmosphere; Space; Technology and Space Travel.
1. Mountains - Identify indicators that show how fragile mountains are. Find civilizations who live on mountains. What tourism occurs on mountains? How does a mountain connect with space?
2. Water - Show how pollution links to the snow and water collection on mountains, which may affect the hydrological cycle. Discuss the effects of erosion and atmospheric pollution.
3. Atmosphere - Find how many atmospheric layers surround the blue planet of earth. Explain how the ozone hole was formed over the poles. Relate this to climatic changes that are now occurring. How is this affecting mountains?
4. Space - Identify ways to keep "Peace in Space". When you are on the top of a mountain, the next stop is Space. What is a mountain?s atmosphere like? Your future will involve living and working in space. Dream what would this be like and how to keep space peaceful.
5. Technology - Identify how peaceful uses of technology can be maintained to nurture humankind. Satellites are used every day of our lives for media and finding people. What values do we need to encourage Mass Media to develop peaceful uses for the News, Advertising and Popular Cultural Entertainment? What happens to if too much space junk floats around earth? How do we safely collect this space junk when it falls to earth? How can we travel if it fills up?
6. Space Travel - Find out how solar and wind power can be used as the new technologies for future travel in space. As space becomes used for Tourism and Travel, it is most important that sustainable practices are developed through 'A Culture of Peace through Tourism'. Invent new ways to solve conflicts in the future.
7. Present - Ask Your Prime Minister, President or Head of State to present your suggestion to the United Nations Secretary General and to the Charter Depository.
http://www.ihtec.org
Julia Morton-Marrr, IHTEC President
Curriculum:
Environmental Studies, Technology, Space studies, Global Citizenship for the Global Commons.
Highlights:
A Secondary program of study involving the inter-relationships between mountains, water, atmosphere, space, technology and space travel. Report writing to send to local governments with copies on the World Future School forum.
Linkages are established with local, regional, national and UNESCO parks and heritage sites and protected places are used as education learning sites - Peace Parks and World Heritage Sites.
Whole School Involvement is encouraged and realized !
Nurturing Global Citizenship
IHTEC nurtures Global Citizenship to protect the Global Commons. We invite teachers and students to discuss Community, Planetary and Cosmos Well Being for Peace for all generations. The M.E.E.T.S. program invites a study of the inter-relationships amongst the following:
Register: http://www.ihtec.org/IHTECPages/IHTEC-RegistrationForm.html
Topics: Mountains; Water; Atmosphere; Space; Technology and Space Travel.
1. Mountains - Identify indicators that show how fragile mountains are. Find civilizations who live on mountains. What tourism occurs on mountains? How does a mountain connect with space?
2. Water - Show how pollution links to the snow and water collection on mountains, which may affect the hydrological cycle. Discuss the effects of erosion and atmospheric pollution.
3. Atmosphere - Find how many atmospheric layers surround the blue planet of earth. Explain how the ozone hole was formed over the poles. Relate this to climatic changes that are now occurring. How is this affecting mountains?
4. Space - Identify ways to keep "Peace in Space". When you are on the top of a mountain, the next stop is Space. What is a mountain?s atmosphere like? Your future will involve living and working in space. Dream what would this be like and how to keep space peaceful.
5. Technology - Identify how peaceful uses of technology can be maintained to nurture humankind. Satellites are used every day of our lives for media and finding people. What values do we need to encourage Mass Media to develop peaceful uses for the News, Advertising and Popular Cultural Entertainment? What happens to if too much space junk floats around earth? How do we safely collect this space junk when it falls to earth? How can we travel if it fills up?
6. Space Travel - Find out how solar and wind power can be used as the new technologies for future travel in space. As space becomes used for Tourism and Travel, it is most important that sustainable practices are developed through 'A Culture of Peace through Tourism'. Invent new ways to solve conflicts in the future.
7. Present - Ask Your Prime Minister, President or Head of State to present your suggestion to the United Nations Secretary General and to the Charter Depository.
http://www.ihtec.org
Julia Morton-Marrr, IHTEC President
IHTEC - Marine Peace Parks
Marine Peace Parks
Curriculum:
Peace Education, Conflict Resolution, Environmental Studies, Outdoor Education, Inter-Cultural Understanding, Language Arts, Performing Arts, Maths and Science, Citizenship, and Community Service.
Highlights:
There is only one OCEAN!
Schools who live near the ocean are asked to plant their International School Peace Garden (ISPG) first, and to dedicate themselves to Marine Peace Parks as a second project in their ISPG.
Schools are requested to link to established local Marine and Coastal Resource Management and Planning organizations. Protection of marine resources is encouraged, especially with respect to sustainable marine resources. Environmental monitoring of marine species and systems is a major program element, with geographical and geological study components; materials focus on encouraging sustainable use of food and other products derived from marine ecosystems.
Other study components address the effect of climate change and global warming on sea level rise, and include items to increase knowledge of storms and weather. Protection of the world's oceans through the establishment and expansion of Marine Parks, Marine Conservation Areas, UNESCO World Heritage Sites with a significant marine component, and other marine-focused environmental initiatives are encouraged.
The use of the "global village" concept is promoted as the basis for understanding how oceans function and how everyone on earth is tied to each other through the ocean - we are all affected by how each of us use and consume or pollute and destroy the once plentiful variety of resources oceans can provide.
Global understanding that rivers will run backwards with a sea level rise as a result of global warming is a significant lesson which can be taught through this program area of study.
Whole School Involvement is encouraged and realized.
Life Zones are studied and created using marine plants as the foundation for a bio-diversity laboratory.
The use of solar and wind energy is encouraged.
Working projects are developed around these topics. Community service of 40 hours is encouraged through working with the school community and with community organizations having a maritime or marine focus.
AWARDS:
Achievement Awards, include a beautiful "Marine Peace Parks" pin, awarded upon completion of 40 hours of community service in this area: Available from IHTEC for $5 per pin.
You are invited to join the Marine Peace Parks Millennium Challenge already underway. Dedications of some coastal and marine based Millennium projects have already occurred. It is suggested that the commitment to create a Marine Peace Park be made in a Peace Garden at your school between .... at the same time similar commitments are being made at other schools around the world.
Please register your participation in the Marine Peace Parks program by completing our on-line registration form,
http://www.ihtec.org/IHTECPages/IHTEC-RegistrationForm.html
or send an email. ihtec@3web.com
Resources:
Atlas of Oceans
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm
The Globe Program
http://www.globe.gov/globe_flash.html
World Wildlife Fund
http://www.worldwildlife.org
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin.
http://www.oic.unesco.org/iyo
Coral Health Monitoring Program
http://www.coral.aoml.noaa.gov/
Dolphin Research Center - Keys, Florida
http://www.dolphins.org
Fisheries and Oceans
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/index.htm
Reef Relief
http://www.reefrelief.org
Reef Guardian International
http://www.reefguardian.org/
Ocean Conservation Canada
http://www.oceansconservation.com
Gulf of Maine Council - Year 2000 Year of the Gulf.
http://www.gulfofmaine.com
Marine Education in South Australia
http://www.mesa.edu.au/news/sa_1103.asp
Port Vincent Primary School, South Australia
http://www.vincentps.sa.edu.au/
Marine Discovery Centre, South Australia
http://www.marinediscoverycentre.com.au/
Curriculum:
Peace Education, Conflict Resolution, Environmental Studies, Outdoor Education, Inter-Cultural Understanding, Language Arts, Performing Arts, Maths and Science, Citizenship, and Community Service.
Highlights:
There is only one OCEAN!
Schools who live near the ocean are asked to plant their International School Peace Garden (ISPG) first, and to dedicate themselves to Marine Peace Parks as a second project in their ISPG.
Schools are requested to link to established local Marine and Coastal Resource Management and Planning organizations. Protection of marine resources is encouraged, especially with respect to sustainable marine resources. Environmental monitoring of marine species and systems is a major program element, with geographical and geological study components; materials focus on encouraging sustainable use of food and other products derived from marine ecosystems.
Other study components address the effect of climate change and global warming on sea level rise, and include items to increase knowledge of storms and weather. Protection of the world's oceans through the establishment and expansion of Marine Parks, Marine Conservation Areas, UNESCO World Heritage Sites with a significant marine component, and other marine-focused environmental initiatives are encouraged.
The use of the "global village" concept is promoted as the basis for understanding how oceans function and how everyone on earth is tied to each other through the ocean - we are all affected by how each of us use and consume or pollute and destroy the once plentiful variety of resources oceans can provide.
Global understanding that rivers will run backwards with a sea level rise as a result of global warming is a significant lesson which can be taught through this program area of study.
Whole School Involvement is encouraged and realized.
Life Zones are studied and created using marine plants as the foundation for a bio-diversity laboratory.
The use of solar and wind energy is encouraged.
Working projects are developed around these topics. Community service of 40 hours is encouraged through working with the school community and with community organizations having a maritime or marine focus.
AWARDS:
Achievement Awards, include a beautiful "Marine Peace Parks" pin, awarded upon completion of 40 hours of community service in this area: Available from IHTEC for $5 per pin.
You are invited to join the Marine Peace Parks Millennium Challenge already underway. Dedications of some coastal and marine based Millennium projects have already occurred. It is suggested that the commitment to create a Marine Peace Park be made in a Peace Garden at your school between .... at the same time similar commitments are being made at other schools around the world.
Please register your participation in the Marine Peace Parks program by completing our on-line registration form,
http://www.ihtec.org/IHTECPages/IHTEC-RegistrationForm.html
or send an email. ihtec@3web.com
Resources:
Atlas of Oceans
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm
The Globe Program
http://www.globe.gov/globe_flash.html
World Wildlife Fund
http://www.worldwildlife.org
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin.
http://www.oic.unesco.org/iyo
Coral Health Monitoring Program
http://www.coral.aoml.noaa.gov/
Dolphin Research Center - Keys, Florida
http://www.dolphins.org
Fisheries and Oceans
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/index.htm
Reef Relief
http://www.reefrelief.org
Reef Guardian International
http://www.reefguardian.org/
Ocean Conservation Canada
http://www.oceansconservation.com
Gulf of Maine Council - Year 2000 Year of the Gulf.
http://www.gulfofmaine.com
Marine Education in South Australia
http://www.mesa.edu.au/news/sa_1103.asp
Port Vincent Primary School, South Australia
http://www.vincentps.sa.edu.au/
Marine Discovery Centre, South Australia
http://www.marinediscoverycentre.com.au/
IHTEC - Watershed Peace Pathways
Watershed Peace Pathways
Curriculum:
Peace Education, Conflict Resolution, Environmental Studies, Outdoor Education, Geographical Studies, Inter-Cultural Understanding, Language Arts, Performing Arts, Maths and Science, Citizenship, and Community Service.
Highlights:
Schools are first encouraged to plant an International School Peace Gardens before they begin this program. This is so that they can dedicate themselves in their peace garden to activities focused on water.
Sign the IHTEC Water Dedication.
Linking are established with local River Management and Watersheds Planning groups and Heritage Rivers organizations and your Nations Governments water programs. Protection of water resources is vital during climate change, especially with respect to ensuring safe drinking water. Environmental monitoring of water and riparian systems is a major program element. Material on the sustainable use of food supplies derived from fresh water ecosystems also needs understanding. When you take away one species it affects the whole ecosystem.
The use of the "watershed" concept is promoted as the basis for understanding how rivers function and how everyone within a watershed is tied to each other through the water they use and consume every day. Global understanding that rivers will run backwards with sea level rise as a result of global warming is a significant lesson which can be taught through this program area of study.
Community Service, working 40 hours with river groups is encouraged !
Awards:
Achievement Awards, as noted above, include a beautiful "Watershed Peace Pathways" pin, awarded upon completion of 40 hours of community service in this area: Available from IHTEC for $5 per pin.
History:
On May 4th, 1998 the Watershed Peace Pathways (WPP) program was launched at "Rivers 98", the 2nd national congress of professional, public and private interests in river conservation in Canada. At the ceremonial awards banquet, the Canadian River Management Society (CRMS) and the International Holistic Tourism Education Centre (IHTEC) together recognized a number of individuals for their contribution to local community river stewardship, culminating in the presentation of the "Watershed Peace Pathways Pioneers Award" to Mark Angelo, Chair of the Heritage Rivers Board of British Columbia, "for his outstanding leadership in school and community stewardship for peaceful recreational use of global water resources".
Program Description:
"Watershed Peace Pathways" is one of a series of programs designed and developed by Julia Morton-Marr and the International Holistic Tourism Education Centre (IHTEC) team with Michael Greco, to bring people around the world together through environmental programs which emphasize personal and communal connectivity with each other. By sharing experiences with children around the world, the Canadian River Management Society (CRMS)-sponsor of the Watershed Peace Pathways program will bring present and future citizens of this planet closer together, through shared 'peaceful', environmentally-focused activities, geared for school-aged participants.
"Watershed Peace Pathways (WPP)" is a world-wide program designed to encourage elementary and high school students and their mentors.
Links to Related Sites
'Murray-Darling Basin Australian Water Crisis' slide show
Murray River YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpHxMh2wkUM
Canadian Heritage Rivers System
http://www.chrs.ca/
Annual World Rivers Day in Canada
http://evolvemultimedia.ca/RiversdayOnline/Events.php
http://commons.bcit.ca/worldriversday/
River Management Society
http://www.river-management.org/index.asp
International Rivers
http://www.riverfoundation.org.au/events.php
Paddle Canada
http://www.paddlingcanada.com/
http://www.crystalseas.com/
Environment Canada's Water Resources
http://www.ec.gc.ca/eau-water/
Global Rivers Environmental Education- Earth Force
http://www.earthforce.org/GREEN
Envirolink
http://www.envirolink.org/
Waterfront Regeneration Trust
http://www.waterfronttrail.org/
Canadian Canoe Museum - Peterborough, Ontario.
http://www.canoemuseum.ca/
Curriculum:
Peace Education, Conflict Resolution, Environmental Studies, Outdoor Education, Geographical Studies, Inter-Cultural Understanding, Language Arts, Performing Arts, Maths and Science, Citizenship, and Community Service.
Highlights:
Schools are first encouraged to plant an International School Peace Gardens before they begin this program. This is so that they can dedicate themselves in their peace garden to activities focused on water.
Sign the IHTEC Water Dedication.
Linking are established with local River Management and Watersheds Planning groups and Heritage Rivers organizations and your Nations Governments water programs. Protection of water resources is vital during climate change, especially with respect to ensuring safe drinking water. Environmental monitoring of water and riparian systems is a major program element. Material on the sustainable use of food supplies derived from fresh water ecosystems also needs understanding. When you take away one species it affects the whole ecosystem.
The use of the "watershed" concept is promoted as the basis for understanding how rivers function and how everyone within a watershed is tied to each other through the water they use and consume every day. Global understanding that rivers will run backwards with sea level rise as a result of global warming is a significant lesson which can be taught through this program area of study.
Community Service, working 40 hours with river groups is encouraged !
Awards:
Achievement Awards, as noted above, include a beautiful "Watershed Peace Pathways" pin, awarded upon completion of 40 hours of community service in this area: Available from IHTEC for $5 per pin.
History:
On May 4th, 1998 the Watershed Peace Pathways (WPP) program was launched at "Rivers 98", the 2nd national congress of professional, public and private interests in river conservation in Canada. At the ceremonial awards banquet, the Canadian River Management Society (CRMS) and the International Holistic Tourism Education Centre (IHTEC) together recognized a number of individuals for their contribution to local community river stewardship, culminating in the presentation of the "Watershed Peace Pathways Pioneers Award" to Mark Angelo, Chair of the Heritage Rivers Board of British Columbia, "for his outstanding leadership in school and community stewardship for peaceful recreational use of global water resources".
Program Description:
"Watershed Peace Pathways" is one of a series of programs designed and developed by Julia Morton-Marr and the International Holistic Tourism Education Centre (IHTEC) team with Michael Greco, to bring people around the world together through environmental programs which emphasize personal and communal connectivity with each other. By sharing experiences with children around the world, the Canadian River Management Society (CRMS)-sponsor of the Watershed Peace Pathways program will bring present and future citizens of this planet closer together, through shared 'peaceful', environmentally-focused activities, geared for school-aged participants.
"Watershed Peace Pathways (WPP)" is a world-wide program designed to encourage elementary and high school students and their mentors.
Links to Related Sites
'Murray-Darling Basin Australian Water Crisis' slide show
Murray River YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpHxMh2wkUM
Canadian Heritage Rivers System
http://www.chrs.ca/
Annual World Rivers Day in Canada
http://evolvemultimedia.ca/RiversdayOnline/Events.php
http://commons.bcit.ca/worldriversday/
River Management Society
http://www.river-management.org/index.asp
International Rivers
http://www.riverfoundation.org.au/events.php
Paddle Canada
http://www.paddlingcanada.com/
http://www.crystalseas.com/
Environment Canada's Water Resources
http://www.ec.gc.ca/eau-water/
Global Rivers Environmental Education- Earth Force
http://www.earthforce.org/GREEN
Envirolink
http://www.envirolink.org/
Waterfront Regeneration Trust
http://www.waterfronttrail.org/
Canadian Canoe Museum - Peterborough, Ontario.
http://www.canoemuseum.ca/
IHTEC - Creature Corridors
Creature Corridors
You are invited to take part in the Creature Corridors especially if your school is near a walking trail with a trail organization. The creature corridors has a focus on planting food sources that will support all species especially those that are migrating.
We suggested that schools plant their International School Peace Gardens first and then dedicate their actions in the Creature Corridors in the garden.
Please register your participation in the Creature Corridors program by completing our on-line registration form,
http://www.ihtec.org/IHTECPages/IHTEC-RegistrationForm.html
Curriculum:
Peace Education, Conflict Resolution, Environmental Studies, Outdoor Education, Inter-Cultural Understanding, Language Arts, Performing Arts, Maths and Science, Citizenship, and Community Service.
Ideas to be achieved:
* Link to your local trail organization.
* Create corridors for animals, flight paths for birds, N-S, E-W.
* Plant food supplies for migrating species required to prevent species loss using the Life Zone approach.
* Re-build thickets for rest stops for birds and smaller animals along trails.
* Protection all forests especially rainforests as world heritage.
* Understand the geographical and geological knowledge in your area.
* Document the effects of climate change and global warming.
* Learn about your storm and weather.
* Achieve 40 hours of Community Service.
Achievement Award: IHTEC has an award pin for participants.
Sustainable Tourism Development
Sustainable Tourism Development of all walking trails is essential for economic development locally, nationally and globally. Trail development requires a strict policy structure of maintenance which will then encourage return visits by intra-state and overseas visitors. For economic sustainability the need for eco-sensitive intermittent facilities along trails is vital. Creature Corridors can be developed along old railways and roads, prior to government policy changes. This is a preventative method for the shared global commons prior to implementation of high speed trains.
Planetary creature loss requires a method of prevention and protection for migratory creatures. By involving professionals in the areas of urban planning, environmental studies, recreational and "peace through tourism" organizations, correct standards and procedures can be developed. Creature Corridors encourages the replanting of thickets with food supply, using a Life Zone approach.
The program can also involve students in a maths and science system of planetary substance accounting for educational purposes, with results being sent to appropriate government sources.
Resources:
IUCN - red list of endangered species
www.iucn.org
The Green Lane
www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html
National Geographic
www.nationalgeographic.com
Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC
www.si.edu/
The Nature Conservancy
www.audubon.org
International Trade of Endangered Fauna and Flora www.cites.org
COSEWIC endangered species in Canada
www.wwfcanada.org/library_specieslists.htm
Canadian Nature Federation
www.cnf.ca/
GREEN
www.defenders.org/grnhome.html
National Audubon Society
www.spea.indiana.edu
EECOM.
www.eecom.ca
The Canadian Wildlife Federation
www.cwf-fcf.org/pages/nww00/nww00_main_e.htm
Trans Canada Trail
www.tctrail.ca/
Rail-Trail
www.rail-trail.org/fredwert/canlist.html
Trails Illustrated - National Geographic
www.trailsillustrated.com
Please register your participation in the Creature Corridors program by completing our on-line registration form,
http://www.ihtec.org/IHTECPages/IHTEC-RegistrationForm.htmlor send an email ihtec@3web.com
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You are invited to take part in the Creature Corridors especially if your school is near a walking trail with a trail organization. The creature corridors has a focus on planting food sources that will support all species especially those that are migrating.
We suggested that schools plant their International School Peace Gardens first and then dedicate their actions in the Creature Corridors in the garden.
Please register your participation in the Creature Corridors program by completing our on-line registration form,
http://www.ihtec.org/IHTECPages/IHTEC-RegistrationForm.html
Curriculum:
Peace Education, Conflict Resolution, Environmental Studies, Outdoor Education, Inter-Cultural Understanding, Language Arts, Performing Arts, Maths and Science, Citizenship, and Community Service.
Ideas to be achieved:
* Link to your local trail organization.
* Create corridors for animals, flight paths for birds, N-S, E-W.
* Plant food supplies for migrating species required to prevent species loss using the Life Zone approach.
* Re-build thickets for rest stops for birds and smaller animals along trails.
* Protection all forests especially rainforests as world heritage.
* Understand the geographical and geological knowledge in your area.
* Document the effects of climate change and global warming.
* Learn about your storm and weather.
* Achieve 40 hours of Community Service.
Achievement Award: IHTEC has an award pin for participants.
Sustainable Tourism Development
Sustainable Tourism Development of all walking trails is essential for economic development locally, nationally and globally. Trail development requires a strict policy structure of maintenance which will then encourage return visits by intra-state and overseas visitors. For economic sustainability the need for eco-sensitive intermittent facilities along trails is vital. Creature Corridors can be developed along old railways and roads, prior to government policy changes. This is a preventative method for the shared global commons prior to implementation of high speed trains.
Planetary creature loss requires a method of prevention and protection for migratory creatures. By involving professionals in the areas of urban planning, environmental studies, recreational and "peace through tourism" organizations, correct standards and procedures can be developed. Creature Corridors encourages the replanting of thickets with food supply, using a Life Zone approach.
The program can also involve students in a maths and science system of planetary substance accounting for educational purposes, with results being sent to appropriate government sources.
Resources:
IUCN - red list of endangered species
www.iucn.org
The Green Lane
www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html
National Geographic
www.nationalgeographic.com
Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC
www.si.edu/
The Nature Conservancy
www.audubon.org
International Trade of Endangered Fauna and Flora www.cites.org
COSEWIC endangered species in Canada
www.wwfcanada.org/library_specieslists.htm
Canadian Nature Federation
www.cnf.ca/
GREEN
www.defenders.org/grnhome.html
National Audubon Society
www.spea.indiana.edu
EECOM.
www.eecom.ca
The Canadian Wildlife Federation
www.cwf-fcf.org/pages/nww00/nww00_main_e.htm
Trans Canada Trail
www.tctrail.ca/
Rail-Trail
www.rail-trail.org/fredwert/canlist.html
Trails Illustrated - National Geographic
www.trailsillustrated.com
Please register your participation in the Creature Corridors program by completing our on-line registration form,
http://www.ihtec.org/IHTECPages/IHTEC-RegistrationForm.htmlor send an email ihtec@3web.com
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IHTEC - Global Sustainability Education Definitions
Global Sustainability Education
Definitions of Global Sustainability Education
Global Sustainability Education (GSE) has two main parts. Firstly, Ecological Integrity and Social Integrity. Both of these are well defined in the Earth Charter. In 2003 UNESCO adopted this soft law. Included in these parts are the two primary values, life and procreation, that foster a biocentric worldview. GSE also includes the two pillars of sustainability, Peace and Resources.
Secondly, we include Ehrlich's equation.
Human Impact = Population x Consumption x Technology. I = P x A x T
"The Ehrlich Formula covers the human impact on the environment. The second pillar of sustainability is social integrity or social peace. Environmental degradation leads to resource scarcity, which in turn leads to loss of social integrity and violent conflicts according T. Homer-Dixon, of the University of Toronto. Injustice is another way of loosing social peace; I see injustice as the main cause of terrorism." Prof. Helmut Burkhardt.
As a GSE Curriculum is developed, and before any action is implemented, each current issues and its impact requires curriculum discussions on:-
1. The effect of a current population increase on the environment and how it impacts to the 'eco-system' and all species in the 'web of life'.
2. The impact on the local economy of human's affluence and the consumerism involved with the earth's resources.
3. The local impact of current and future technology on the local environment and society.
The GSE Curriculum for all students would require these elements and the use of mathematical and statistical knowledge of the current problem, to enable conflicts to be solved peacefully.
Julia Morton-Marr and Prof. Helmut Burkhardt, Council on Global Issues, CGI, Jan 31, 2004
Global Sustainability Education within IHTEC's curriculum
Holistic Tourism Education" Core Curriculum.
Holistic Education examines the inter-disciplinary relationships between various branches of knowledge. The 'Culture of Peace through Tourism' concept includes values and sustainable practices explained on the website, www.ihtec.org
All of IHTEC's programs contain systemic thinking through a Global Sustainability Curriculum. These include the two primary values, life and procreation, that foster a biocentric worldview, and include the two pillars of sustainability, Peace and Resources. These are linked with the values of the credo of the peaceful traveller to complete the GSE concept.
The core curriculum consists of concepts around "A Culture of Peace through Tourism" as a central or 'pivot curriculum'. The curriculum is linked through the International School Peace Gardens, which also links to Global Sustainability Education (GSE) curriculum in the following ways:
1. Environmental Integrity = Environmental Studies,
2. Social Integrity = Conflict Resolution, Inter-Cultural Understanding,
3. Earth Charter = Env. Bill of Rights and local laws, National Laws, UN Conventions, Agreements and International Laws.
4. School Curriculum: Language Arts, and the Performing Arts, Science, Maths, Geography, History, Technology etc.
Global Sustainability Education in the ISPG program
International School Peace Gardens (ISPG) Curriculum began in 1993. On February 14, 1995 Eric Foster and members of the school planted the first School Peace Garden which was linked to the launch of the Environmental Bill of Rights, in Ontario. The EBR tree became the Peace Tree in their peace grove or Bosco Sacro. a place for conflict resolution.
The practical application of "Global Sustainability Education" (GSE) slide, includes the Earth Charter and can be implemented through the ISPG Curriculum as follows:
Environmental Integrity:
1. Link to your local, national, world heritage Parks as the knowledge base.
2. Conflict Resolution using Friendship Benches.
3. Life Zone Biodiversity - Life Zones are an international Concept with several examples of eco-systems. Knowledge of what grows in each area is vital to the survival of all species. eg: Carolinian Life Zone, Desert Life Zones.
4. Food Security - Planting foods that suit local soils - ISPG.
5. Species Support - Planting food supplies for migrating species and creating water supplies - Creature Corridors.
6. Water and Soil protection - Watershed Peace Pathways.
7. Oceans and Coastal Areas - Marine Peace Parks.
8. Rainforests - Rainbow Rainforests Rock.
Social Integrity:
Conflict Resolution, Inter-Cultural Understanding through Language Arts and Performing Arts as Guest and Hosts to each other.
Population, Affluence and Consumerism:
Substance Accounting for Eco-Systems - Accounting for the gains and losses in their ISPG and identifying what problems may arise.
Technology:
Solar Energy - Use solar ovens, lights, rocks, on or near school buildings. Build a solar car, and use solar for science experiments.
Definitions of Global Sustainability Education
Global Sustainability Education (GSE) has two main parts. Firstly, Ecological Integrity and Social Integrity. Both of these are well defined in the Earth Charter. In 2003 UNESCO adopted this soft law. Included in these parts are the two primary values, life and procreation, that foster a biocentric worldview. GSE also includes the two pillars of sustainability, Peace and Resources.
Secondly, we include Ehrlich's equation.
Human Impact = Population x Consumption x Technology. I = P x A x T
"The Ehrlich Formula covers the human impact on the environment. The second pillar of sustainability is social integrity or social peace. Environmental degradation leads to resource scarcity, which in turn leads to loss of social integrity and violent conflicts according T. Homer-Dixon, of the University of Toronto. Injustice is another way of loosing social peace; I see injustice as the main cause of terrorism." Prof. Helmut Burkhardt.
As a GSE Curriculum is developed, and before any action is implemented, each current issues and its impact requires curriculum discussions on:-
1. The effect of a current population increase on the environment and how it impacts to the 'eco-system' and all species in the 'web of life'.
2. The impact on the local economy of human's affluence and the consumerism involved with the earth's resources.
3. The local impact of current and future technology on the local environment and society.
The GSE Curriculum for all students would require these elements and the use of mathematical and statistical knowledge of the current problem, to enable conflicts to be solved peacefully.
Julia Morton-Marr and Prof. Helmut Burkhardt, Council on Global Issues, CGI, Jan 31, 2004
Global Sustainability Education within IHTEC's curriculum
Holistic Tourism Education" Core Curriculum.
Holistic Education examines the inter-disciplinary relationships between various branches of knowledge. The 'Culture of Peace through Tourism' concept includes values and sustainable practices explained on the website, www.ihtec.org
All of IHTEC's programs contain systemic thinking through a Global Sustainability Curriculum. These include the two primary values, life and procreation, that foster a biocentric worldview, and include the two pillars of sustainability, Peace and Resources. These are linked with the values of the credo of the peaceful traveller to complete the GSE concept.
The core curriculum consists of concepts around "A Culture of Peace through Tourism" as a central or 'pivot curriculum'. The curriculum is linked through the International School Peace Gardens, which also links to Global Sustainability Education (GSE) curriculum in the following ways:
1. Environmental Integrity = Environmental Studies,
2. Social Integrity = Conflict Resolution, Inter-Cultural Understanding,
3. Earth Charter = Env. Bill of Rights and local laws, National Laws, UN Conventions, Agreements and International Laws.
4. School Curriculum: Language Arts, and the Performing Arts, Science, Maths, Geography, History, Technology etc.
Global Sustainability Education in the ISPG program
International School Peace Gardens (ISPG) Curriculum began in 1993. On February 14, 1995 Eric Foster and members of the school planted the first School Peace Garden which was linked to the launch of the Environmental Bill of Rights, in Ontario. The EBR tree became the Peace Tree in their peace grove or Bosco Sacro. a place for conflict resolution.
The practical application of "Global Sustainability Education" (GSE) slide, includes the Earth Charter and can be implemented through the ISPG Curriculum as follows:
Environmental Integrity:
1. Link to your local, national, world heritage Parks as the knowledge base.
2. Conflict Resolution using Friendship Benches.
3. Life Zone Biodiversity - Life Zones are an international Concept with several examples of eco-systems. Knowledge of what grows in each area is vital to the survival of all species. eg: Carolinian Life Zone, Desert Life Zones.
4. Food Security - Planting foods that suit local soils - ISPG.
5. Species Support - Planting food supplies for migrating species and creating water supplies - Creature Corridors.
6. Water and Soil protection - Watershed Peace Pathways.
7. Oceans and Coastal Areas - Marine Peace Parks.
8. Rainforests - Rainbow Rainforests Rock.
Social Integrity:
Conflict Resolution, Inter-Cultural Understanding through Language Arts and Performing Arts as Guest and Hosts to each other.
Population, Affluence and Consumerism:
Substance Accounting for Eco-Systems - Accounting for the gains and losses in their ISPG and identifying what problems may arise.
Technology:
Solar Energy - Use solar ovens, lights, rocks, on or near school buildings. Build a solar car, and use solar for science experiments.
IHTEC Programs
IHTEC's Global Sustainability Education Programs
IHTEC is dedicated to developing holistic Global Sustainability Education programs that educate young people through "Tourism as a Vital Force for Peace". The approach is reflected in
- "A Culture of Peace" (UNESCO)
- "A Culture of Peace through Tourism"
- The "Earth Charter" (Earth Charter Initiative)
- Global Sustainability Education, - Concept and Curricula
- IHTEC's Philosophy
- IHTEC's Implementation Strategies
- Timeline of Achievements & History
Each program adresses sustainability according to your region's needs
International School Peace Gardens
is the central element that supports, triggers, carries and connects all the other program activities ... more
Creature Corridors
encourages young people to protect migrating species trails, pathways and flyways near their school environment ... more
Watershed Peace Pathways
encourages young people to revere and protect their watersheds through scientific knowledge of ecoystems and food chains ... more
Marine Peace Parks
encourages young people to revere and protect their own marine and coastal environments through scientific knowledge of eco-systems and food chains ... more
Arctic Acrobats
is linking circumpolar schools from Canada, Russia, Scandinavia and other countries ... more
Mountains / Space M.E.E.T.S.
encourages the study and discussion of the inter-relationships between mountains, water, atmosphere, space, technology and space travel ... more
SUNRAYS
is a peace-building curriculum linking schools in the Middle East and worldwide ... more
Butterflies Breath
is based on justice and ethical practices. It will help students understand the necessity for the protection of all forest species and their eco-systems including the human Forest Dwellers... more
Developing new programs
IHTEC does offer cooperation in developing new and specialized curricula for specific environments. If you would like to start an new program, do not hesitate to contact us.
CURRICULUM SUBJECT AREAS AND GLOBAL EDUCATION
- UNESCO's Culture of Peace
- Tourism as a Vital Force for Peace
- Values of the IIPT "Credo of the Peaceful Traveller" (PDF) (en) (fr) (dt)
- Global Citizenship for the Global and Local Commons
- Highest Award - Leaf for Peace. Each program has an award logo and pin
- Linking projects to your local knowledge owners for participation in the protection of local natural resources.
- Hidden curriculum in school grounds.
- Learning using new tools such as conflict resolution on friendship benches, outside and inside a school.
- Passing the "Path of Peace" to other schools locally and internationally.
- Tools for the development of brainstorming techniques and the use of mind maps.
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IHTEC is dedicated to developing holistic Global Sustainability Education programs that educate young people through "Tourism as a Vital Force for Peace". The approach is reflected in
- "A Culture of Peace" (UNESCO)
- "A Culture of Peace through Tourism"
- The "Earth Charter" (Earth Charter Initiative)
- Global Sustainability Education, - Concept and Curricula
- IHTEC's Philosophy
- IHTEC's Implementation Strategies
- Timeline of Achievements & History
Each program adresses sustainability according to your region's needs
International School Peace Gardens
is the central element that supports, triggers, carries and connects all the other program activities ... more
Creature Corridors
encourages young people to protect migrating species trails, pathways and flyways near their school environment ... more
Watershed Peace Pathways
encourages young people to revere and protect their watersheds through scientific knowledge of ecoystems and food chains ... more
Marine Peace Parks
encourages young people to revere and protect their own marine and coastal environments through scientific knowledge of eco-systems and food chains ... more
Arctic Acrobats
is linking circumpolar schools from Canada, Russia, Scandinavia and other countries ... more
Mountains / Space M.E.E.T.S.
encourages the study and discussion of the inter-relationships between mountains, water, atmosphere, space, technology and space travel ... more
SUNRAYS
is a peace-building curriculum linking schools in the Middle East and worldwide ... more
Butterflies Breath
is based on justice and ethical practices. It will help students understand the necessity for the protection of all forest species and their eco-systems including the human Forest Dwellers... more
Developing new programs
IHTEC does offer cooperation in developing new and specialized curricula for specific environments. If you would like to start an new program, do not hesitate to contact us.
CURRICULUM SUBJECT AREAS AND GLOBAL EDUCATION
- UNESCO's Culture of Peace
- Tourism as a Vital Force for Peace
- Values of the IIPT "Credo of the Peaceful Traveller" (PDF) (en) (fr) (dt)
- Global Citizenship for the Global and Local Commons
- Highest Award - Leaf for Peace. Each program has an award logo and pin
- Linking projects to your local knowledge owners for participation in the protection of local natural resources.
- Hidden curriculum in school grounds.
- Learning using new tools such as conflict resolution on friendship benches, outside and inside a school.
- Passing the "Path of Peace" to other schools locally and internationally.
- Tools for the development of brainstorming techniques and the use of mind maps.
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IHTEC DISCUSSION LISTS
Discussion groups
These lists are for interdisciplinary educators.
To join the IHTEC discussion group: ihtec-bd-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. When you have gone onto the site and registered; Messages are then sent to ihtec-bd@yahoogroups.com
Please send a current biography to julia@ihtec.org.
PROGRAM DISCUSSION GROUPS
ISPG: To subscribe to the International School Peace Gardens information and discussion list email: ihtec-ispg-subcsribe@yahoogroups.com. When you have gone onto the site and registered; Messages are then sent to ihtec-ispg@yahoogroups.com
Watershed Peace Pathways: To subscribe to the information and discussion list email: mailto:ihtec-wpp-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. When you have gone onto the site and registered; Messages are then sent to ihtec-wpp@yahoogroups.com
Marine Peace Parks: To subscribe to the information and discussion list email: mailto:ihtec-mpp-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. When you have gone onto the site and registered; Messages are then sent to ihtec-mpp@yahoogroups.com
Creature Coridors: To subscribe to the information and discussion list mailto:email:ihtec-cc-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. When you have gone onto the www.yahoogroups.com site and registered; Messages are then sent to ihtec-cc@yahoogroups.com
Arctic Acrobats: To subscribe to the information and discussion list email: arcticacrobats-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. When you have gone onto the www.yahoogroups.com site and registered; Messages are then sent to arcticacrobats@yahoogroups.com
Sunrays: To subscribe to the information and discussion list email: mailto:ihtec-sunrays-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. When you have gone onto the www.yahoogroups.com site and registered; Messages are then sent to ihtec-sunrays@yahoogroups.com
Butterflies Breath: upcoming...
These lists are for interdisciplinary educators.
To join the IHTEC discussion group: ihtec-bd-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. When you have gone onto the site and registered; Messages are then sent to ihtec-bd@yahoogroups.com
Please send a current biography to julia@ihtec.org.
PROGRAM DISCUSSION GROUPS
ISPG: To subscribe to the International School Peace Gardens information and discussion list email: ihtec-ispg-subcsribe@yahoogroups.com. When you have gone onto the site and registered; Messages are then sent to ihtec-ispg@yahoogroups.com
Watershed Peace Pathways: To subscribe to the information and discussion list email: mailto:ihtec-wpp-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. When you have gone onto the site and registered; Messages are then sent to ihtec-wpp@yahoogroups.com
Marine Peace Parks: To subscribe to the information and discussion list email: mailto:ihtec-mpp-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. When you have gone onto the site and registered; Messages are then sent to ihtec-mpp@yahoogroups.com
Creature Coridors: To subscribe to the information and discussion list mailto:email:ihtec-cc-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. When you have gone onto the www.yahoogroups.com site and registered; Messages are then sent to ihtec-cc@yahoogroups.com
Arctic Acrobats: To subscribe to the information and discussion list email: arcticacrobats-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. When you have gone onto the www.yahoogroups.com site and registered; Messages are then sent to arcticacrobats@yahoogroups.com
Sunrays: To subscribe to the information and discussion list email: mailto:ihtec-sunrays-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. When you have gone onto the www.yahoogroups.com site and registered; Messages are then sent to ihtec-sunrays@yahoogroups.com
Butterflies Breath: upcoming...
IHTEC SLIDE SHOWS
Slide Shows on Global Issues and their reflection in IHTEC educational programs
The SLIDESHOWS offer an introduction to the Global Commons and the global perspective on sustainability issues. It is reflected in all of IHTEC's educational programs and curricula.
NEW! Earth Day slide show for Niagara Schools http://www.scribd.com/doc/2518229/EarthDayNiagaraFinal
NEW! ISPG School Boards Online Slideshow and Powerpoint
NEW! Panama TESOL Conference Online Slideshow and Powerpoint
NEW! Final PDK Membership Online Slideshow and Powerpoint
IHTEC AGM 2005-2006 Online Slideshow and Powerpoint
HawaiiPTC2007 Online Slideshow and Powerpoint
VOW Woman's History Online Slideshow and Powerpoint
IHTEC AGM 2005 Online Slideshow
Brock Uni 1000 Peace Women Presentation Online Slideshow and Powerpoint PPT
1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize Online-Slideshow and Powerpoint PPT
PDKIdeas06 Online-Slideshow and Powerpoint PPT
TCC2006 Online-Slideshow and Powerpoint PPT
Hawaii PTC 2006 (John Southworth); Online-Slideshow (please use Internet Explorer for full functionality)
"PTC 2006 Shift Happens: Transition to IP"; on IHTEC's usage of ICT for online distance learning, teaching & conferencing; Online-Slideshow, PDF (1,1MB) and automatic "Show on the Go" (1,2MB)
International Videoconference on the Implementation of Global Sustainability Education (as part of EWOC 2004); The complete papers and slideshows are available for download. They include a lot of avantgarde contributions on the foundations, implementation and outlook of holistic Sustainability Education.
IHTEC Program Slide Shows, available as ONLINE-SlideShows and PDF files for DOWNLOAD
NEW! ISPG School Boards Online Slideshow and Powerpoint
Arctic Acrobats Online Slideshow and PDF (12.6MB)
Creature Corridors Online Slideshow and PDF (2MB)
Energy Online Slideshow and PDF (5,2MB)
EWOC Video Conference 2004 Online Slideshow and PDF (400KB)
EWOC 2004: Global Sustainability Education - complete presentation Online Slideshow and PDF (14MB)
International School Peace Gardens Online Slideshow and PDF (2,5MB)
ISPG in Post-Conflict Regions Online Slideshow and PDF (6,5MB)
Marine Peace Parks Online Slideshow and PDF (3MB)
M.E.E.T.S. Mountains and Space Online Slideshow and and PDF (6MB)
Transformational Leadership Online Slideshow and PDF (3,7MB)
Tourism and Sustainability - Hotels Online Slideshow
What is Peace Education Online Slideshow and PDF (6,7MB)
Watershed Peace Pathways Online Slideshow and PDF (4,3MB)
or choose AUTOMATIC SLIDESHOWS:
These files are in "Show on the Go" format. The pdf files above are rather common standard of today. If you do prefer the automatic format, simply download the files, save them to your local harddrive, activate to view them. No programme is needed for viewing the shows - they are self-extracting applications.
The Global Commons - An Introduction
(created for the Council on Global Issues EWOC Conference 2002, by Prof. Helmut Burkhardt and Julia Morton-Marr)
GSE Curriculum
IHTEC Curriculum
ISPG Curriculum
International School Peace Gardens
Creature Corridors
Watershed Peace Pathways
Marine Peace Parks
Mountains / Space : M.E.E.T.S.
Arctic Acrobats
Sunrays
ISPG Post Conflict Region
Transformational Leadership
EnergyWeb
The SLIDESHOWS offer an introduction to the Global Commons and the global perspective on sustainability issues. It is reflected in all of IHTEC's educational programs and curricula.
NEW! Earth Day slide show for Niagara Schools http://www.scribd.com/doc/2518229/EarthDayNiagaraFinal
NEW! ISPG School Boards Online Slideshow and Powerpoint
NEW! Panama TESOL Conference Online Slideshow and Powerpoint
NEW! Final PDK Membership Online Slideshow and Powerpoint
IHTEC AGM 2005-2006 Online Slideshow and Powerpoint
HawaiiPTC2007 Online Slideshow and Powerpoint
VOW Woman's History Online Slideshow and Powerpoint
IHTEC AGM 2005 Online Slideshow
Brock Uni 1000 Peace Women Presentation Online Slideshow and Powerpoint PPT
1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize Online-Slideshow and Powerpoint PPT
PDKIdeas06 Online-Slideshow and Powerpoint PPT
TCC2006 Online-Slideshow and Powerpoint PPT
Hawaii PTC 2006 (John Southworth); Online-Slideshow (please use Internet Explorer for full functionality)
"PTC 2006 Shift Happens: Transition to IP"; on IHTEC's usage of ICT for online distance learning, teaching & conferencing; Online-Slideshow, PDF (1,1MB) and automatic "Show on the Go" (1,2MB)
International Videoconference on the Implementation of Global Sustainability Education (as part of EWOC 2004); The complete papers and slideshows are available for download. They include a lot of avantgarde contributions on the foundations, implementation and outlook of holistic Sustainability Education.
IHTEC Program Slide Shows, available as ONLINE-SlideShows and PDF files for DOWNLOAD
NEW! ISPG School Boards Online Slideshow and Powerpoint
Arctic Acrobats Online Slideshow and PDF (12.6MB)
Creature Corridors Online Slideshow and PDF (2MB)
Energy Online Slideshow and PDF (5,2MB)
EWOC Video Conference 2004 Online Slideshow and PDF (400KB)
EWOC 2004: Global Sustainability Education - complete presentation Online Slideshow and PDF (14MB)
International School Peace Gardens Online Slideshow and PDF (2,5MB)
ISPG in Post-Conflict Regions Online Slideshow and PDF (6,5MB)
Marine Peace Parks Online Slideshow and PDF (3MB)
M.E.E.T.S. Mountains and Space Online Slideshow and and PDF (6MB)
Transformational Leadership Online Slideshow and PDF (3,7MB)
Tourism and Sustainability - Hotels Online Slideshow
What is Peace Education Online Slideshow and PDF (6,7MB)
Watershed Peace Pathways Online Slideshow and PDF (4,3MB)
or choose AUTOMATIC SLIDESHOWS:
These files are in "Show on the Go" format. The pdf files above are rather common standard of today. If you do prefer the automatic format, simply download the files, save them to your local harddrive, activate to view them. No programme is needed for viewing the shows - they are self-extracting applications.
The Global Commons - An Introduction
(created for the Council on Global Issues EWOC Conference 2002, by Prof. Helmut Burkhardt and Julia Morton-Marr)
GSE Curriculum
IHTEC Curriculum
ISPG Curriculum
International School Peace Gardens
Creature Corridors
Watershed Peace Pathways
Marine Peace Parks
Mountains / Space : M.E.E.T.S.
Arctic Acrobats
Sunrays
ISPG Post Conflict Region
Transformational Leadership
EnergyWeb
IHTEC HISTORICAL TIME LINE OF EVENTS
INTERNATIONAL HOLISTIC TOURISM EDUCATION CENTRE - IHTEC
TIME LINE OF ACHIEVEMENTS: 1993 - 2006
1993
1. 1993: March. Julia Morton-Marr’s first peace tree of the ISPG program was planted at St. Peter’s Church, Erindale Mississauga, Ontario, with the children of the Sunday School. Many people have connected with the program from here.
2. 1993: June, Eric Foster, West Humber Collegiate Institute was the first school involved and aided in the development of the program with students from York University.
1994
3. 1994: Feb. 15 West Humber linked ISPG to the Environmental Bill of Rights.
4. 1994 October; Julia was honoured as “A Person Making a Difference”at the IIPT Second Global Conference in Montreal Quebec. 35 Countries connected with the International School Peace Gardens at this time.
5. 1994: Nov. 7, ISPG became a UN 50th program with the Canadian Committee for the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations. At this time ISPG was supported by all Ministries of Education across Canada, Canadian Association of Principals, Canadian Teacher’s Federation and Canadian School Boards Association. 350 schools across Canada dedicated on UN Day in Schools, October 24, 1995.
1995
6. 1995: Canberra, Australia, first school in the world became involved with the ISPG program for the UN50th.
7. 1995: Michael Wheeler plants first Canadian ISPG at Notre Dame Secondary School in the Dufferin - Peel Catholic School Board.
8. 1995: Sept. 17, UN50th “Spirit of the Earth Young People’s Inter-Faith Celebration” Credit Valley Park. Organized by Michael Wheeler and Julia with the St. Peter’s Church inter-faith committee.
1996
9. 1996; Dedication by Michael Wheeler and 13 schools covering Secondary and Elementary Schools, plant an ISPG at Heart Lake Community Peace Garden and Picnic Area, Brampton, Ontario.
10. 1996: January; Ontario Parks Association promotes the program in Ontario, in Canada and the world to Parks Association.
11. 1996: March 25 -26, OPA Seminar Trade Show presents ISPG to Municipal Parks and many other organizations.
12. 1996: September - 1999: Promoted ISPG widely as Secretary of the Millennium Council of Canada Board.
13. 1996: Australia has 15 schools in South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales. One school has an Australian Aboriginal ‘bush tucker’ garden. (Bush tucker = food found naturally in the outback of Australia.)
14. 1996: Kenya, 3500 schools change their tree planting program to a conflict resolution program, with Wangari Mathaii and her Green Belt Movement.
1997
15. 1997: January 1, IHTEC official became a Canadian Charitable Organization.
16. April, Denyse Morrisey, Ex. Director, includes Julia as a speaker on ISPG at the OPA Annual Seminar and Trade Show.
17. 1997: October 24-25, OPA & University of Guelph held “Helping Kids Grow” conference, Julia was the keynote promoting the International School Peace Gardens.
18. 1997: November 14 - 16, Puerto Morelos,Quintana Roo, 30 schools, (30,000 students) involved in the opening of the second building in the Alfredo Borano’s Botanical Gardens.
19. 1997: November 15, Xcaret nourishes global Peace through Education and Tourism with Lu’um Ka’ Naab.
1998
20. 1998; Victor Harbour, South Australia; Friendship Benches developed by Victor Harbor Primary School, for conflict resolution. This was while Julia was in Australia.
21. 1998: March 11 - 15, Ontario Parks Association (OPA) build an ISPG at Canada Blooms. Denyse Morrisey and OPA team did a wonderful job at promoting the program.
22. 1998: March 23, Operation Green Leaves, Haiti and Miami 4000 children focus on Environmental Education and planting peace trees.
23. 1998: May 12, International Peace Garden Foundation (USA) promotes ISPG in Ottawa to Ambassadors of nine countries. The Hungarian Ambassador suggests IHTEC inform all the Ambassadors in Canada and at the United Nations.
24. 1998: May 13, Mike Greco launched “Watershed Peace Pathways- WPP” in Alaska and Vancouver. Julia launches the program at St. Agnes Catholic School, Chatham, Ontario, Canada.
25. 1998: June 2; Christ the King Elementary School, Whitehorse, Yukon dedicated their peace garden on October 24, 1995, replaced an area of asphalt with a stone walkway, several large boulders representing some of the mineral wealth of the southwest Yukon, three benches, a number of shrubs and some pine and aspen trees. The dedication plaque, affixed to one of the benches, reads: "This area was officially dedicated as a Peace Garden on Oct. 24, 1995 by the staff and students of Christ the King Elementary School to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United Nations." Christ the King Elementary School has recently moved to a new location and they are looking forward to establishing a second School Peace Garden. Leaf for Peace pins were presented to a number of students and staff by IHTEC President Julia Morton-Marr during a visit on June 2, 1998. The first Peace Garden on Wood Street is still in place a couple of blocks off the main street of Whitehorse, and is being upgraded with the possibility of being opened to the general public
26. 1998: June 2; Julia Morton-Marr spoke to Whitehorse, Yukon Rotary Club breakfast meeting.
27. 1998: Julia wins the Elaine Burke Award for ISPG.
28. 1998: July 26 -August 8, IHTEC develops 17 speakers for 2 ½ day Seminar for the National Federation of Women Economist, with Teresa Prieto R., of the Mexico-Canada Professional Group of Canada.
29. 1998: November 17, Julia wins the YMCA Canadian Peace Medal in Mississauga. The nomination by Douglas Moore, was to support all the hard work for so many people around IHTEC.
30. 1998: 67 Huron schools began and then completed them in 2001 with a focus on planting vegetables in “Earth Friendly Gardens”. Contact: Lynda Rotteau, Goderich, ON, N7A 3T9
31. 1998: December 21, Mexican children send 15,000 Christmas Cards with five Government Secretaries to Canada. This was organized by Teresa Prieto R. of the Mexico - Canada Professional Group.
1999
32. 1999-2000: Kathleen & Merideth Moore draw four posters for Creature Corridors, Arctic Acrobats and the St. Peter’s Church programs.
33. 1999: Joined Science for Peace, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
34. 1999: February 23, IHTEC President Julia Morton-Marr delivered greeting cards from students in Mexico to an assembly of 80 students at the Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario. Julia also spoke about Peace and Environmental issues and how the react together. The ‘State of the World Lesson Plan’ was developed for these secondary school students, who produced a report as a result.
35. 1999: March 10-18, The Mexico-Canada Chamber of Commerce, Teresa Prieto and Dennis Rankin arrange for Lynn Holden and Julia to meet high official’s in Curanavaca, Morelos, Mexico. This was to return with Canadian Children’s Connection Christmas cards. Two schools also planted ISPG’s.
36. 1999: April 15, IHTEC President Julia Morton-Marr was elected as a Director of the United Nations Association of Canada, Toronto Branch. She is to be chair of the UNA-C Environment Committee for the next year.
37. 1999: May 1, IHTEC members Lynn Holden and Julia Morton-Marr attended the dedication ceremony at Clairemont Public School, Port Hope, Ontario. The Peace Garden dedicated at the school’s 175th anniversary celebration includes two benches and a Story Book Rock.
38. 1999: May 13, IHTEC President, Julia Morton-Marr presented a teacher’s seminar at the Spring Valley School in Brighton, Ontario.
39. 1999: May 14, IHTEC President Julia Morton-Marr provided a briefing to the Brighton Ontario Rotary Club during their breakfast meeting.
40. 1999: June 15 Julia Morton-Marr accompanied by Lynn Holden presented the ISPG program to the Richmond Hill Horticultural Society.
41. 1999: IHTEC Board members Julia Morton-Marr and Douglas Moore attended the ISPG dedication at Queenston Public School in Mississauga, Ontario. A television interview with Julia was conducted at the event by Cable 10 in Mississauga, whichwas subsequently aired during the week of July 5th.
42. 1999: July 1, Canada Day, Toronto Parade of Lights, ISPG Won the Flag Boat Race and we also received the Commodore’s Award.
43. 1999: July 17, Several IHTEC Board of Directors attended the Mississauga Garden Council VIP Garden Party at the Chapel Estate in Mississauga Ontario. Julia was recognized as a Mississaugan VIP by the Garden Council.
44. 1999: IHTEC attended the UNESCO Culture of Peace Committee meeting in Toronto. IHTEC is now on the official Canadian team for the UN International Year for a Culture of Peace.
45. 1999: August 8, IHTEC Board member Manuella Godinho co-ordinated an upcoming school twinning project between schools in Canada and those in Rwanda, Barundi and Mali in Africa.
46. 1999: September 10, IHTEC board members Eric Foster, Lynn Holden and Julia Morton-Marr participated in the dedication of the Bedford Parkette Peace Garden at OISE/University of Toronto. During her speech Julia proposed that every faculty re-assess theri courses around the Peace Garden concept during the UN International Year for a Culture of Peace.
47. 1999: September 14, was the official launch of the United Nations International Year for a Culture of Peace. A new brochure was prepared by IHTEC and delivered to the UN in New York by IHTEC’s Advisory Board Member Janis Alton. Also IHTEC developed for the United Nations Association of Canada (Toronto Branch) a strategy for the international promotion of the ISPG program, at local, national and international levels. This was also delivered to UN in New York.
48. 1999: September 14 was United Nations International Day of Peace, which was celebrated for the first time in the Council Chambers at Mississauga City Hall. The event was attended by several members of the IHTEC board. Students from the Queenston Drive Public School peace garden team presented a short skit demonstrating how a Peace Garden Friendship Bench can be used for conflict resolution.
49. 1999: September 20-22, Julia Morton-Marr presented the ISPG concept to the International Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) Association Conference hosted by Peel Regional Police in Mississauga, Ontario. The theme for the conference was ‘Designing Safe Communities in Partnership’. Julia explained how ISPG can be used within the urban design environment to assist in building a civil society in communities.
50. 1999: October 13, President Julia Morton-Marr and Board Member Lynn Holden were invited by Elizabeth Kiddle to present an ISPG seminar to 40 teachers representing 20 schools at the Holy Rosary School, in Milton, Ontario. This included the Milton Prison School (January 18, 2000) who all have planted peace gardens.
51. 1999: October 17 - 21. Julia speaks about the IHTEC plan for sustainability at the IIPT THIRD GLOBAL CONFERENCE in Glasgow, Scotland. Here she met the Riverdale Elementary School, Lyndonville, Vermont, USA who had focussed on developing a Solar Car, as a result of the Second Global Conference. Six years racing has led to ‘planting’ a solar garden.
52. 1999: November 10, First IHTEC Awards Dinner. “The Ontario Club” became a proud sponsor for all of IHTEC’s events.
2000
53. 2000: 23 March, Child’s ISPG song recorded as a CD, to be promoted across Quintana Roo, Mexico.
54. 2000: March 26, “Marine Peace Parks” launched with Sandra Dayton and Lu’um Kaanab, to the Mayor Marcelino Chuc Matos, Puerto Morelos, Mexico.
55. 2000: May 24. Larry Kearns & Jeff Young, teachers at St. Agnes School, Chatham, Ontario and the ISPG program, in the TVOntario Teacher of the Year Award. Focus on curriculum based inter-action. Promoted ISPG to all schools through the Chatham-Kent Catholic School Board for their Millennium Projects.
56. 2000: Greening OISE/UT dedicate an ISPG beside their building,on Bloor St. Toronto, Ontario, for their community.
57. 2000: June 1-4, “Creature Corridors” official launch June 2, at First National Trails Conference, Owen Sound, Ontario. Douglas Moore & Lisa - display & food, Julia spoke; Presented 4, CC Awards, Trans Canada Trail, Ontario Trails Council, and World Wildlife Fund, and participated in the Trade Show.
58. 2000: June 15; Julia attends the ISPG dedication ceremony at Johnsview Village Public School, Thornhill, Ontario. Participation certificates and pins were presented.
59. 2000: July 17-20, Helmut invites Julia to speak as part of the Council on Global Issues (CGI), Global Governance session at The World Congress of System Science and ISSS, Conference in Toronto, Ontario. Julia represented IHTEC’s suggested plan for Global Governance.
60. 2000: August. Women’s Peace Melody link ISPG project to Burundi and Rwanda. Focus on Twinning Schools in Ontario and Africa with Community development on Post Conflict Resolution strategies which are developing.
61. 2000: September 15; University of Toronto Mississauga students supports ISPG through Dr. Jeff Graham. Students have helped with trade shows and other events.
62. 2000: September 21, World Citizens include ISPG in the International Peace Day at Mississauga City Hall.
63. 2000: UNESCO recognises ISPG as a “Culture of Peace” program. Janice Alton and Mike Greco attend UNESCO AGM in Ottawa, Ontario, representing IHTEC.
64. 2000: November 1. “Sunrays” Valuing Heritage Sites in the Middle East, launched Cadarackque Primary School , Ajax Ontario with Laure Abou-Jaoude. This program is now developing in Beruit, Lebanon at the International School with Laure.
65. 2000: December 7. Julia invited by Stacey Le Page, to give an hour speech on “Human Responsibilities & Duties to the Earth” at “The Third Annual Student Conference on Human Rights”, to 300 students from Mexico and Canada. The Canadian Ambassador and Newton Bowles, Senior Policy Advisor, UNICEF, were beside Julia in Conference Room 1, United Nations, New York, New York.
2001
66. 2001: February 1, Julia nominated by Douglas Moore, for the Hague Appeal for Peace Prize 2001. Supported by Senator Douglas Roche.
67. 2001: March 19 - 21, “Arctic Acrobats” IHTEC’s climate change program was launched by Julia Morton-Marr, who presented & Valerie Rampone who promoted IHTEC at the Trade Show table. On March 20, the program was launched at the ‘Climate Change in the Circumpolar North: Summit and Sustainable Technology Exposition’ held in Whitehorse, Yukon.
68. 2001: April 23, “Tourism and Climate Change Workshop” for the Executive Housekeepers Association for 24 Toronto Hotels with Teresa Prieto R.
69. 2001: May 30 - June 2. Helmut Burkhardt, Conference Co-Chair, Lynn Holden and Julia are Co-Chairs of the Sustainability Education Session at the Interdisciplinary Evolution of World Order Conferences, IHTEC and ISPG promoted as part of the solutions towards education policy.
70. 2001: August 6-12, Laura launches ‘SUNRAYS” and promotes ISPG at the American University in Beirut, Lebanon. IHTEC Awards first SUNRAYS peace award to Betty Reardon and the ISPG pin and Leaf for Peace pins to participants.
71. 2001: October 5, Julia spoke on the ISPG program at the “STOP 103 Community” supporting 20,000 community members with a focus on peace and food security.
72. 2001: October 24, UN Peace Day supported Beverley Davis with the Brampton Community, and their ISPG program and Inter-Faith aspects for peace.
73. 2001: October 28, Speaker at the World Citizen’s Meeting on Global Order though Sustainability Education.
2002
74. 2001: November - December, Victor Sanchez Concerts promotes an inter-cultural classical guitar events between Mexico and Canada focused on the ISPG.
75. 2002: January, Saravo, schools plant ISPG with the International Children’s Institute for post conflict education.
76. 2002: February 13, Chair, Sustainability Education Round Table. IHTEC organized this Science for Peace Round Table which was held at the University of Toronto, OISE. See Report for details and excellent outcomes.
77. 2002: March 6, Helmut Burkhardt delivers IHTEC’s materials to Hiroshima Peace Park Manager, in Japan.
78. 2002: March 22, Manuela Godinho on behalf of the ISPG for Julia, prepared and spoke at the Ontario Council for International Cooperation.
79. 2002: March 22-24, Julia at UNESCO AGM in Vancouver. Various meetings were held with regards to ISPG with schools and with Dr. Carol Rosin & Alfred Webre, Institute for Cooperation in Space..
80. 2002: April 3, Julia lectured 40 Environmental Education Teachers, at the York Catholic School Board, Toronto.
81. 2002: April 17, Brandon Gallant, IHTEC’s Executive Assistant, joined brought to us by Dr. Jeff Graham.
82. 2002: April 19, Julia lectured 60 pre-teachers on Sustainability Education at York University. Brandon held Trade Show.
83. 2002: April 24 - 26, Brandon and Julia attend the Peacebuilding and Human Security Annual Consultations in Ottawa. We began the first development of an educational program for Peacekeepers in the post conflict disengagement zone called “Peacekeeping Strategies for a Middle Eastern Leadership Team.
84. 2002: May 3, Julia wrote “Mountains Expansively Touching Space - MEETS” a program for ISPG schools for the UN International Year of the Mountain. This is a one page inter-disciplinary study for keeping mountains, fresh water and space, for peace. We were helped on this by Dr. Carol Rosin, ICIS. Brandon and launched this during the United Nations Special Session on Children, in New York.
85. 2002: May 5 - 12, Brandon and Julia attended the UN Special Session on Children, at the United Nations in New York. Thanks to Janis Alton, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, and Newton Bowles, Senior Policy Advisor, UNICEF. Both Janis and Newton are members of IHTEC’s Advisory Board. See Report for details.
86. 2002: May 12, IHTEC posts 206 information packages to all countries with Permanent Missions to the UN.
87. 2002: May 17, IHTEC Trade Show at Peel Peace Campaign.
88. 2002: May 24, IHTEC Trade Show at OHHSSCA / OGCA History Conference held at York University.
89. 2002: May 30 - June 1, The Interdisciplinary Conference in the Evolution of World Order. Organized by Prof. Helmut Burkhardt, Co-Chair. As a committee member, Julia was Convenor, Sustainability Education Panel. Brandon Gallant, presented MELT as a work in progress.
90. 2002: June 15, IHTEC’s materials were delivered by Hasan, to the G6 for the G8 meeting in Alberta. It contained IHTEC’s African post conflict education materials from Manuela Godinho plus a CD Rom of the Post Conflict Education ‘Show on the Go’.
91. 2002: June 19, IHTEC attended the “National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy” Sustainability Indicators. A Watershed Peace Pathways pin was awarded to the Fraser Basin Council, British Columbia.
92. 2002: June 26, IHTEC’s 10 week student Report finished. Brandon Gallant delivered this to the University of Waterloo and all IHTEC Board Members.
93. 2002: July 15, Meeting with Mayor Kathy Gastle, Halton Hills, Ontario re their Peace Garden.
94. 2002: July 17, Brandon Gallant attends Ontario Parks Association’s 50th Anniversay Conference and Trade Show.
95. 2002: July 23, IHTEC posts presentation folder of Catholic Schools work, to His Holiness Pope John Paul 11, in Rome. The included materials form Canadian and other international schools. Identical folders were sent to The Hon. Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada; and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bill Graham, Dept. of Foreign Affairs, Ottawa, Canada.
96. 2002: August 10 - 14, Materials sent to Peace Education Conference in Sri Lanka..
97. 2002: September 9, Julia spoke to Probus Organization in Kadina, South Australia.
98. 2002: November 6, Julia presents Marine Peace Parks Awards to the Marine Discovery Centre, Henley Beach, South Australia, to students and teachers from the Centre and from Pt. Vincent Primary School. Gifts were exchanged.
99. 2002: November 11, Brandon speaks at the First Canadian Peace Education Conference, at McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario.
100. 2002: November 15, Thank you letters for the presentation folders arrive from His Holiness Pope John Paul II, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada and Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Hon. Bill Graham.
101. 2002: November 23, Michelle Sarasas won YMCA Peace Medallion.
102. 2001-2002: Ms. Laure Abou-Jaoudé was Principal of the Antonine International School, Al Mina, Tripoli, Lebanon. As Principal, she softened the school climate by planting the first ISPG on June 28th 2002, in Lebanon.
2003
103. 2003: January 8, Julia presents “What is Peace Education?” to the Quaker community.
104. 2003: February 4-8 , Jonathan Meigs represents IHTEC at the ‘Second Global Summit on Peace Through Tourism; UN Conference Centre, Geneva, Switzerland.
105. 2003: February 7, Julia presents at the ‘OCIC/YMCA “Global Education Forum - Challenge 21"
106. 2003: March 6, IHTEC Trade Show and Julia presents on International Womens Day at University of Toronto, Mississauga. Topic: “Transformational Leadership.”
107. 2003: March 13, Brandon Gallant interviews on radio, Julia Morton-Marr, at the University of Waterloo Radio Station.
108. 2003: April 11, Manuela Godinho, presents IHTEC at York University ‘Environmental Conference”.
109. 2003: May 26, Brandon Gallant takes IHTEC Trade Show to the ‘Peace Education Resource Fair’ at OISE/UT, in Toronto.
110. 2003: June 13, IHTEC and International School Peace Gardens 10th Anniversary held in Mississauga..
111. 2003: August 28, IHTEC AGM at Eric Foster’s home..
112. 2003: September 22, Request for materials from Trent University, Ontario.
113. 2003: September 27, ‘Renewable Energy Workshop’ Campbellford, Trent Hills Chamber of Commerce. Developed a “Renewable Energy’ Challenge for ISPG schools.
114. 2003: September 27, IHTEC Endorsed Earth Charter Initiative.
115. 2003: October 8, IHTEC attends past Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, event at the Royal Ontario Museum.
116. 2003: October 10, Spanish ISPG materials as requested for Cuban Schools.
117. 2003: October 10, Began research into the affects of ISPG in Ontario schools.
118. 2003: October 22-24, Peacebuilding and Human Security Consultations, at Department of Foreign Affairs, Ottawa. Brandon and Julia attended.
119. 2003: November 12, IHTEC’s Labyrinth Walk, with Diane Brown.
120. 2003: November 18, Julia is the only person in Canada to participate in the OpenSpace On-Line Conference for Global Education Week, as part of the Council of Europe, with Eric Schneider, Berlin, Germany. A three hour intensively timed conference. This began IHTEC’s transition to internet technology based conferencing.
121. 2003: November 20 - 24, Speaking at the ‘2nd Peace Education Conference’ held at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario organized by Robert Stewart.
122. 2003: December 12, Ruth Marland Bryan, requests Julia to speak to parents at Clarkson Public School, Mississauga. Developed a VIP Parents Role flyer.
2004
123. 2004: January and February: Eric Schneider and IHTEC develop new website www.ihtec.org IHTEC purchased a trail year of www.talkingcommunities.com and www.ivisit.com and is now a Distance Learning Centre and all the information is available free to all teachers and schools.
124. 2004: IHTEC mentors and partners from inception, with Eric Schneider’s development of the ‘Positive News Youth Views’ www.pnyv.org for youth around the world.
125. 2004: Julia has maintained active memberships with many organizations in Mississauga, Ontario and Canada.
126. 2004: February 2-4, Brandon Gallant attends Human Rights Consultations at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ottawa, Canada, funded by Council on Global Issues and IHTEC. IHTEC’s research team read UN documents and support him from Toronto.
127. 2004: February 11, IHTEC’s first on-line global meeting in Mississauga, Toronto, Ontario Canada; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA and Berlin Germany. This was in a chat room, and was not very successful due to incompatibility between MAC’s and PC’s.
128. 2004: February 16, IHTEC Board member, Manuela Godinho at University of Lancaster, United Kingdom, Julia act’s as one of her mentors. Manuela had returned from the University of Lancaster, UK having achieved her Masters of International Studies and Conflict Resolution.
129. 2004: March 3, IHTEC develops a presentation folder for Senator Landon Pearson, re Canadian children and schools involved with the International School Peace Gardens program.
130. 2004: March 4, IHTEC’s Advisory member Janis Alton delivers IHTEC’s application to the Department of Public Information at the United Nations in New York. This in preparation for either DPI or ECOSOC status.
131. 2004: March 8, IHTEC’s President Julia Morton-Marr, becomes a Canadian Citizen at the Citizenship Court, Mississauga. Board member Brandon Gallant attended.
132. 2004: March 31, IHTEC Advisory Board member John Horton invites Julia Morton-Marr to attend the Learning Partnership’s ‘Summit 11, at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto. The two day Summit report was sent to the Ontario Minister of Education, at Government level. IHTEC’s report and perspective was emailed to John Horton.
133. 2004: April 3, Mickey Masuda, SGI Canada, invites Julia Morton-Marr to attend their Trade Show table at the Eco-Festival, Oakville, Ontario. Large gathering.
134. 2004: April 16, Sustainability Education Trade Table for teachers at York University. Manuela Godinho, assisted Julia with publicity and promotion of all programs.
135. 2004: April 17, Attended the Pugwash / Science for Peace Joint Meeting, at the University of Toronto, Ontario. Discussions were focussed on Weapons in Space and Canada’s involvement in Iraq. IHTEC produced a table display and updated a inter-disciplinary teaching module MEETS, as a brochures for the study of keeping Peace in Space. The focus is on Mountains and Space.
136. 2004, April 22, Celebrated Earth Day, by sending email messages to schools.
137. 2004: April 28, Janis Alton takes IHTEC’s application for Department of Public Information and ECOSOC consultative status, to the United Nations.
138. 2004: April - May: Writing Educational Policy document for EWOC. Also time with Eric Schneider on IHTEC’s website content. These are both ongoing in 2005. Also three global commons books of EWOC papers, and an e-book on IHTEC are in development.
139. 2004: May 27, Edona Çaku, began as IHTEC’s summer student, she was identified by Dr. Jeff Graham, University of Toronto, Mississauga. Edona was involved with all aspects of IHTEC, and the office. She also worked on her Albanian Book Project, during her time with IHTEC. Edona is now an IHTEC student Board member in 2005.
140. 2004: May 31, Teresa Prieto involves Julia at a Mexican event at the Ontario Club.
141. 2004: June 3, Eric Foster and IHTEC Advisor Chuck Hopkins visit Sri Lanka, with a focus on Sustainability Education.
142. 2004: June 27, Julia spoke at the Flemingdon Health Centre to 25 Secondary Students, on the role of the peace garden. Community 20,000.
143. 2004: August 20; Eric Schneider begins development of “Positive News Youth Views”, with Heiner Benking and Julia Morton-Marr, as development editor’s and then Board members. This Global Sustainability Education newsletter consumed considerable time during the latter part of 2004 and early 2005.
144. 2004: June 6 - October 13; Julia Morton-Marr, Chair of Peace and Sustainability Education; Helmut Burkhardt, Ryerson University & President Council on Global Issues; and Eric Schneider, Postive News Youth Views, coordinated and achieved much of the preparation for EWOC Video Conference, on Global Sustainability Education, held on October 13, 2004, President’s Board Room, Ryerson University, Room 1402. Six Universities: Ryerson in Canada, Chestnut Hill College, Pennsylvania, Hall of States, C-SPAM, Ashford Institute,Washington DC, St. Michael's School, Secretaria de Estado de Educacion, Dominican Republic and Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany were involved. Wayne Jacoby, Global Education Motivators, Chestnut Hill College, PA, USA, and Steve Hotston, Media Service at Ryerson University, who facilitated and connect the technical side of the event. This event was sponsored by Science for Peace and C-CAVE. A book of papers was distributed and is on the IHTEC website.
145. 2004: October 14 - 16; IHTEC Board members, Brandon Gallant, Helmut Burkhardt, Julia Morton-Marr, participated at the Interdisciplinary Conference on the Evolution of World Order, Ryerson University, held at the Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto. The conference established an essential framework for Educational Policy for Peace and Sustainability Education. It adopted a global-scale approach to the Earth's crises, favouring an approach based upon the Earth Charter, rather than more development for development's sake.
146. 2004: October 26 & 27, Julia Morton-Marr invited to speak as part of her role with the ‘Interdisciplinary Conference on the Evolution of World Order’ and ‘Council on Global Issues’ to the Canadian Manufacturing and Exporters, Mississauga, Ontario. Many important academic papers were given to their Vice-President Gloria Finnigan.
147. 2004: October 30, Edited the First Edition of Positive News Youth Views with Eric Schneider. Congratulations Eric.
148. 2004: October 30, Tape recorded Laure Abou-Jaoudé, a Canadian Teacher, became Principal of the Tripoli Mina Elementary Catholic school, Antonine Order, North of Lebanon. The students who attended the school, are an interesting religious mix. Some were Christian and the others were Muslims. Laure’s appointment was right after September 11th, 2001 so the task was daunting. By using Arts in Education, she re-directed young people from hating the USA to planting an International School Peace Gardens.
149. 2004: November 2; Julia tape recorded an interviewed with Principal Wayne Raspburg, Mon. John Uyen Catholic School, Chatham, Ontario. Their ISPG is developed around planting original Ontario prairie grasses. The grass thicket supports many species. The garden has the Stations of the Cross, and a teaching rotunda. Many lessons are to be learn’t from this school, for the future development of the ISPG program.
150. 2004: November 2; Doreen Edwards requests Julia dedicate and speak at the Holy Family School’s ISPG Dedication in Wallaceburg. Julia’s presented pins and awards, and tape recorded her speech for their future use.
151. 2004: November 14, Julia presents ISPG at the Future Aces Workshop Conference, Talisman Mountain Resort, Kinberley. The groups involved teachers from 3 Toronto Board of Education schools and their 25 students This event was promoted, organized and arranged by summer student Edona Çaku.
152. 2004: November 17, Julia participated using internet technology (IT) with the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia webcast ‘Lewis and Clark’s affect on land use especially on water’. This event was organized by Wayne Jacoby, Global Education Motivators.
153. 2004: November 20, Eric Schneider and Heiner Benking with Julia, participate in Global Learn Day, a 24 hours series of on-line educational round tables for teachers, around the world using Talking Communities. www.talkingcommunities.com This was the beginning of a new direction for IHTEC using distance learning through the internet. At this time we met John Southworth, University of Hawaii; Steffen Konrath, IM-BOOT, Creativity and Innovation, from Germany, who introduced us to using Skype Telephone; and Colene Riffo, Digital Story Telling, from California, USA.
154. 2004 : November 27, Desmond Berghofer, IHTEC Advisory Council, presents Watershed Peace Pathways Award and pins, to the Fraser Basin Council, Sustainability Conference, Vancouver, British Colombia.
155. 2004: December 7, Mentoring of Fatima Sheikh, Uni of Toronto Mississauga, began. She is another IHTEC student volunteer.
156. 2004: December 8, Mentoring Colene Riffo in CA, USA began, using TC Conference Room and ivisit.
157. 2004: December 13, IHTEC holds first Annual General Meeting using IT in Talking Communities. We decided to purchase a year’s subscription to Talking Communitites and also www.ivisit.com for using a webcam for teacher training.
158. 2004 - 2005: John Southworth, Curriculum Research and Development Centre, (CRDC) LAB School, University of Hawaii, joins IHTEC and includes us in many interesting experiences using IT for Distance Learning. This weekly and ongoing development has included Japan, USA, Canada, and Germany. Part of this development also includes the use of the www.Nicenet.org free interactive internet classroom.
2005
159. 2005: January 15, Science for Peace partners with IHTEC for the development of our programs. The Council of Global Issues has been mentoring IHTEC’s work since 1996.
160. 2005: January 19, Helmut Burkhardt and Julia Morton-Marr, attend the Queen’s Park luncheon to organize the Aboriginal Bridge-building and Literacy Initiative by The Honourable James K. Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. This is to twin Toronto Board of Education schools with Ontario’s native schools. IHTEC met Sandra Laurin and Principal Wayne Copps who were interested in video conferencing and the use of talking communities. Several meetings were held with both of them.
161. 2005: January 31, Helmut Burkhardt and Julia edit the EWOC Video Conference tape, from the October 13. This is to be available as a DVD, through Candlemaker Communications, with Renata Simkus and John Hodgson, the IHTEC video team.
162. 2005: February 8; National Gardening Association, USA, Barbara Richardson launched peace gardens in their Schools Newsletter honouring the International School Peace Gardens work. Their Newsletter went to 22,000 schools and is on www.kidsgardening.com/2005.kids.garden.news/kgn-index.html and ISPG http://www.kidsgardening.com/Dig/digdetail.taf?Type=Art&id=2065
163. 2005: February 13; IHTEC joined the International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP).
164. 2005: February 15; Discussions with Douglas Markoff, Mississauga Garden Council re possible support for Mississaugan schools with peace gardens. To be achieved.
165. 2005: March 1; Created a digital movie “About IHTEC”. Wrote script for IHTEC’s movie on the Logo’s for Earth Day.
166. 2005: March 3; Julia updated and Eric Schneider uploaded all IHTEC’s presentations onto the website. These are now suitable for use in the IHTEC on-line conference room.
167. 2005: March 3; Participated with John Southworth, at the Hawaii University, “How E-Learning Management systems Differ and How to Choose them”.
168. 2005: March 4; Posted Registration forms to UNESCO Paris and Ottawa, for IHTEC’s participation in the “United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.”
169. 2005: March 9; Edona Çaku receives Pioneer Award, Western Harbor Castle. IHTEC’s supported her application.
170. 2005: March 10-12; Julia represented Desmond Berghofer at the UNESCO AGM, Delta Chelsea Hotel, focus: The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development”. Marshall Conley joins the IHTEC Board.
171. 2005: March 15; Eric Schneider represents IHTEC at the The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) supporting the World Tourism Organization (WTO) / ITB Leadership. IHTEC joins the ICTP at this time.
172. 2005: March 17: ECOSOC forms completed for UN in New York.
173. 2005: March 19-26; Teresa Prieto invites Julia Morton-Marr to bring participants for a week in Morelia, Micheocan and Mexico City, Mexico. This FAN trip was a wonderful learning experience and IHTEC wrote a report for the Mexican Tourism Industry.
174. 2005: March 22; Earth Day Celebration with John McConnell, for his 90th Birthday, by using internet technology, was organized by Colene Riffo. This was most successful and was aired by their local TV Stations. Ongoing work by Colene is with Principal Bolde, from Saugus High School, Santa Clarita in California. for the 'April 25, 2005 Earth Day Digital Storytelling' event. Colene also worked on participating in the Cyberspace SchoolNet event. The School also created and presented a digital story “An Artistic Animated Tribute to John McConnell: Celebrating the Vernal Equinox. This was done by painting on glass and filming the outcomes.
175. 2005: April 4; Pope John Paul II died. IHTEC sent letter of condolence to all ISPG schools especially Catholic Schools.
176. 2005: April 12; Digital Story Telling at the TCC 2005 Online Conference Activity
177. 2005: April 19-21; John Southworth invites Julia Morton-Marr, IHTEC Board members to participate in the University of Hawaii TCC 2005 Worldwide Online conference. This was an amazing experience, where many different on-line formats were discussed and used.
178. 2005: April 19-24; On-line Tourism Conference, IHTEC participated where possible.
179. 2005: April 19; Michelle Sarasas supports IHTEC Data Base work with Fatima Sheikh.
180. 2005: April 22; Earth Day - Larry Kearns celebrated by awarding eight schools in Chatham district, who are promoting peace education and environmental protection.
181. 2005: April 27; Julia Morton-Marr nominated as co-coordinator of working groups on the Science for Peace Board. This is to be part-time until the AGM.
182. 2005: May 10; Meeting with John Southworth and Hawaii Lab School Grade 9, where Koa at the Mauna kea Astronomy Centre, Hilo, Hawaii, displayed an inter-disciplinary slide show of the volcanic island. Julia supports Koa’s amazing efforts. There have been several similar events with this group during the summer.
183. 2005: May 19; Julia Morton-Marr was accepted into the University of Hawaii Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa International, as professional association in education, the purpose of which is to promote high-quality education.
184. 2005: May 26; Wayne Jacoby involves Julia in the UN world Environment Day at the Town Square, Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia webcast.
185. 2005: May and June; Dr. Jeff and students download the IHTEC website as a ‘School in a Box’ for countries that do not have easy access to the internet. This could also be used for the Lieutenant Governor Bartleman’s twinning of Native Schools as well as schools in Africa, the Pacific Island and Alaskan schools.
186. 2005: June 10; Meeting with CRDG Director Don Young, Frank Pottenger, University of Hawaii. Jane Burke is interested after school returns in September 2005.
187. 2005: June 14; Eric Schneider develops as updated IHTEC / ISPG Slide Show brochure and one pager. Excellent work. Julia completes the edits.
188. 2005: June 29; Official Release of the 1000 Women Nobel Peace Prize nominations. Julia Morton-Marr is one of the nine Canadian Women involved.
189. 2005: July 13; Meeting with John Southworth & Frank Pottenger, Curriculum Research and Development Centre, Lab School, University of Hawaii, agree that IHTEC’s International School Peace Gardens can be offered for peace education, to the 700, 000 students in the US and 4 other countries, that they service. This also includes the “International Schools”. This will be a slow process over a number of years, and will be on-going.
190. 2005: July and August; Julia was busy with the Media promotion of IHTEC’s work especially the International School Peace Gardens. Media included:
a. Rogers Cable 10 - local Mississauga TV station. Circulation: 50,000
b. The Toronto Star - circulation: 182,000
c. Mississauga News - circulation: 185,000
d. The Norwood Shield - circulation: 2,379
e. The Hastings Shield - circulation: 2,322
f. The Victor Times, South Australia - circulation:8,750
g. All IHTEC email groups
191. 2005: July 7; A Letter of congratulation arrives from Mayor Hazel McCallion.
192. 2005: July 7; IHTEC receives UN: ECOSOC status.
193. 2005: July 7-11; Science for Peace retreat on WASAN Island, includes IHTEC in work towards the ‘World Peace Forum’ to be held in Vancouver, BC in 2006.
194. 2005: August 16; Kathleen Hicks deliver’s IHTEC book to the Mississauga City re a Citizen’s Award.
195. 2005: August 21; Edona Çaku takes IHTEC promotional materials to South Africa.
196. 2005: August 28; Julia presents ISPG to Crossroads in Hawaii, via TC and ivisit.
197. 2005: September 8; The USA and Canadian Women who are part of the 1000 Women Nobel Peace Prize nominations, are honoured at the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjold Room, at 11 am. Julia is one of the nine Canadian women. Fraser Marr, Janis Alton, attend.
198. 2005: September 22: Participation in the Phi Delta Kappa's world-first Chapter Leadership orientation and planning session as part of the PDK/Hawaii chapter board meeting using CyberPlace techniques of Talking Communities and iVisit. You've demonstrated, as a PDK member joining electronically that was initiated from Toronto by TC in May, how active a member located remotely to the actual chapter can be.
199. 2005: September 24; WASAN project teacher Tamara Weiss, California, USA becomes one of team of people Julia mentors. She is to develop a workshop to be held at the World Peace Forum, to showcase classroom peace-building.
200. 2005: September 29: Participation (with TC and iVisit) in the PDK Gallup Poll on Public Attitudes Toward Education presentation by Kathleen Andreson, PDK Region A Rep, with discussion with PDK International and participants in the session.
201. 2005: October 1; SfP-CPG Joint Forum, Creatively Advancing the Nuclear Abolition Agenda: University Women's Club, 162 St George Street, Toronto. Time 9 am - 5 pm.
202. 2005: October 2; Roseann Runte, President, Old Dominion Uni, Norfolk, Virginia USA, requests Julia to update the Club of Rome, through Video Conference held at Ryerson University, Toronto at 1pm. Topic was Youth involvement in schools with the International School Peace Gardens and other programs. Our outstanding youth team, Edona Caku, Fatima Sheikh, Brandon Gallant, gave successful presentations. Digital copy and DVD of the event. Good promotion.
203. 2005: October 11; Sir Charles Leggatt nominates Julia for the ‘International Knight Order of St. George. Accepted by Gareth Green.
204. 2005: November 2: Press Release: “The Garden Within Her” by Carter Hammett in the Toronto Sun. Circulation 1.4+ million.
205. 2005; October 18; 1000 Women Nobel meeting in Zurich for the launch of the "1000 Peace Women Across the Globe" Book and Display.
206. 2005: October 24; UN 60th Anniversary Meeting in Berlin with Heiner Benking, Tagore Einstein Council; Eric Schneider, IHTEC and met the UNA President and Prof. Dr. Klaus Hüfner, German UNESCO World Heritage Sites Association.
207. 2005: November 15: Roger’s TV interview Julia on the ‘Daytime’ program about the 1000 Women Nobel and International School Peace Gardens. Have a DVD of the outcomes. Circulation: 600,000.
208. 2005: November 16; IHTEC has official approval from UNESCO to participate in the “UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.
209. 2005: November 17; IHTEC forms partnership with Talking Communities, who will reduce the cost of the IHTEC TC Conference Room.
210. 2005: November 29; IHTEC develops partnership with Noticias Positivas radio program in Buenos Aries, Argentina, South America.
211. 2005: December 3; IHTEC holds virtual AGM with three countries participating.
212. 2005: December 10; IHTEC is nominated for the British Airways, Tourism for Tomorrow Awards.
213. 2005: December 12 - 24; IHTEC holds their first virtual Inter-cultural Festival in Nicenet and the TC Conference Room.
214. 2005: December 16; Mexican Professional Group of Canada combines with IHTEC to hold the second ‘Mexico Canada’s Children’s Connection’ for the exchange of Christmas Cards.
2006
215. 2006: January 16, Pacific Technology Conference "Shift Happens: Transition to IP" Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. This was organized by John Southworth who leads a team of six educators from across USA, Japan, UK, Europe and Canada.
216. 2006: January 28; York University Teachers Resource Fair, Michael Wheeler hosts the International School Peace Gardens Trade Show.
217. 2006: January 28; Presentation to PDK, CML with John Southworth. Conference held in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. Many educators were involved, Julia showcased the IHTEC website and the use in the virtual conference room. Very successful.
218. 2006: January 31; Preparation of the 1000 Women Display for travelling exhibit, Fraser Marr, Fatima Sheikh and Julia.
219. 2006: January 31; Colene Riffo facilitates the development of an IHTEC Chapter in California, USA.
220. 2006: February 6 - 17; 2006: February 6 - 17; Teresa Prieto visited 12 Mexican Schools who sent Christmas Cards to children in Canada. She planted a peace tree in their grounds at their dedication ceremony in four states, to continue the facilitation of the growth of International School Peace Gardens.
221. 2006: February 7 - 8; Department of Foreign Affairs Human Rights Consultations, Michael Greco, Dianne Leggatt, and Julia Morton-Marr representing IHTEC with Trade Show and handouts. Met Pauline Michele, Parliamentary Poet, at the event.
222. 2006: February 13 - 15, "International Virtual Conference for Teacher Educators. "Opening Gates in Teacher Education, 2006. Meeting the Challenges in Education and Teaching". Paper and Slide Show. Tuesday Feb 14, Julia Morton-Marr presents a peer reviewed paper on “IHTEC’s International School Peace Gardens” which is published.
223. 2006: February 26 - 28; Julia commented on final document for the UN Status of Women Conference, as requested by Janis Alton.
224. 2006: March 1; Julia Morton-Marr spoke to the Anglican Church Women, St. Peter’s Erindale, Mississauga, Ontario. Article in St. Peter’s Anglican News, p. 6 “Holy Week/Easter 2006".
225. 2006: March 8; International Women’s Day, Julia Morton-Marr was keynote to Canadian Parliamentarians, Members of the Senate, House of Commons and Parliamentary Librarians. Dianne Leggatt attended with Julia. Award Certificate from Omar Alghabra, M.P., Mississauga-Erindale on May 12, 2006.
226. 2006: March 29; Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario - 1000 Women Display was held by Anna Lise Domanski and Jillian DiTillo, Social Justice and Equity students, as part of their Master’s program. They used rings to display the 1000 Peace Women Across the Globe. Also flyer’s & brochures, and the1000 Women slide show were part of the display. IHTEC and PNVY’s trade show boards and brochures were also on display. Julia gave a lecture at 4 pm. Some of the day was webcast to outside members using WiFi until this failed.
227. 2006: April 18 - 20; 11th Annual Technology Colleges and Community (TCC) Worldwide Conference on TECHNOLOGY REMIX: WHAT DO STUDENTS SAY? Julia and John Southworth submitted papers on their experiences.
228. 2006: May 13; Julia Morton-Marr (now Dame DStG) is ordained and knighted as a member of the International Knight Order of St. George at Christ Church, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. In attendance were Teresa Prieto R., Fraser Marr and Denyse Morrissey. Julia was accepted in absentia on October 29, 2004)
229. 2006; May 30; 7pm ‘Civic Award of Recognition’, Presented to Dame Julia Morton-Marr for international achievements, by Mayor Hazel McCallion. Held at the Mississauga Civic Centre, 300 City Centre Drive, Great Hall. Nominated by Kathleen Hicks. Julia was interviewed by Rogers Channel 10, TV for the Community News.
230. 2006: May 31; IHTEC Mississauga, virtual conference “Water Round Table” held in Conference Room 2 from 11am - 4.30pm. This was to highlight IHTEC’s 'Watershed Peace Pathways'. Educators and Scientists in from IHTEC, MexProCan, Science for Peace, Pugwash Group, Canadian Heritage Rivers, Canadian River Management Society, presented papers on water and related subjects, such as biomass energy, forests and climatic changes to 18 Government officials in Durango, Durango Mexico participated from the Institute of Technology video conference room. Discussions were significant and helpful. This event was a registered contribution to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development and Canadian Rivers Day.
231. 2006: June 23 - 28; IHTEC's was promoted at the World Peace Forum at all events attended. IHTEC joined Science for Peace and Breuninger Foundation “WASAN project” and the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace in the following events:
a. Thursday: Voice of Women General Meeting: IHTEC uploaded for webcasting and projected the slide show for keynote speaker Mary - Wynne Ashford. Topic: “The Medical Analysis of War”.
b. Sunday: Science for Peace Panel: “Creating a paradigm shift towards social justice and a green Earth” Sunday 25 June, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., This panel will explore the urgent need for a shift to the holistic paradigm of interconnectedness. Our dialogue will intervweave global issues and solutions; media, business and community transformations; nuclear weapons and war; sustainability and peace education; enhanced consciousness and spirituality. Panelists: Helmut Burkhardt, Phyllis Creighton, Rose Dyson, and Julia Morton-Marr, all of SfP, Helga Breuninger of the Breuninger Foundation, Ashok Gangadean (moderator) and Audrey Kitagawa of the World Commission on Global Consciousness and Spirituality. IHTEC recorded the session and compiled “Summary Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Conference on the Evolution of World Order.1996-2004. Edited by Helmut Burkhardt and Julia Morton-Marr June 21, 2006. This is also also available on a CD Rom can also be used for sale to promote the Breuninger Foundation. Promoted IHTEC's International School Peace Gardens.
c. Monday: Breuninger Foundation: “Classroom research: creating the educational discipline of peace through diversity in the primary grades.” Monday 26 June, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. “How can we empower children in a learning community to explore and honour diversity with the goal of peace? Participants will examine classroom research from original curriculum development for the discipline of peace. The curriculum uses multiple intelligencers, incorporates through lines, and integrates across disciplines. Presenter: Tamara Weiss (participant in the Breuninger Foundation's Wasan Project), with mentor Julia Morton-Marr. IHTEC’s support for Tamara's Peace Education research and presentation which included suggestions for the slide show, presentation folder of children's work, classroom achievement sheets, photographic images to display the research, use of 'Talking Communities' on the IHTEC website: Conference Room 2. Tamara promoted IHTEC's International School Peace Gardens.
d. Voice of Women - Women in Conflict Prevention - UN Resolution 1325 - Discusses the development of an agenda for civil society to advance the cause of UN Resolution 1325, which addresses the disproportionate and unique impact of armed conflict on women. Cora Weiss, Alexa McDonough M.P., Janet Eaton and Janis Alton. Major preparation with Janis Alton on the slide show "History of Canadian Peace Women" and helped with the projection. This is to be uploaded onto the VOW website and made available as a CD Rom.
e. Science for Peace / Council on Global Issues - A workshop, in the International Peace Education Conference: Handbook on Peace Education: Monday June 26, 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. High priority problems that threaten the sustainability of civilization are given, and root causes of these threats to ecological and societal integrity and to individual well-being are analyzed. Presenters: Helmut Burkhardt, Rose Dyson and Julia Morton-Marr. First release of the "Handbook on Global Issues and Viable Solutions" - Helmut presented a slide show and did the main presentation; Rose spoke on the role of media; Julia spoke on the Global Sustainability Education platform with IHTEC's Butterflies Breath as an example. IHTEC flyer were distributed.
f. Tuesday: 10am - 4.30pm 1000 Peace Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 Display- A Promotional Day held at the Vancouver Library in the city. Voice of Women hosted the display at three other events during the Forum.
232. 2006: July 10 - 16; Eric Schneider and Heiner Benking arrange for IHTEC to present at the International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC2006) as a virtual part of their conference.
233. UN International Polar Year
234. UN International Year for Planet Earth.
FUTURE FOLLOW UP & EVENTS
235. Round Tables for Teachers.
236. Courses with PDK and others.
237. Development of Round Table on Marine Peace Parks linking the Marine Discovery Centre, Star of the Sea School in South Australia http://www.marinediscoverycentre.com.au/ with the University of Hawaii Laboratory School.
TIME LINE OF ACHIEVEMENTS: 1993 - 2006
1993
1. 1993: March. Julia Morton-Marr’s first peace tree of the ISPG program was planted at St. Peter’s Church, Erindale Mississauga, Ontario, with the children of the Sunday School. Many people have connected with the program from here.
2. 1993: June, Eric Foster, West Humber Collegiate Institute was the first school involved and aided in the development of the program with students from York University.
1994
3. 1994: Feb. 15 West Humber linked ISPG to the Environmental Bill of Rights.
4. 1994 October; Julia was honoured as “A Person Making a Difference”at the IIPT Second Global Conference in Montreal Quebec. 35 Countries connected with the International School Peace Gardens at this time.
5. 1994: Nov. 7, ISPG became a UN 50th program with the Canadian Committee for the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations. At this time ISPG was supported by all Ministries of Education across Canada, Canadian Association of Principals, Canadian Teacher’s Federation and Canadian School Boards Association. 350 schools across Canada dedicated on UN Day in Schools, October 24, 1995.
1995
6. 1995: Canberra, Australia, first school in the world became involved with the ISPG program for the UN50th.
7. 1995: Michael Wheeler plants first Canadian ISPG at Notre Dame Secondary School in the Dufferin - Peel Catholic School Board.
8. 1995: Sept. 17, UN50th “Spirit of the Earth Young People’s Inter-Faith Celebration” Credit Valley Park. Organized by Michael Wheeler and Julia with the St. Peter’s Church inter-faith committee.
1996
9. 1996; Dedication by Michael Wheeler and 13 schools covering Secondary and Elementary Schools, plant an ISPG at Heart Lake Community Peace Garden and Picnic Area, Brampton, Ontario.
10. 1996: January; Ontario Parks Association promotes the program in Ontario, in Canada and the world to Parks Association.
11. 1996: March 25 -26, OPA Seminar Trade Show presents ISPG to Municipal Parks and many other organizations.
12. 1996: September - 1999: Promoted ISPG widely as Secretary of the Millennium Council of Canada Board.
13. 1996: Australia has 15 schools in South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales. One school has an Australian Aboriginal ‘bush tucker’ garden. (Bush tucker = food found naturally in the outback of Australia.)
14. 1996: Kenya, 3500 schools change their tree planting program to a conflict resolution program, with Wangari Mathaii and her Green Belt Movement.
1997
15. 1997: January 1, IHTEC official became a Canadian Charitable Organization.
16. April, Denyse Morrisey, Ex. Director, includes Julia as a speaker on ISPG at the OPA Annual Seminar and Trade Show.
17. 1997: October 24-25, OPA & University of Guelph held “Helping Kids Grow” conference, Julia was the keynote promoting the International School Peace Gardens.
18. 1997: November 14 - 16, Puerto Morelos,Quintana Roo, 30 schools, (30,000 students) involved in the opening of the second building in the Alfredo Borano’s Botanical Gardens.
19. 1997: November 15, Xcaret nourishes global Peace through Education and Tourism with Lu’um Ka’ Naab.
1998
20. 1998; Victor Harbour, South Australia; Friendship Benches developed by Victor Harbor Primary School, for conflict resolution. This was while Julia was in Australia.
21. 1998: March 11 - 15, Ontario Parks Association (OPA) build an ISPG at Canada Blooms. Denyse Morrisey and OPA team did a wonderful job at promoting the program.
22. 1998: March 23, Operation Green Leaves, Haiti and Miami 4000 children focus on Environmental Education and planting peace trees.
23. 1998: May 12, International Peace Garden Foundation (USA) promotes ISPG in Ottawa to Ambassadors of nine countries. The Hungarian Ambassador suggests IHTEC inform all the Ambassadors in Canada and at the United Nations.
24. 1998: May 13, Mike Greco launched “Watershed Peace Pathways- WPP” in Alaska and Vancouver. Julia launches the program at St. Agnes Catholic School, Chatham, Ontario, Canada.
25. 1998: June 2; Christ the King Elementary School, Whitehorse, Yukon dedicated their peace garden on October 24, 1995, replaced an area of asphalt with a stone walkway, several large boulders representing some of the mineral wealth of the southwest Yukon, three benches, a number of shrubs and some pine and aspen trees. The dedication plaque, affixed to one of the benches, reads: "This area was officially dedicated as a Peace Garden on Oct. 24, 1995 by the staff and students of Christ the King Elementary School to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United Nations." Christ the King Elementary School has recently moved to a new location and they are looking forward to establishing a second School Peace Garden. Leaf for Peace pins were presented to a number of students and staff by IHTEC President Julia Morton-Marr during a visit on June 2, 1998. The first Peace Garden on Wood Street is still in place a couple of blocks off the main street of Whitehorse, and is being upgraded with the possibility of being opened to the general public
26. 1998: June 2; Julia Morton-Marr spoke to Whitehorse, Yukon Rotary Club breakfast meeting.
27. 1998: Julia wins the Elaine Burke Award for ISPG.
28. 1998: July 26 -August 8, IHTEC develops 17 speakers for 2 ½ day Seminar for the National Federation of Women Economist, with Teresa Prieto R., of the Mexico-Canada Professional Group of Canada.
29. 1998: November 17, Julia wins the YMCA Canadian Peace Medal in Mississauga. The nomination by Douglas Moore, was to support all the hard work for so many people around IHTEC.
30. 1998: 67 Huron schools began and then completed them in 2001 with a focus on planting vegetables in “Earth Friendly Gardens”. Contact: Lynda Rotteau, Goderich, ON, N7A 3T9
31. 1998: December 21, Mexican children send 15,000 Christmas Cards with five Government Secretaries to Canada. This was organized by Teresa Prieto R. of the Mexico - Canada Professional Group.
1999
32. 1999-2000: Kathleen & Merideth Moore draw four posters for Creature Corridors, Arctic Acrobats and the St. Peter’s Church programs.
33. 1999: Joined Science for Peace, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
34. 1999: February 23, IHTEC President Julia Morton-Marr delivered greeting cards from students in Mexico to an assembly of 80 students at the Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario. Julia also spoke about Peace and Environmental issues and how the react together. The ‘State of the World Lesson Plan’ was developed for these secondary school students, who produced a report as a result.
35. 1999: March 10-18, The Mexico-Canada Chamber of Commerce, Teresa Prieto and Dennis Rankin arrange for Lynn Holden and Julia to meet high official’s in Curanavaca, Morelos, Mexico. This was to return with Canadian Children’s Connection Christmas cards. Two schools also planted ISPG’s.
36. 1999: April 15, IHTEC President Julia Morton-Marr was elected as a Director of the United Nations Association of Canada, Toronto Branch. She is to be chair of the UNA-C Environment Committee for the next year.
37. 1999: May 1, IHTEC members Lynn Holden and Julia Morton-Marr attended the dedication ceremony at Clairemont Public School, Port Hope, Ontario. The Peace Garden dedicated at the school’s 175th anniversary celebration includes two benches and a Story Book Rock.
38. 1999: May 13, IHTEC President, Julia Morton-Marr presented a teacher’s seminar at the Spring Valley School in Brighton, Ontario.
39. 1999: May 14, IHTEC President Julia Morton-Marr provided a briefing to the Brighton Ontario Rotary Club during their breakfast meeting.
40. 1999: June 15 Julia Morton-Marr accompanied by Lynn Holden presented the ISPG program to the Richmond Hill Horticultural Society.
41. 1999: IHTEC Board members Julia Morton-Marr and Douglas Moore attended the ISPG dedication at Queenston Public School in Mississauga, Ontario. A television interview with Julia was conducted at the event by Cable 10 in Mississauga, whichwas subsequently aired during the week of July 5th.
42. 1999: July 1, Canada Day, Toronto Parade of Lights, ISPG Won the Flag Boat Race and we also received the Commodore’s Award.
43. 1999: July 17, Several IHTEC Board of Directors attended the Mississauga Garden Council VIP Garden Party at the Chapel Estate in Mississauga Ontario. Julia was recognized as a Mississaugan VIP by the Garden Council.
44. 1999: IHTEC attended the UNESCO Culture of Peace Committee meeting in Toronto. IHTEC is now on the official Canadian team for the UN International Year for a Culture of Peace.
45. 1999: August 8, IHTEC Board member Manuella Godinho co-ordinated an upcoming school twinning project between schools in Canada and those in Rwanda, Barundi and Mali in Africa.
46. 1999: September 10, IHTEC board members Eric Foster, Lynn Holden and Julia Morton-Marr participated in the dedication of the Bedford Parkette Peace Garden at OISE/University of Toronto. During her speech Julia proposed that every faculty re-assess theri courses around the Peace Garden concept during the UN International Year for a Culture of Peace.
47. 1999: September 14, was the official launch of the United Nations International Year for a Culture of Peace. A new brochure was prepared by IHTEC and delivered to the UN in New York by IHTEC’s Advisory Board Member Janis Alton. Also IHTEC developed for the United Nations Association of Canada (Toronto Branch) a strategy for the international promotion of the ISPG program, at local, national and international levels. This was also delivered to UN in New York.
48. 1999: September 14 was United Nations International Day of Peace, which was celebrated for the first time in the Council Chambers at Mississauga City Hall. The event was attended by several members of the IHTEC board. Students from the Queenston Drive Public School peace garden team presented a short skit demonstrating how a Peace Garden Friendship Bench can be used for conflict resolution.
49. 1999: September 20-22, Julia Morton-Marr presented the ISPG concept to the International Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) Association Conference hosted by Peel Regional Police in Mississauga, Ontario. The theme for the conference was ‘Designing Safe Communities in Partnership’. Julia explained how ISPG can be used within the urban design environment to assist in building a civil society in communities.
50. 1999: October 13, President Julia Morton-Marr and Board Member Lynn Holden were invited by Elizabeth Kiddle to present an ISPG seminar to 40 teachers representing 20 schools at the Holy Rosary School, in Milton, Ontario. This included the Milton Prison School (January 18, 2000) who all have planted peace gardens.
51. 1999: October 17 - 21. Julia speaks about the IHTEC plan for sustainability at the IIPT THIRD GLOBAL CONFERENCE in Glasgow, Scotland. Here she met the Riverdale Elementary School, Lyndonville, Vermont, USA who had focussed on developing a Solar Car, as a result of the Second Global Conference. Six years racing has led to ‘planting’ a solar garden.
52. 1999: November 10, First IHTEC Awards Dinner. “The Ontario Club” became a proud sponsor for all of IHTEC’s events.
2000
53. 2000: 23 March, Child’s ISPG song recorded as a CD, to be promoted across Quintana Roo, Mexico.
54. 2000: March 26, “Marine Peace Parks” launched with Sandra Dayton and Lu’um Kaanab, to the Mayor Marcelino Chuc Matos, Puerto Morelos, Mexico.
55. 2000: May 24. Larry Kearns & Jeff Young, teachers at St. Agnes School, Chatham, Ontario and the ISPG program, in the TVOntario Teacher of the Year Award. Focus on curriculum based inter-action. Promoted ISPG to all schools through the Chatham-Kent Catholic School Board for their Millennium Projects.
56. 2000: Greening OISE/UT dedicate an ISPG beside their building,on Bloor St. Toronto, Ontario, for their community.
57. 2000: June 1-4, “Creature Corridors” official launch June 2, at First National Trails Conference, Owen Sound, Ontario. Douglas Moore & Lisa - display & food, Julia spoke; Presented 4, CC Awards, Trans Canada Trail, Ontario Trails Council, and World Wildlife Fund, and participated in the Trade Show.
58. 2000: June 15; Julia attends the ISPG dedication ceremony at Johnsview Village Public School, Thornhill, Ontario. Participation certificates and pins were presented.
59. 2000: July 17-20, Helmut invites Julia to speak as part of the Council on Global Issues (CGI), Global Governance session at The World Congress of System Science and ISSS, Conference in Toronto, Ontario. Julia represented IHTEC’s suggested plan for Global Governance.
60. 2000: August. Women’s Peace Melody link ISPG project to Burundi and Rwanda. Focus on Twinning Schools in Ontario and Africa with Community development on Post Conflict Resolution strategies which are developing.
61. 2000: September 15; University of Toronto Mississauga students supports ISPG through Dr. Jeff Graham. Students have helped with trade shows and other events.
62. 2000: September 21, World Citizens include ISPG in the International Peace Day at Mississauga City Hall.
63. 2000: UNESCO recognises ISPG as a “Culture of Peace” program. Janice Alton and Mike Greco attend UNESCO AGM in Ottawa, Ontario, representing IHTEC.
64. 2000: November 1. “Sunrays” Valuing Heritage Sites in the Middle East, launched Cadarackque Primary School , Ajax Ontario with Laure Abou-Jaoude. This program is now developing in Beruit, Lebanon at the International School with Laure.
65. 2000: December 7. Julia invited by Stacey Le Page, to give an hour speech on “Human Responsibilities & Duties to the Earth” at “The Third Annual Student Conference on Human Rights”, to 300 students from Mexico and Canada. The Canadian Ambassador and Newton Bowles, Senior Policy Advisor, UNICEF, were beside Julia in Conference Room 1, United Nations, New York, New York.
2001
66. 2001: February 1, Julia nominated by Douglas Moore, for the Hague Appeal for Peace Prize 2001. Supported by Senator Douglas Roche.
67. 2001: March 19 - 21, “Arctic Acrobats” IHTEC’s climate change program was launched by Julia Morton-Marr, who presented & Valerie Rampone who promoted IHTEC at the Trade Show table. On March 20, the program was launched at the ‘Climate Change in the Circumpolar North: Summit and Sustainable Technology Exposition’ held in Whitehorse, Yukon.
68. 2001: April 23, “Tourism and Climate Change Workshop” for the Executive Housekeepers Association for 24 Toronto Hotels with Teresa Prieto R.
69. 2001: May 30 - June 2. Helmut Burkhardt, Conference Co-Chair, Lynn Holden and Julia are Co-Chairs of the Sustainability Education Session at the Interdisciplinary Evolution of World Order Conferences, IHTEC and ISPG promoted as part of the solutions towards education policy.
70. 2001: August 6-12, Laura launches ‘SUNRAYS” and promotes ISPG at the American University in Beirut, Lebanon. IHTEC Awards first SUNRAYS peace award to Betty Reardon and the ISPG pin and Leaf for Peace pins to participants.
71. 2001: October 5, Julia spoke on the ISPG program at the “STOP 103 Community” supporting 20,000 community members with a focus on peace and food security.
72. 2001: October 24, UN Peace Day supported Beverley Davis with the Brampton Community, and their ISPG program and Inter-Faith aspects for peace.
73. 2001: October 28, Speaker at the World Citizen’s Meeting on Global Order though Sustainability Education.
2002
74. 2001: November - December, Victor Sanchez Concerts promotes an inter-cultural classical guitar events between Mexico and Canada focused on the ISPG.
75. 2002: January, Saravo, schools plant ISPG with the International Children’s Institute for post conflict education.
76. 2002: February 13, Chair, Sustainability Education Round Table. IHTEC organized this Science for Peace Round Table which was held at the University of Toronto, OISE. See Report for details and excellent outcomes.
77. 2002: March 6, Helmut Burkhardt delivers IHTEC’s materials to Hiroshima Peace Park Manager, in Japan.
78. 2002: March 22, Manuela Godinho on behalf of the ISPG for Julia, prepared and spoke at the Ontario Council for International Cooperation.
79. 2002: March 22-24, Julia at UNESCO AGM in Vancouver. Various meetings were held with regards to ISPG with schools and with Dr. Carol Rosin & Alfred Webre, Institute for Cooperation in Space..
80. 2002: April 3, Julia lectured 40 Environmental Education Teachers, at the York Catholic School Board, Toronto.
81. 2002: April 17, Brandon Gallant, IHTEC’s Executive Assistant, joined brought to us by Dr. Jeff Graham.
82. 2002: April 19, Julia lectured 60 pre-teachers on Sustainability Education at York University. Brandon held Trade Show.
83. 2002: April 24 - 26, Brandon and Julia attend the Peacebuilding and Human Security Annual Consultations in Ottawa. We began the first development of an educational program for Peacekeepers in the post conflict disengagement zone called “Peacekeeping Strategies for a Middle Eastern Leadership Team.
84. 2002: May 3, Julia wrote “Mountains Expansively Touching Space - MEETS” a program for ISPG schools for the UN International Year of the Mountain. This is a one page inter-disciplinary study for keeping mountains, fresh water and space, for peace. We were helped on this by Dr. Carol Rosin, ICIS. Brandon and launched this during the United Nations Special Session on Children, in New York.
85. 2002: May 5 - 12, Brandon and Julia attended the UN Special Session on Children, at the United Nations in New York. Thanks to Janis Alton, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, and Newton Bowles, Senior Policy Advisor, UNICEF. Both Janis and Newton are members of IHTEC’s Advisory Board. See Report for details.
86. 2002: May 12, IHTEC posts 206 information packages to all countries with Permanent Missions to the UN.
87. 2002: May 17, IHTEC Trade Show at Peel Peace Campaign.
88. 2002: May 24, IHTEC Trade Show at OHHSSCA / OGCA History Conference held at York University.
89. 2002: May 30 - June 1, The Interdisciplinary Conference in the Evolution of World Order. Organized by Prof. Helmut Burkhardt, Co-Chair. As a committee member, Julia was Convenor, Sustainability Education Panel. Brandon Gallant, presented MELT as a work in progress.
90. 2002: June 15, IHTEC’s materials were delivered by Hasan, to the G6 for the G8 meeting in Alberta. It contained IHTEC’s African post conflict education materials from Manuela Godinho plus a CD Rom of the Post Conflict Education ‘Show on the Go’.
91. 2002: June 19, IHTEC attended the “National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy” Sustainability Indicators. A Watershed Peace Pathways pin was awarded to the Fraser Basin Council, British Columbia.
92. 2002: June 26, IHTEC’s 10 week student Report finished. Brandon Gallant delivered this to the University of Waterloo and all IHTEC Board Members.
93. 2002: July 15, Meeting with Mayor Kathy Gastle, Halton Hills, Ontario re their Peace Garden.
94. 2002: July 17, Brandon Gallant attends Ontario Parks Association’s 50th Anniversay Conference and Trade Show.
95. 2002: July 23, IHTEC posts presentation folder of Catholic Schools work, to His Holiness Pope John Paul 11, in Rome. The included materials form Canadian and other international schools. Identical folders were sent to The Hon. Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada; and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bill Graham, Dept. of Foreign Affairs, Ottawa, Canada.
96. 2002: August 10 - 14, Materials sent to Peace Education Conference in Sri Lanka..
97. 2002: September 9, Julia spoke to Probus Organization in Kadina, South Australia.
98. 2002: November 6, Julia presents Marine Peace Parks Awards to the Marine Discovery Centre, Henley Beach, South Australia, to students and teachers from the Centre and from Pt. Vincent Primary School. Gifts were exchanged.
99. 2002: November 11, Brandon speaks at the First Canadian Peace Education Conference, at McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario.
100. 2002: November 15, Thank you letters for the presentation folders arrive from His Holiness Pope John Paul II, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada and Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Hon. Bill Graham.
101. 2002: November 23, Michelle Sarasas won YMCA Peace Medallion.
102. 2001-2002: Ms. Laure Abou-Jaoudé was Principal of the Antonine International School, Al Mina, Tripoli, Lebanon. As Principal, she softened the school climate by planting the first ISPG on June 28th 2002, in Lebanon.
2003
103. 2003: January 8, Julia presents “What is Peace Education?” to the Quaker community.
104. 2003: February 4-8 , Jonathan Meigs represents IHTEC at the ‘Second Global Summit on Peace Through Tourism; UN Conference Centre, Geneva, Switzerland.
105. 2003: February 7, Julia presents at the ‘OCIC/YMCA “Global Education Forum - Challenge 21"
106. 2003: March 6, IHTEC Trade Show and Julia presents on International Womens Day at University of Toronto, Mississauga. Topic: “Transformational Leadership.”
107. 2003: March 13, Brandon Gallant interviews on radio, Julia Morton-Marr, at the University of Waterloo Radio Station.
108. 2003: April 11, Manuela Godinho, presents IHTEC at York University ‘Environmental Conference”.
109. 2003: May 26, Brandon Gallant takes IHTEC Trade Show to the ‘Peace Education Resource Fair’ at OISE/UT, in Toronto.
110. 2003: June 13, IHTEC and International School Peace Gardens 10th Anniversary held in Mississauga..
111. 2003: August 28, IHTEC AGM at Eric Foster’s home..
112. 2003: September 22, Request for materials from Trent University, Ontario.
113. 2003: September 27, ‘Renewable Energy Workshop’ Campbellford, Trent Hills Chamber of Commerce. Developed a “Renewable Energy’ Challenge for ISPG schools.
114. 2003: September 27, IHTEC Endorsed Earth Charter Initiative.
115. 2003: October 8, IHTEC attends past Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, event at the Royal Ontario Museum.
116. 2003: October 10, Spanish ISPG materials as requested for Cuban Schools.
117. 2003: October 10, Began research into the affects of ISPG in Ontario schools.
118. 2003: October 22-24, Peacebuilding and Human Security Consultations, at Department of Foreign Affairs, Ottawa. Brandon and Julia attended.
119. 2003: November 12, IHTEC’s Labyrinth Walk, with Diane Brown.
120. 2003: November 18, Julia is the only person in Canada to participate in the OpenSpace On-Line Conference for Global Education Week, as part of the Council of Europe, with Eric Schneider, Berlin, Germany. A three hour intensively timed conference. This began IHTEC’s transition to internet technology based conferencing.
121. 2003: November 20 - 24, Speaking at the ‘2nd Peace Education Conference’ held at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario organized by Robert Stewart.
122. 2003: December 12, Ruth Marland Bryan, requests Julia to speak to parents at Clarkson Public School, Mississauga. Developed a VIP Parents Role flyer.
2004
123. 2004: January and February: Eric Schneider and IHTEC develop new website www.ihtec.org IHTEC purchased a trail year of www.talkingcommunities.com and www.ivisit.com and is now a Distance Learning Centre and all the information is available free to all teachers and schools.
124. 2004: IHTEC mentors and partners from inception, with Eric Schneider’s development of the ‘Positive News Youth Views’ www.pnyv.org for youth around the world.
125. 2004: Julia has maintained active memberships with many organizations in Mississauga, Ontario and Canada.
126. 2004: February 2-4, Brandon Gallant attends Human Rights Consultations at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ottawa, Canada, funded by Council on Global Issues and IHTEC. IHTEC’s research team read UN documents and support him from Toronto.
127. 2004: February 11, IHTEC’s first on-line global meeting in Mississauga, Toronto, Ontario Canada; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA and Berlin Germany. This was in a chat room, and was not very successful due to incompatibility between MAC’s and PC’s.
128. 2004: February 16, IHTEC Board member, Manuela Godinho at University of Lancaster, United Kingdom, Julia act’s as one of her mentors. Manuela had returned from the University of Lancaster, UK having achieved her Masters of International Studies and Conflict Resolution.
129. 2004: March 3, IHTEC develops a presentation folder for Senator Landon Pearson, re Canadian children and schools involved with the International School Peace Gardens program.
130. 2004: March 4, IHTEC’s Advisory member Janis Alton delivers IHTEC’s application to the Department of Public Information at the United Nations in New York. This in preparation for either DPI or ECOSOC status.
131. 2004: March 8, IHTEC’s President Julia Morton-Marr, becomes a Canadian Citizen at the Citizenship Court, Mississauga. Board member Brandon Gallant attended.
132. 2004: March 31, IHTEC Advisory Board member John Horton invites Julia Morton-Marr to attend the Learning Partnership’s ‘Summit 11, at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto. The two day Summit report was sent to the Ontario Minister of Education, at Government level. IHTEC’s report and perspective was emailed to John Horton.
133. 2004: April 3, Mickey Masuda, SGI Canada, invites Julia Morton-Marr to attend their Trade Show table at the Eco-Festival, Oakville, Ontario. Large gathering.
134. 2004: April 16, Sustainability Education Trade Table for teachers at York University. Manuela Godinho, assisted Julia with publicity and promotion of all programs.
135. 2004: April 17, Attended the Pugwash / Science for Peace Joint Meeting, at the University of Toronto, Ontario. Discussions were focussed on Weapons in Space and Canada’s involvement in Iraq. IHTEC produced a table display and updated a inter-disciplinary teaching module MEETS, as a brochures for the study of keeping Peace in Space. The focus is on Mountains and Space.
136. 2004, April 22, Celebrated Earth Day, by sending email messages to schools.
137. 2004: April 28, Janis Alton takes IHTEC’s application for Department of Public Information and ECOSOC consultative status, to the United Nations.
138. 2004: April - May: Writing Educational Policy document for EWOC. Also time with Eric Schneider on IHTEC’s website content. These are both ongoing in 2005. Also three global commons books of EWOC papers, and an e-book on IHTEC are in development.
139. 2004: May 27, Edona Çaku, began as IHTEC’s summer student, she was identified by Dr. Jeff Graham, University of Toronto, Mississauga. Edona was involved with all aspects of IHTEC, and the office. She also worked on her Albanian Book Project, during her time with IHTEC. Edona is now an IHTEC student Board member in 2005.
140. 2004: May 31, Teresa Prieto involves Julia at a Mexican event at the Ontario Club.
141. 2004: June 3, Eric Foster and IHTEC Advisor Chuck Hopkins visit Sri Lanka, with a focus on Sustainability Education.
142. 2004: June 27, Julia spoke at the Flemingdon Health Centre to 25 Secondary Students, on the role of the peace garden. Community 20,000.
143. 2004: August 20; Eric Schneider begins development of “Positive News Youth Views”, with Heiner Benking and Julia Morton-Marr, as development editor’s and then Board members. This Global Sustainability Education newsletter consumed considerable time during the latter part of 2004 and early 2005.
144. 2004: June 6 - October 13; Julia Morton-Marr, Chair of Peace and Sustainability Education; Helmut Burkhardt, Ryerson University & President Council on Global Issues; and Eric Schneider, Postive News Youth Views, coordinated and achieved much of the preparation for EWOC Video Conference, on Global Sustainability Education, held on October 13, 2004, President’s Board Room, Ryerson University, Room 1402. Six Universities: Ryerson in Canada, Chestnut Hill College, Pennsylvania, Hall of States, C-SPAM, Ashford Institute,Washington DC, St. Michael's School, Secretaria de Estado de Educacion, Dominican Republic and Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany were involved. Wayne Jacoby, Global Education Motivators, Chestnut Hill College, PA, USA, and Steve Hotston, Media Service at Ryerson University, who facilitated and connect the technical side of the event. This event was sponsored by Science for Peace and C-CAVE. A book of papers was distributed and is on the IHTEC website.
145. 2004: October 14 - 16; IHTEC Board members, Brandon Gallant, Helmut Burkhardt, Julia Morton-Marr, participated at the Interdisciplinary Conference on the Evolution of World Order, Ryerson University, held at the Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto. The conference established an essential framework for Educational Policy for Peace and Sustainability Education. It adopted a global-scale approach to the Earth's crises, favouring an approach based upon the Earth Charter, rather than more development for development's sake.
146. 2004: October 26 & 27, Julia Morton-Marr invited to speak as part of her role with the ‘Interdisciplinary Conference on the Evolution of World Order’ and ‘Council on Global Issues’ to the Canadian Manufacturing and Exporters, Mississauga, Ontario. Many important academic papers were given to their Vice-President Gloria Finnigan.
147. 2004: October 30, Edited the First Edition of Positive News Youth Views with Eric Schneider. Congratulations Eric.
148. 2004: October 30, Tape recorded Laure Abou-Jaoudé, a Canadian Teacher, became Principal of the Tripoli Mina Elementary Catholic school, Antonine Order, North of Lebanon. The students who attended the school, are an interesting religious mix. Some were Christian and the others were Muslims. Laure’s appointment was right after September 11th, 2001 so the task was daunting. By using Arts in Education, she re-directed young people from hating the USA to planting an International School Peace Gardens.
149. 2004: November 2; Julia tape recorded an interviewed with Principal Wayne Raspburg, Mon. John Uyen Catholic School, Chatham, Ontario. Their ISPG is developed around planting original Ontario prairie grasses. The grass thicket supports many species. The garden has the Stations of the Cross, and a teaching rotunda. Many lessons are to be learn’t from this school, for the future development of the ISPG program.
150. 2004: November 2; Doreen Edwards requests Julia dedicate and speak at the Holy Family School’s ISPG Dedication in Wallaceburg. Julia’s presented pins and awards, and tape recorded her speech for their future use.
151. 2004: November 14, Julia presents ISPG at the Future Aces Workshop Conference, Talisman Mountain Resort, Kinberley. The groups involved teachers from 3 Toronto Board of Education schools and their 25 students This event was promoted, organized and arranged by summer student Edona Çaku.
152. 2004: November 17, Julia participated using internet technology (IT) with the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia webcast ‘Lewis and Clark’s affect on land use especially on water’. This event was organized by Wayne Jacoby, Global Education Motivators.
153. 2004: November 20, Eric Schneider and Heiner Benking with Julia, participate in Global Learn Day, a 24 hours series of on-line educational round tables for teachers, around the world using Talking Communities. www.talkingcommunities.com This was the beginning of a new direction for IHTEC using distance learning through the internet. At this time we met John Southworth, University of Hawaii; Steffen Konrath, IM-BOOT, Creativity and Innovation, from Germany, who introduced us to using Skype Telephone; and Colene Riffo, Digital Story Telling, from California, USA.
154. 2004 : November 27, Desmond Berghofer, IHTEC Advisory Council, presents Watershed Peace Pathways Award and pins, to the Fraser Basin Council, Sustainability Conference, Vancouver, British Colombia.
155. 2004: December 7, Mentoring of Fatima Sheikh, Uni of Toronto Mississauga, began. She is another IHTEC student volunteer.
156. 2004: December 8, Mentoring Colene Riffo in CA, USA began, using TC Conference Room and ivisit.
157. 2004: December 13, IHTEC holds first Annual General Meeting using IT in Talking Communities. We decided to purchase a year’s subscription to Talking Communitites and also www.ivisit.com for using a webcam for teacher training.
158. 2004 - 2005: John Southworth, Curriculum Research and Development Centre, (CRDC) LAB School, University of Hawaii, joins IHTEC and includes us in many interesting experiences using IT for Distance Learning. This weekly and ongoing development has included Japan, USA, Canada, and Germany. Part of this development also includes the use of the www.Nicenet.org free interactive internet classroom.
2005
159. 2005: January 15, Science for Peace partners with IHTEC for the development of our programs. The Council of Global Issues has been mentoring IHTEC’s work since 1996.
160. 2005: January 19, Helmut Burkhardt and Julia Morton-Marr, attend the Queen’s Park luncheon to organize the Aboriginal Bridge-building and Literacy Initiative by The Honourable James K. Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. This is to twin Toronto Board of Education schools with Ontario’s native schools. IHTEC met Sandra Laurin and Principal Wayne Copps who were interested in video conferencing and the use of talking communities. Several meetings were held with both of them.
161. 2005: January 31, Helmut Burkhardt and Julia edit the EWOC Video Conference tape, from the October 13. This is to be available as a DVD, through Candlemaker Communications, with Renata Simkus and John Hodgson, the IHTEC video team.
162. 2005: February 8; National Gardening Association, USA, Barbara Richardson launched peace gardens in their Schools Newsletter honouring the International School Peace Gardens work. Their Newsletter went to 22,000 schools and is on www.kidsgardening.com/2005.kids.garden.news/kgn-index.html and ISPG http://www.kidsgardening.com/Dig/digdetail.taf?Type=Art&id=2065
163. 2005: February 13; IHTEC joined the International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP).
164. 2005: February 15; Discussions with Douglas Markoff, Mississauga Garden Council re possible support for Mississaugan schools with peace gardens. To be achieved.
165. 2005: March 1; Created a digital movie “About IHTEC”. Wrote script for IHTEC’s movie on the Logo’s for Earth Day.
166. 2005: March 3; Julia updated and Eric Schneider uploaded all IHTEC’s presentations onto the website. These are now suitable for use in the IHTEC on-line conference room.
167. 2005: March 3; Participated with John Southworth, at the Hawaii University, “How E-Learning Management systems Differ and How to Choose them”.
168. 2005: March 4; Posted Registration forms to UNESCO Paris and Ottawa, for IHTEC’s participation in the “United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.”
169. 2005: March 9; Edona Çaku receives Pioneer Award, Western Harbor Castle. IHTEC’s supported her application.
170. 2005: March 10-12; Julia represented Desmond Berghofer at the UNESCO AGM, Delta Chelsea Hotel, focus: The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development”. Marshall Conley joins the IHTEC Board.
171. 2005: March 15; Eric Schneider represents IHTEC at the The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) supporting the World Tourism Organization (WTO) / ITB Leadership. IHTEC joins the ICTP at this time.
172. 2005: March 17: ECOSOC forms completed for UN in New York.
173. 2005: March 19-26; Teresa Prieto invites Julia Morton-Marr to bring participants for a week in Morelia, Micheocan and Mexico City, Mexico. This FAN trip was a wonderful learning experience and IHTEC wrote a report for the Mexican Tourism Industry.
174. 2005: March 22; Earth Day Celebration with John McConnell, for his 90th Birthday, by using internet technology, was organized by Colene Riffo. This was most successful and was aired by their local TV Stations. Ongoing work by Colene is with Principal Bolde, from Saugus High School, Santa Clarita in California. for the 'April 25, 2005 Earth Day Digital Storytelling' event. Colene also worked on participating in the Cyberspace SchoolNet event. The School also created and presented a digital story “An Artistic Animated Tribute to John McConnell: Celebrating the Vernal Equinox. This was done by painting on glass and filming the outcomes.
175. 2005: April 4; Pope John Paul II died. IHTEC sent letter of condolence to all ISPG schools especially Catholic Schools.
176. 2005: April 12; Digital Story Telling at the TCC 2005 Online Conference Activity
177. 2005: April 19-21; John Southworth invites Julia Morton-Marr, IHTEC Board members to participate in the University of Hawaii TCC 2005 Worldwide Online conference. This was an amazing experience, where many different on-line formats were discussed and used.
178. 2005: April 19-24; On-line Tourism Conference, IHTEC participated where possible.
179. 2005: April 19; Michelle Sarasas supports IHTEC Data Base work with Fatima Sheikh.
180. 2005: April 22; Earth Day - Larry Kearns celebrated by awarding eight schools in Chatham district, who are promoting peace education and environmental protection.
181. 2005: April 27; Julia Morton-Marr nominated as co-coordinator of working groups on the Science for Peace Board. This is to be part-time until the AGM.
182. 2005: May 10; Meeting with John Southworth and Hawaii Lab School Grade 9, where Koa at the Mauna kea Astronomy Centre, Hilo, Hawaii, displayed an inter-disciplinary slide show of the volcanic island. Julia supports Koa’s amazing efforts. There have been several similar events with this group during the summer.
183. 2005: May 19; Julia Morton-Marr was accepted into the University of Hawaii Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa International, as professional association in education, the purpose of which is to promote high-quality education.
184. 2005: May 26; Wayne Jacoby involves Julia in the UN world Environment Day at the Town Square, Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia webcast.
185. 2005: May and June; Dr. Jeff and students download the IHTEC website as a ‘School in a Box’ for countries that do not have easy access to the internet. This could also be used for the Lieutenant Governor Bartleman’s twinning of Native Schools as well as schools in Africa, the Pacific Island and Alaskan schools.
186. 2005: June 10; Meeting with CRDG Director Don Young, Frank Pottenger, University of Hawaii. Jane Burke is interested after school returns in September 2005.
187. 2005: June 14; Eric Schneider develops as updated IHTEC / ISPG Slide Show brochure and one pager. Excellent work. Julia completes the edits.
188. 2005: June 29; Official Release of the 1000 Women Nobel Peace Prize nominations. Julia Morton-Marr is one of the nine Canadian Women involved.
189. 2005: July 13; Meeting with John Southworth & Frank Pottenger, Curriculum Research and Development Centre, Lab School, University of Hawaii, agree that IHTEC’s International School Peace Gardens can be offered for peace education, to the 700, 000 students in the US and 4 other countries, that they service. This also includes the “International Schools”. This will be a slow process over a number of years, and will be on-going.
190. 2005: July and August; Julia was busy with the Media promotion of IHTEC’s work especially the International School Peace Gardens. Media included:
a. Rogers Cable 10 - local Mississauga TV station. Circulation: 50,000
b. The Toronto Star - circulation: 182,000
c. Mississauga News - circulation: 185,000
d. The Norwood Shield - circulation: 2,379
e. The Hastings Shield - circulation: 2,322
f. The Victor Times, South Australia - circulation:8,750
g. All IHTEC email groups
191. 2005: July 7; A Letter of congratulation arrives from Mayor Hazel McCallion.
192. 2005: July 7; IHTEC receives UN: ECOSOC status.
193. 2005: July 7-11; Science for Peace retreat on WASAN Island, includes IHTEC in work towards the ‘World Peace Forum’ to be held in Vancouver, BC in 2006.
194. 2005: August 16; Kathleen Hicks deliver’s IHTEC book to the Mississauga City re a Citizen’s Award.
195. 2005: August 21; Edona Çaku takes IHTEC promotional materials to South Africa.
196. 2005: August 28; Julia presents ISPG to Crossroads in Hawaii, via TC and ivisit.
197. 2005: September 8; The USA and Canadian Women who are part of the 1000 Women Nobel Peace Prize nominations, are honoured at the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjold Room, at 11 am. Julia is one of the nine Canadian women. Fraser Marr, Janis Alton, attend.
198. 2005: September 22: Participation in the Phi Delta Kappa's world-first Chapter Leadership orientation and planning session as part of the PDK/Hawaii chapter board meeting using CyberPlace techniques of Talking Communities and iVisit. You've demonstrated, as a PDK member joining electronically that was initiated from Toronto by TC in May, how active a member located remotely to the actual chapter can be.
199. 2005: September 24; WASAN project teacher Tamara Weiss, California, USA becomes one of team of people Julia mentors. She is to develop a workshop to be held at the World Peace Forum, to showcase classroom peace-building.
200. 2005: September 29: Participation (with TC and iVisit) in the PDK Gallup Poll on Public Attitudes Toward Education presentation by Kathleen Andreson, PDK Region A Rep, with discussion with PDK International and participants in the session.
201. 2005: October 1; SfP-CPG Joint Forum, Creatively Advancing the Nuclear Abolition Agenda: University Women's Club, 162 St George Street, Toronto. Time 9 am - 5 pm.
202. 2005: October 2; Roseann Runte, President, Old Dominion Uni, Norfolk, Virginia USA, requests Julia to update the Club of Rome, through Video Conference held at Ryerson University, Toronto at 1pm. Topic was Youth involvement in schools with the International School Peace Gardens and other programs. Our outstanding youth team, Edona Caku, Fatima Sheikh, Brandon Gallant, gave successful presentations. Digital copy and DVD of the event. Good promotion.
203. 2005: October 11; Sir Charles Leggatt nominates Julia for the ‘International Knight Order of St. George. Accepted by Gareth Green.
204. 2005: November 2: Press Release: “The Garden Within Her” by Carter Hammett in the Toronto Sun. Circulation 1.4+ million.
205. 2005; October 18; 1000 Women Nobel meeting in Zurich for the launch of the "1000 Peace Women Across the Globe" Book and Display.
206. 2005: October 24; UN 60th Anniversary Meeting in Berlin with Heiner Benking, Tagore Einstein Council; Eric Schneider, IHTEC and met the UNA President and Prof. Dr. Klaus Hüfner, German UNESCO World Heritage Sites Association.
207. 2005: November 15: Roger’s TV interview Julia on the ‘Daytime’ program about the 1000 Women Nobel and International School Peace Gardens. Have a DVD of the outcomes. Circulation: 600,000.
208. 2005: November 16; IHTEC has official approval from UNESCO to participate in the “UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.
209. 2005: November 17; IHTEC forms partnership with Talking Communities, who will reduce the cost of the IHTEC TC Conference Room.
210. 2005: November 29; IHTEC develops partnership with Noticias Positivas radio program in Buenos Aries, Argentina, South America.
211. 2005: December 3; IHTEC holds virtual AGM with three countries participating.
212. 2005: December 10; IHTEC is nominated for the British Airways, Tourism for Tomorrow Awards.
213. 2005: December 12 - 24; IHTEC holds their first virtual Inter-cultural Festival in Nicenet and the TC Conference Room.
214. 2005: December 16; Mexican Professional Group of Canada combines with IHTEC to hold the second ‘Mexico Canada’s Children’s Connection’ for the exchange of Christmas Cards.
2006
215. 2006: January 16, Pacific Technology Conference "Shift Happens: Transition to IP" Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. This was organized by John Southworth who leads a team of six educators from across USA, Japan, UK, Europe and Canada.
216. 2006: January 28; York University Teachers Resource Fair, Michael Wheeler hosts the International School Peace Gardens Trade Show.
217. 2006: January 28; Presentation to PDK, CML with John Southworth. Conference held in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. Many educators were involved, Julia showcased the IHTEC website and the use in the virtual conference room. Very successful.
218. 2006: January 31; Preparation of the 1000 Women Display for travelling exhibit, Fraser Marr, Fatima Sheikh and Julia.
219. 2006: January 31; Colene Riffo facilitates the development of an IHTEC Chapter in California, USA.
220. 2006: February 6 - 17; 2006: February 6 - 17; Teresa Prieto visited 12 Mexican Schools who sent Christmas Cards to children in Canada. She planted a peace tree in their grounds at their dedication ceremony in four states, to continue the facilitation of the growth of International School Peace Gardens.
221. 2006: February 7 - 8; Department of Foreign Affairs Human Rights Consultations, Michael Greco, Dianne Leggatt, and Julia Morton-Marr representing IHTEC with Trade Show and handouts. Met Pauline Michele, Parliamentary Poet, at the event.
222. 2006: February 13 - 15, "International Virtual Conference for Teacher Educators. "Opening Gates in Teacher Education, 2006. Meeting the Challenges in Education and Teaching". Paper and Slide Show. Tuesday Feb 14, Julia Morton-Marr presents a peer reviewed paper on “IHTEC’s International School Peace Gardens” which is published.
223. 2006: February 26 - 28; Julia commented on final document for the UN Status of Women Conference, as requested by Janis Alton.
224. 2006: March 1; Julia Morton-Marr spoke to the Anglican Church Women, St. Peter’s Erindale, Mississauga, Ontario. Article in St. Peter’s Anglican News, p. 6 “Holy Week/Easter 2006".
225. 2006: March 8; International Women’s Day, Julia Morton-Marr was keynote to Canadian Parliamentarians, Members of the Senate, House of Commons and Parliamentary Librarians. Dianne Leggatt attended with Julia. Award Certificate from Omar Alghabra, M.P., Mississauga-Erindale on May 12, 2006.
226. 2006: March 29; Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario - 1000 Women Display was held by Anna Lise Domanski and Jillian DiTillo, Social Justice and Equity students, as part of their Master’s program. They used rings to display the 1000 Peace Women Across the Globe. Also flyer’s & brochures, and the1000 Women slide show were part of the display. IHTEC and PNVY’s trade show boards and brochures were also on display. Julia gave a lecture at 4 pm. Some of the day was webcast to outside members using WiFi until this failed.
227. 2006: April 18 - 20; 11th Annual Technology Colleges and Community (TCC) Worldwide Conference on TECHNOLOGY REMIX: WHAT DO STUDENTS SAY? Julia and John Southworth submitted papers on their experiences.
228. 2006: May 13; Julia Morton-Marr (now Dame DStG) is ordained and knighted as a member of the International Knight Order of St. George at Christ Church, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. In attendance were Teresa Prieto R., Fraser Marr and Denyse Morrissey. Julia was accepted in absentia on October 29, 2004)
229. 2006; May 30; 7pm ‘Civic Award of Recognition’, Presented to Dame Julia Morton-Marr for international achievements, by Mayor Hazel McCallion. Held at the Mississauga Civic Centre, 300 City Centre Drive, Great Hall. Nominated by Kathleen Hicks. Julia was interviewed by Rogers Channel 10, TV for the Community News.
230. 2006: May 31; IHTEC Mississauga, virtual conference “Water Round Table” held in Conference Room 2 from 11am - 4.30pm. This was to highlight IHTEC’s 'Watershed Peace Pathways'. Educators and Scientists in from IHTEC, MexProCan, Science for Peace, Pugwash Group, Canadian Heritage Rivers, Canadian River Management Society, presented papers on water and related subjects, such as biomass energy, forests and climatic changes to 18 Government officials in Durango, Durango Mexico participated from the Institute of Technology video conference room. Discussions were significant and helpful. This event was a registered contribution to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development and Canadian Rivers Day.
231. 2006: June 23 - 28; IHTEC's was promoted at the World Peace Forum at all events attended. IHTEC joined Science for Peace and Breuninger Foundation “WASAN project” and the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace in the following events:
a. Thursday: Voice of Women General Meeting: IHTEC uploaded for webcasting and projected the slide show for keynote speaker Mary - Wynne Ashford. Topic: “The Medical Analysis of War”.
b. Sunday: Science for Peace Panel: “Creating a paradigm shift towards social justice and a green Earth” Sunday 25 June, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., This panel will explore the urgent need for a shift to the holistic paradigm of interconnectedness. Our dialogue will intervweave global issues and solutions; media, business and community transformations; nuclear weapons and war; sustainability and peace education; enhanced consciousness and spirituality. Panelists: Helmut Burkhardt, Phyllis Creighton, Rose Dyson, and Julia Morton-Marr, all of SfP, Helga Breuninger of the Breuninger Foundation, Ashok Gangadean (moderator) and Audrey Kitagawa of the World Commission on Global Consciousness and Spirituality. IHTEC recorded the session and compiled “Summary Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Conference on the Evolution of World Order.1996-2004. Edited by Helmut Burkhardt and Julia Morton-Marr June 21, 2006. This is also also available on a CD Rom can also be used for sale to promote the Breuninger Foundation. Promoted IHTEC's International School Peace Gardens.
c. Monday: Breuninger Foundation: “Classroom research: creating the educational discipline of peace through diversity in the primary grades.” Monday 26 June, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. “How can we empower children in a learning community to explore and honour diversity with the goal of peace? Participants will examine classroom research from original curriculum development for the discipline of peace. The curriculum uses multiple intelligencers, incorporates through lines, and integrates across disciplines. Presenter: Tamara Weiss (participant in the Breuninger Foundation's Wasan Project), with mentor Julia Morton-Marr. IHTEC’s support for Tamara's Peace Education research and presentation which included suggestions for the slide show, presentation folder of children's work, classroom achievement sheets, photographic images to display the research, use of 'Talking Communities' on the IHTEC website: Conference Room 2. Tamara promoted IHTEC's International School Peace Gardens.
d. Voice of Women - Women in Conflict Prevention - UN Resolution 1325 - Discusses the development of an agenda for civil society to advance the cause of UN Resolution 1325, which addresses the disproportionate and unique impact of armed conflict on women. Cora Weiss, Alexa McDonough M.P., Janet Eaton and Janis Alton. Major preparation with Janis Alton on the slide show "History of Canadian Peace Women" and helped with the projection. This is to be uploaded onto the VOW website and made available as a CD Rom.
e. Science for Peace / Council on Global Issues - A workshop, in the International Peace Education Conference: Handbook on Peace Education: Monday June 26, 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. High priority problems that threaten the sustainability of civilization are given, and root causes of these threats to ecological and societal integrity and to individual well-being are analyzed. Presenters: Helmut Burkhardt, Rose Dyson and Julia Morton-Marr. First release of the "Handbook on Global Issues and Viable Solutions" - Helmut presented a slide show and did the main presentation; Rose spoke on the role of media; Julia spoke on the Global Sustainability Education platform with IHTEC's Butterflies Breath as an example. IHTEC flyer were distributed.
f. Tuesday: 10am - 4.30pm 1000 Peace Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 Display- A Promotional Day held at the Vancouver Library in the city. Voice of Women hosted the display at three other events during the Forum.
232. 2006: July 10 - 16; Eric Schneider and Heiner Benking arrange for IHTEC to present at the International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC2006) as a virtual part of their conference.
233. UN International Polar Year
234. UN International Year for Planet Earth.
FUTURE FOLLOW UP & EVENTS
235. Round Tables for Teachers.
236. Courses with PDK and others.
237. Development of Round Table on Marine Peace Parks linking the Marine Discovery Centre, Star of the Sea School in South Australia http://www.marinediscoverycentre.com.au/ with the University of Hawaii Laboratory School.
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