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:

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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.



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Julia Morton-Marrr, IHTEC President