Education materials from UNESCO and partner organisations
YouthXchange- towards sustainable lifestyles; training kit on responsible consumption
This guide and the related website are intended as a tool kit to help teachers and trainers, NGOs and youth groups to help raise awareness of Sustainable Consumption and empower youth to put theory into practice.
- New publication - YouthXchange Climate Change and Lifesytles Guidebook (PDF, 64 pages)
World Hunger “Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger"
The Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger lessons were developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as a starting point for teachers to introduce the topic of world hunger to their students. Three lesson plans are proposed for elementary, lower secondary and upper secondary education. On World Food Day, 16 October - and throughout the year - students all over the world can use these lessons to gain a better understanding of hunger and malnutrition.
World Heritage Kit: World Heritage in Young Hands
Using an interdisciplinary approach, this World Heritage Kit has been developed to help raise awareness among young people about the importance of looking after our cultural and natural heritage. The pack has been designed to stimulate teachers' and students' imagination and creativity. It includes classroom and extra-curricular activities as well as student activity sheets, and provides a series of enlarged photographs of World Heritage sites, a poster, a World Heritage map and stickers to be used for classroom discussions.
OzonAction Education Pack: A guide for primary school teachers
Developed by UNEP with the education expertise of UNESCO, this kit gives primary school teachers a simple yet comprehensive teaching tool to facilitate the inclusion of human and environmental issues linked to ozone reduction within the teaching curricula. It includes a guide for teachers and various teaching materials (video, cartoon, calendar, world map, game, UV-meter, etc…).
OzonAction Education Pack for Secondary Schools
This Student’s Book is an integral part of the OzonAction Education Pack for Secondary Schools. It concentrates on the same issues as the Teacher’s Book: ozone layer depletion, protection and the health risks of strong ultraviolet radiation.
HIV&AIDS preventionASPnet students in Gambia, South Africa and Uganda have contributed to the HIV/AIDS preventive education kit “Living and Learning in a World with HIV/AIDS” produced by UNAIDS in 2004, which consists of three booklets promoting non-discrimination and HIV/AIDS awareness in schools.
Education Kit on Combating Desertification
This educational resource material consists of a teachers guide, a compilation of case studies, cartoons and a poster. It was first developed and launched by UNESCO in 2000 in collaboration with the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to respond to the need to raise public awareness of this pressing environmental problem.
A Creative Approach to Environmental Education/Teaching Resource Kit for Dryland Countries
The purpose of the kit is to help teachers transmit scientific information and environmental knowledge to their pupils in an entertaining and appealing way. The longer-term objective is to develop the ability to combat land degradation and desertification among pupils and their communities while endeavouring to
conserve biodiversity.
A Creative Approach to Environmental Education, A Teaching Resource Kit for Mountain Countries
A teaching resource kit designed for people living in mountainous regions proposes some original projects, such as creating a “treasure collection”, making a mosaic out of plants or learning to recognise animal tracks. It includes a manual for teachers and an activity book to be completed by pupils, using a fun and engaging approach so that 10 to 15 year-olds living in mountainous areas can learn about their environment. Its contents have been designed as part of the activities for the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014).
World Heritage Education Kit