There is a momentum, as the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science is working on a modification of the curriculum.
There is a lack of strong leadership and vision among politicians, and within school managements.
There are numerous small initiatives to anchor sustainability in our educational system, but a comprehensive and ambitious implementation fails to occur.
Our society lacks a sense of urgency, and sustainability education is not considered a priority.
Process stagnation is caused by a bilateral communication failure.
How the Time is Now Foundation contributes
Agenda pushers. We influence politicians, school leaders, teachers, companies as well as the general public via a structured lobby for sustainability education (top down)
We create a broad base for sustainability education within society by starting up social movements. (bottom up)
Creating unique connections. We facilitate a permanent stakeholder dialogue via round-table talks, to identify the pitfalls and possibilities of sustainability education.
Process custodians. We are the initiator and process custodian of a core group in which the most relevant lobby organization have joined forces. This way we can build and execute a more efficient sustainability education lobby.
