Peter Donaldson Workshop Series
Sustainability Education
Community Curriculum / Design Practicum
for the Catholic Schools Network
- Inspirational summer institute on integrating sustainability
- Catholic Social Teachings woven with sustainability themes
- For teachers in all subjects, high school through upper elementary (4-12)
- 30 clock hours… or… two graduate credits through Antioch University
This annual summer workout is for bold practitioners ready to re-imagine the relationship between standards-based curriculum, project-based learning and the performance measures of local government. Here is your opportunity to analyze and integrate primary community resources for a “local living textbook” applicable to your own teaching situation. In this workshop you will deepen your personal knowledge, refine your professional skills and enhance your curriculum with community-based resources. Help your students read for information from primary sources, apply inquiry and systems thinking to understand the science and civics of community sustainability goals. Facilitate your students in conducting research and designing projects that advance these same goals. During the week we will deepen our practice through prayer and reflective dialogue facilitated by Susan Burdett and Kristin Dixon on the relationship between the principles of sustainability and the Catholic Social Teachings. In addition, this workshop is an excellent introduction to Antioch University’s comprehensive portfolio process for the new OSPI Teacher Endorsement in Environmental and Sustainability Education. Portfolio coaching is available for those choosing the graduate credit option below.
Enrollment: Limited to first 20 to register
Course Fee: $250 (includes all materials)
30 Clock Hours: Free through the Archdiocese of Seattle
To Register: Call or email Peter Donaldson, peter@peterdonaldson.net, 206-236-8114 to
get your name on the list. Registration is confirmed with payment made to:
Our Lady Guadalupe School, 3401 SW Myrtle St. Seattle, 98126
Optional, Two Graduate Credits: $1,100 ($550/credit) Includes course fee and all materials. Requires extended assignments toward endorsement portfolio qualification. Course attendees may register for graduate credits as visiting students in the School of Education at Antioch Seattle. To register for the graduate credit option only contact: Cynthia Swenson in the Admissions Office:
cswenson@antioch.edu or 206-268-4206. Registration may be completed in person or email.
Peter Donaldson is the Executive Producer for the Watershed Report, a new Community Curriculum video series from the Friends of the Cedar River Watershed. In 2010 Peter was recognized as the Non-Formal Environmental Educator of the Year by the Environmental Education Association of Washington. In 2008 he was appointed Distinguished Scholar to the Dan Evans Chair for the Liberal Arts at The Evergreen State College. Peter has authored 17 plays for young audiences and was recognized as National Youth Theater Director of the Year by the American Alliance for Theater and Education. He tours a professional one-man show called Salmonpeople with 43 performances in 27 cities.
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