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This article on 'Ecoliteracy: Sustainability in education based on the local environment' offers a speculative proposal for primary school social studies in a cross-disciplinary approach. The article is thus a proposal for how social studies teachers can engage students in the global challenges of climate, biodiversity and the sustainability crisis, based on the students' and teachers' immediate areas and in dialogue with other subjects and skillsets. Sustainability pedagogy which is based on the local environment, in an international context, goes under the name ecoliteracy. Anchored in a concrete, geographical area, Campus Odense - Active Living Area, the article presents a sustainability pedagogy with ecoliteracy as its focus - and with answers to the three basic questions of didactics: How is teaching legitimized, what should it be about and how should it be carried out? The basic didactic and learning assumptions in the ecoliteracy approach are that knowledge and understanding of ecological systems, biodiversity and sustainability can be developed starting from a local environment. In this particular case, it takes place in a large, green recreational area the size of 70 football pitches, which is also a micro-landscape of diverse interests: between professions, between nature conservation and health promotion as well as between urban planning and citizen involvement. Denne artikel om ’Økoliteracy: Bæredygtighedsundervisning med afsæt i det lokale' giver et spekulativt bud på grundskolens samfundsfagsundervisning i et fagoverskridende perspektiv. Artiklen er således et bud på, hvordan samfundsfagslærere kan engagere elever i klima-, biodiversitets- og bæredygtighedskrisens globale udfordringer med afsæt i elevernes og lærernes nærområder og i dialog med andre fag og fagligheder. Bæredygtighedspædagogik, der tager afsæt i det lokale, går i en international sammenhæng under navnet økoliteracy. Forankret i et konkret, geografisk område, Campus Odense – Active Living Area, fremskriver artiklen en bæredygtighedspædagogik med økoliteracy som fokus og med svar på didaktikkens tre grundlæggende spørgsmål: Hvordan legitimeres undervisningen, hvad skal den handle om, og hvordan skal den udføres? De didaktiske og læringsmæssige grundantagelser i økoliteracytilgangen er, at viden om og forståelse for økologiske systemer, biodiversitet og bæredygtighed kan udvikles ved at tage afsæt i det lokale. I dette konkrete tilfælde i et stort, grønt rekreativt område på størrelse med 70 fodboldbaner, som også er et mikrolandskab af forskelligartede interesser: mellem fagligheder, mellem naturhensyn og sundhedsfremme og mellem byplanlægning og borgerinddragelse.

Store og komplekse samfundsudfordringer er hverdagskost for mennesker i alle aldre og dét på mange områder; global sundhed, klima og miljø og også demografiske udfordringer omkring lige adgang til verdens ressourcer. Med andre ord; epokale nøgleproblemer i en antropocæn tidsalder – en tidsalder hvor mennesket påvirkning ser ud til at få alvorlige konsekvenser for klodens fremtid. I denne artikel sætter jeg fokus på grundskoles mulighed for at bygge lokale uddannelsesnetværk. Netværk, kan være med til at gøre en lille forskel gennem solide relationer og en vilje til at understøtte eleverne – som klodens aftagere – i at dannes til at tage bedre vare på vores hjem på kloden. Jeg henter viden fra nyeste forskning i STEM-netværk og peger, at skoler kan arbejde systematisk med deres lokale uddannelsesnetværk, for at fremme elevernes muligheder for at opbygge evnen til problemløsning og idéudvikling ud fra virkelige betydningsfulde udfordringer i samarbejde med lokale virksomheder og andre aktører. Big and complex societal challenges are common knowledge for people of all ages; global health, climate and environment and also demographic challenges around equal access to world resources. In other words; key epochal problems in an anthropocene age - an age where human influence seems to have serious consequences for the future of the planet.In this article, I focus on the ability of elementary schools to build local education networks. Networking can help make a difference through solid relationships and a willingness to support students in being formed to take better care of our planet. I on draw knowledge from the latest research in STEM networks and point out that schools can work systematically with their local educational network, to promote students' opportunities to build the ability for problem solving and idea development based on real significant challenges in collaboration with local companies and other actors.

Hvordan kan skoleledelsen lykkes med at sætte fokus på verdensmål 17 om partnerskaber for handling ved at forankre skolen bæredygtigt gennem lokale relationer? Det sætter denne artikel fokus på. How can school management succeed in focusing on SDG goal 17 on partnerships for action by anchoring the school sustainably through local relationships? This article focuses on this question.

VirtuelGalathea3 yearly report for 2010 contains an update of results in the project during 2010. VirtuelGalathea3 (vg3.dk) is a project providing research-based educational material to upper secondary schools using input from the Galathea 3 expedition. The Galathea expedition took place from 11th August 2006 to 25th April 2007 (8 months). The ship ‘Vædderen’ sailed from Copenhagen and around the globe. Most of the 50 scientific projects took place on board, however several projects took place on land in various countries. In VirtuelGalathea3 the scientists from Galathea cooperate with skilled teachers in order to provide educational material across several disciplines with focus on the physical sciences. The homepage vg3.dk contains material which includes 3 new projects developed in 2010, plus 46 projects developed in 2007-2009, and 40 developed in the Satellite Eye project in 20062008. There are also near-real-time satellite images of several parameters and a large satellite images database archive from August 2006 to present day – updated every day. Furthermore many short videos and photos from the expedition are shown. Three documentary films on Galathea 3 ‘Jorden rundt med Galathea 3’ were shown on TV2 in July 2010 and an educational video ‘Den naturvidenskabelige metode’. These films and video are now available at vg3.dk. As of 13 January 2011 over 102.900 unique users have visited the web page with an average time of 2:35 minutes on the site since the opening in October 2008. There was an average of 7.500 users per month from September to December 2010. The number of new users in 2010 was 60.000 which is a strong increase since 2009. The number of unique visitors is more than doubled from year 2009 to 2010. Marketing effects were through Skolebogmesse 2010, two international conferences and a visit at the A.P. Møller high school in Schleswig. VirtuelGalathea3 yearly report for 2010 contains an update of results in the project during 2010. VirtuelGalathea3 (vg3.dk) is a project providing research-based educational material to upper secondary schools using input from the Galathea 3 expedition. The Galathea expedition took place from 11th August 2006 to 25th April 2007 (8 months). The ship ‘Vædderen’ sailed from Copenhagen and around the globe. Most of the 50 scientific projects took place on board, however several projects took place on land in various countries. In VirtuelGalathea3 the scientists from Galathea cooperate with skilled teachers in order to provide educational material across several disciplines with focus on the physical sciences. The homepage vg3.dk contains material which includes 3 new projects developed in 2010, plus 46 projects developed in 2007-2009, and 40 developed in the Satellite Eye project in 2006- 2008. There are also near-real-time satellite images of several parameters and a large satellite images database archive from August 2006 to present day – updated every day. Furthermore many short videos and photos from the expedition are shown. Three documentary films on Galathea 3 ‘Jorden rundt med Galathea 3’ were shown on TV2 in July 2010 and an educational video ‘Den naturvidenskabelige metode’. These films and video are now available at vg3.dk. As of 13 January 2011 over 102.900 unique users have visited the web page with an average time of 2:35 minutes on the site since the opening in October 2008. There was an average of 7.500 users per month from September to December 2010. The number of new users in 2010 was 60.000 which is a strong increase since 2009. The number of unique visitors is more than doubled from year 2009 to 2010. Marketing effects were through Skolebogmesse 2010, two international conferences and a visit at the A.P. Møller high school in Schleswig.

VirtuelGalathea3 yearly report for 2009 contains an update of results in the project during 2009. VirtuelGalathea3 (vg3.dk) is a project providing research-based educational material to upper secondary schools using input from the Galathea 3 expedition. The Galathea expedition took place from 11th August 2006 to 25th April 2007 (8 months). The ship ‘Vædderen’ sailed from Copenhagen and around the globe. Most of the 50 scientific projects took place on board, however several projects took place on land in various countries. In VirtuelGalathea3 the scientists from Galathea cooperate with skilled teachers in order to provide educational material across several disciplines with focus on the physical sciences. The homepage vg3.dk contains material which includes 23 new projects from VirtuelGalathea3 developed in 2009 plus 23 projects developed in 2007-2008, and 40 developed in the Satellite Eye project in 2006-2008. The aim is to have around 100 educational projects online. There are also near-real-time satellite images of several parameters and a large satellite images database archive from August 2006 to present day – updated every day!. Furthermore many short videos and photos from the expedition are shown. The web-page was officially opened in October 2008 by the minister of education Bertel Haarder. As of 21st January 2010 over 42.000 unique users have visited the web page with an average time of 3 minutes on the site. There is an average of 1.500 users per week in the school year 2009/2010. From the typical weekly cycle with maximum number of visits during working days and minimum on Saturdays and during school holidays, the homepage obviously is used mainly in schools. Marketing effects are through electronic media, educational training courses and seminars for teachers and participation with information stands at Uddannelsesforum 2009 and Skolebogmesse 2010. VirtuelGalathea3 yearly report for 2009 contains an update of results in the project during 2009. VirtuelGalathea3 (vg3.dk) is a project providing research-based educational material to upper secondary schools using input from the Galathea 3 expedition. The Galathea expedition took place from 11th August 2006 to 25th April 2007 (8 months). The ship ‘Vædderen’ sailed from Copenhagen and around the globe. Most of the 50 scientific projects took place on board, however several projects took place on land in various countries. In VirtuelGalathea3 the scientists from Galathea cooperate with skilled teachers in order to provide educational material across several disciplines with focus on the physical sciences. The homepage vg3.dk contains material which includes 23 new projects from VirtuelGalathea3 developed in 2009 plus 23 projects developed in 2007-2008, and 40 developed in the Satellite Eye project in 2006-2008. The aim is to have around 100 educational projects online. There are also near-real-time satellite images of several parameters and a large satellite images database archive from August 2006 to present day – updated every day!. Furthermore many short videos and photos from the expedition are shown. The web-page was officially opened in October 2008 by the minister of education Bertel Haarder. As of 21st January 2010 over 42.000 unique users have visited the web page with an average time of 3 minutes on the site. There is an average of 1.500 users per week in the school year 2009/2010. From the typical weekly cycle with maximum number of visits during working days and minimum on Saturdays and during school holidays, the homepage obviously is used mainly in schools. Marketing effects are through electronic media, educational training courses and seminars for teachers and participation with information stands at Uddannelsesforum 2009 and Skolebogmesse 2010.