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Understanding PECAS Centres: A Hub for Sustainable Development and Lifelong Learning

A PECAS Centre serves as a collaborative space for individuals to exchange insights on sustainable development in relation to the planet, economy, community, and self. It operates through a structured approach, including selecting display topics, research, preparation, peer learning through interactive activities, and hosting reflections and awards. The initiative is part of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, addressing critical global challenges like climate change, economic sustainability, and community resilience. PECAS Centres aim to inspire collective action towards a sustainable future.

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Understanding PECAS Centres: A Hub for Sustainable Development and Lifelong Learning

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  1. What is a PECAS Centre?

  2. A PECAS Centre is a meeting point where people can share information and ideas about: Planet (Sustainable development) Economy (Sustainable development) Community (Sustainable development) And Self (Lifelong/Lifewide learning)

  3. PECAS Centre operations: Step 1. Choose a display topic

  4. PECAS Centre operations: Step 1. Topic example

  5. PECAS Centre operations: Step 2. Research for display

  6. PECAS Centre operations:Step 3. Display preparation

  7. PECAS Centre operations: Step 4. Display finalisation

  8. PECAS Centre operations: Step 5. Visits by other classes for peer learning

  9. PECAS Centre operations: Step 6. Peer learning through Q & A sheets about topic

  10. PECAS Centre: Step 7. Peer learning through Chat Wall

  11. PECAS Centre: Step 8. Chat Star of the week

  12. PECAS Centre: Step 9. Host class reflection

  13. PECAS Centre: Step 10. Host class awards

  14. PECAS Centre: Step 11. Further information

  15. Why PECAS Centres? • UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) from 2005-2014 • Three pillars of DESD • Planet (Environment) • Economy • Community (UNESCO, 2002)

  16. Why DESD? Awareness of Planet issues Global Warming Greenland: Ice fjord has retreated six miles in just a few years. (http://travel.msn.com)

  17. Why DESD? Awareness of Economic issues Profit v Pollution

  18. Why DESD? Awareness Community issues Racism and Intolerance Riotous assembly … a mob assaults a man with beer bottles at North Cronulla. By evening, youths of Middle Eastern background were out for revenge, which included vandalising more than 100 cars at Maroubra.Photo: Andrew Meares

  19. Sustainable DevelopmentAction v Inaction The quality of life for our children and their children will be affected by our actions and inactions! AP Photo

  20. Sustainable Development and PECAS Centres Planet (Sustainable development) Economy (Sustainable development) Community (Sustainable development) And Self (Lifelong/Lifewide learning)

  21. First PECAS Centre : Kuwait, opened on 22 Oct 2009

  22. PECAS Centres Pecas is Spanish for freckles. Freckles can be warning signs for the future. http://www.dougbarber.com/red/Red_Photos/red_photos.html

  23. PECAS Centres Generic branding to promote • Identification • Importance • Information • Involvement • Interchange

  24. PECAS Centres: Format, Management & Funding • Can be as simple as a display wall in a library • Management decided by local participants • Nonpartisan, balanced and autonomous • Inclusive representation especially youth • Sponsorship • Fundraising through recycling projects

  25. PECAS Centre network PECAS Centre PECAS Centre PECAS Centre PECAS Centre

  26. PECAS Centres As a global community our window of opportunity to adequately address…all areas of sustainable development, is short. Now is the time for us to act and we must act boldly. (United Nations, 2004)

  27. PECAS Centres For more information • Visit www.pecascentres.com or • Email info@pecascentres.com

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