Workshops & Training
These workshops are designed to help schools build momentum in their sustainability journey by combining clear concepts with hands-on application. Whether you’re building staff capability, strengthening leadership alignment, or engaging students, each session supports your school to make informed, practical progress.
Workshops are available for groups of teachers, school leaders, operational teams, students, and mixed groups with options that support whole-school alignment, staff capability building, and future-focused learning.
Recommended pathways available as single sessions, half- or full-day intensives, or a spaced series.
Workshops to Kick-Start Your Whole-School Sustainability Journey
These workshops are designed for mixed groups of staff—teachers, leaders, facilities, the business office, and/or senior student leaders—who want to build shared understanding, shape a vision, and take the first concrete steps toward whole-school sustainability. Your group doesn’t need to include all stakeholder roles, but we recommend at least three school adults to build momentum and bring diverse perspectives. Each session builds on the previous one, guiding your team from awareness to action planning, and empowering your school to conduct its own benchmarking and develop an authentic, school-made Sustainability Action Plan. These sessions are best spaced over a school year, though they don’t need to be completed within a single year. If your school would like additional support with benchmarking or action planning, further services are available.
awareness → vision → mapping → baseline → action planning
Sustainable Schools 101 (1-hour talk)
A grounding in what sustainability means for schools and why it matters. Rooted in Whole School Sustainability - which necessitates integrating sustainability in Educational Programs, Organizational Culture, and Physical Place.Visioning Workshop: A Sustainability Vision for Our School (1 hour workshop)
Collaborative session to imagine your school’s future and build alignment.Sustainability Exploration & Mapping Workshops (2 hour workshop)
Facilitated session to build alignment, identify opportunities, roles, and starting points, and lay foundations for progress. (Combined session for School Leadership, Academic Department Heads, Facilities Director, and Business Office.)Sustainability Baseline & Data Collection Workshop (2 hour workshop)
Learn how to find your sustainability baseline using the START Schools program. This session covers what data you need, where to find it, how to collect it, and how to tackle challenging sustainability metrics, like how to calculate your school’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Importantly, it’ll explore how to make the data collection process a meaningful learning experience for your whole school. A practical step toward building your Sustainability Report. (requires participation in the START Schools Program)
Building Your Sustainability Action Plan (2 hour workshop)
Using your baseline results, this session helps your school prioritise actions, identify short-, medium-, and long-term goals, and lay the foundations for a comprehensive Sustainability Action Plan. Explore opportunities across Educational Programs, Organizational Culture, and Physical Place, and begin shaping a unified direction for the next stage of your journey. (Requires participation in the START Schools Program)
2. For School School Leaders
(Heads of School · Curriculum & Pedagogy Leaders · Heads of Department · Business & Facilities Managers)
Whole School Sustainability Overview (1-hour talk)
Sustainability across Educational Programs, Organizational Culture, and Physical Place; what it looks like in practice; fundamentals, strategies & examples from leading schools; wide benefits; and the pathway toward a Sustainability Action Plan.Leadership Visioning Workshop (1 hour)
Co-create a shared sustainability direction for your school.Facilitated Leadership & Department Collaboration Sessions
Use the START Sustainable Schools metrics to understand department-specific opportunities, set short-, medium-, and long-term priorities, and lay the groundwork for coordinated planning and progress.
3. For Teachers
Sustainability Education 101 for Educators (1-hour talk)
Why sustainability matters; risks and opportunities; future-ready education; effective pedagogies; hope- and solutions-focused learning; key concepts; recommended resources.Curriculum Mapping Workshop (2 hour workshop)
Facilitated workshop for subject groups to identify natural entry points for ESG Integration, vision possibilities, create a game-plan with clear goals and learning outcomes, find opportunities for collaboration across disciplines, and explore recommended resources.
4. Student Leadership Training
(Student Leaders · Sustainability Clubs · Prefects · SRC · Leadership Programs)
You Are The Future (30-minute talk)
How young people can become problem-solvers, innovators, and leaders in a rapidly changing world.Student Visioning Workshop (1 hour)
A guided workshop to help students define what a sustainable school and community could look like — and identify meaningful areas where they can lead and contribute effectively.