Organized by: ArTech/UNU
Co-Organized by: UNESCO

Supported by
* UNEP
* ISO
* Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
____Sciences and Technologies
* Japanese National Committee for UNESCO
* Tokyo Metropolitan Government
* Saitama Prefecture Government

Sponsored by
* Fuji-Xerox Co. Ltd.
* SEIKO-EPSON Co. Ltd.
* JAL Foundation

Chairperson: Takaya KAWABE (ArTech/UNU)
Co-Chairperson: Bernard COMBES (UNESCO)
Secretary: Miyuki KOYAMA (ArTech)
Secretary: Philipp MULLER-WIRTH assisted by Akatsuki TAKAHASHI（UNESCO）
Instructors: 3-4 instructors (to be confirmed)

URL-site
URL: http://www.artech.or.jp/japanese/kids/international/intnat_1.html
English Website is being constructed.
URL: http://www.unesco.org
Contact: Ms. Miyuki KOYAMA (info@artech.or.jp)

Environmental Education programme system, called “Kids’ ISO 14000 Programme” started by ArTech in 2000 in Japan has been showing its effectiveness in (1) stimulating environmental awareness of children, (2) teaching simplified methodology of environmental management, and (3) in giving children the concept of working together locally and internationally to solve current local and global environmental issues which we are facing today. In this programme system, Eco-Kids Instructors play an important role in evaluating the workbook done by children, coordinating and managing this programme.

Now, local Governments such as Tokyo Metropolitan Government are considering to integrate Kids’ ISO 14000 Programme in their environmental policy and programme. Private sector companies and industries are also using this programme for their Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) activities.

The Kids’ ISO 14000 Programme is now expanding internationally through UN organizations (UNU, UNEP, UNESCO) and International organization (ISO). Special attention is being paid to the cultural diversity in each local context in relation to the environmental management and education.

In this Eco-Kids Instructors training course, participants will be provided with basic knowledge of Kids’ ISO 14000 Programme, and also will learn how to make evaluation of the introductory level workbook. Consultation on specific country implementation will be organized at the end of the course.


Date: November 8-9, 2004
Place: UNESCO Headquarters, Paris. France
Meeting Room XVI, Bonvin/Miollis building
Language: English
Maximum Number of participants?: 30
Equipments: The attendants should bring their lap-top computers with proper software installed (Word, Excel), with them for the course. In case of need, please contact the secretary of this course.

Programme
November 8, 2004
09:00 Opening
09:15 “UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development”
UNESCO Representative

09:45 “Systems and International Expansion of Kids’ ISO 14000 Programme for Environmental Education”
Takaya KAWABE (ArTech/UNU)
* Design Philosophy
* Aims of the programme
* Systems of the programme
* Eco-Kids Instructors and its levels
* Results from Implementation to Japan
* Results and expansion for International Expansion
* Scenarios of implementation of this programme

11:00 Coffee break

11:15 “Industrial participation and Production of French Version of Kids’ ISO
14000 Programme”
SEIKO-EPSON Representative

12:00 Lunch

13:30 “Tasks of Eco-Kids Instructors in environmental education based on
Kids’ ISO 14000 Programme”
Miyuki KOYAMA (ArTech)

14:15 “Practice of evaluation of the workbook of Introductory Level of Kids’ ISO 14000 Programme”
* Evaluation of management capability
* Evaluation of awareness of children throughout the work with the workbook
* Evaluation of data taken by children
* Message writing for evaluation sheet.

17:45 Memorial Photo-Taking
18:00 Reception


Nov. 9, 2004
09-30-12:00
More Practice of evaluation of the workbooks
* Printing out of Evaluation sheet
* Primary level Workbook.
* Q and A

12:00 Lunch

14:00 - 17:00
“Consultation for Specific country implementation of Kids’ ISO 14000 Programme to each country”
* English version
* French version
* Portuguese version
* Spanish version
* Other languages

17:00 Closing Remarks
Takaya KAWABE (ArTech/UNU)
Bernard COMBES (UNESCO)

17:30 Adjournment

copyright (C) ArTech, 2004

Within the Framework of UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

2nd International Training Course of Instructors
for Environmental Education
for Sustainable Development
based on Kids' ISO 14000 Programme

November 8-9, 2004
UNESCO, Paris, France