A Teacher Professional Development Programme
Improving Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) teaching and learning experiences in Namibia

What is Teach for ESD?

Teach for ESD is a two-year funded professional development programme for Namibian teachers to build their knowledge, skills and leadership in implementing Education for Sustainable Development in schools. The overall aim is to improve the protection of the environment through education.

Participants: 240 dedicated and passionate teachers. The project is based on teachers working together in teams of two. This will give teachers a head-start in bringing about meaningful change at their school and teaching practices. Ideally teachers are from the same school, but where that is not possible teaching teams of close-by schools are eligible.

Project time frame: 2 years

Trainings and resources:

• Hands-on ESD Centre-based training at one of NaDEET’s environmental education centres for one week including sustainable living practices such as environmental auditing, solar cooking, water saving, recycling, urban sustainable living and more!
• ESD Toolkit including training manuals, booklets, videos and online databases for each participant
• Follow up training and support throughout implementation including online, site visits and regional meetings and national workshop (depending on COVID restrictions)

Implementation and Evaluation:

• Teachers work in teams to implement ESD activities and practices in teams at their school(s)
• Focus on ten different ESD teaching and learning areas using NaDEET toolkit
• Self, peer and formal evaluation to further improve practice 

Certification: Successful teachers will receive a certificate to recognise his/her professional development (Please note that is programme is non-accredited). Top performing teachers will be awarded throughout with additional exciting networking and educational opportunities.

Main Partners: Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (MoEAC) and Bread for the World (BfdW)