Education for Sustainable Development

About the program

The Japan-U.S. Teacher Exchange Program for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) will provide up to 48 U.S. teachers and administrators with the opportunity to travel to Japan on this fully-funded program to learn about ESD efforts and strengthen ESD curricula in both countries. ESD is “a vision of education that seeks to balance human and economic well-being with cultural traditions and respect for the earth’s natural resources,” according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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Who is eligible?

Applicants for the Japan-U.S. Teacher Exchange Program for ESD must be employed full-time as teachers or
administrators at a primary or secondary levels school, be a U.S. citizen at the time of application and ...

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How to apply

The application for the 2010 program is now closed. The deadline was Wednesday, January 27, 2010.


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