COMPASS EDUCATION EMPOWERS LEARNING COMMUNITIES TO EDUCATE AND ACT FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Compass Education is a 501(c)3 Not for Profit in the United States and a registered international organization.

Professional Development

Compass Schools

Global Community

In alignment with the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Compass Education aims to empower ONE MILLION educators with the tools to encourage students as sustainability advocates and systems thinkers.

Sustainability is the foundation of our future

We cannot solve the challenges of today with the solutions of yesterday. We must empower teachers and students to become changemakers that value and honor the interconnectedness of our way of life and life on this planet. 

We believe that when students learn to approach complex topics, discuss current events or design service projects using the tools of systems thinking, they learn skills for life that accompany them as they raise families, start businesses and continue contributing positively and thoughtfully to the world.

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“It is not education that will save us, but education of a certain kind”

– David Orr

Events and Happenings

Navigating Growth: The Compass for Educational Development

Have you ever come across a magical tool that lets you unfold a journey of growth and development?  In the vast sea of education, where ...
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Cultivating Connection with Ourselves, Others, and the World

Cultivate connection: Demonstrate care and compassion for other living things through your world and actions.  Care for yourself and foster your inner relationships to develop ...
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From One Seed to a Fully Fledged Forest

One of my favorite ways to explain systems thinking comes from Barry Richmond (1994): “People embracing Systems Thinking position themselves such that they can see ...
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Cultivating Connection with A Purpose

“Practice what you Preach” is exactly what Compass Education has done by partnering with the Institute for Humane Education (IHE). One of the sustainable habits ...
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Value The Unseen – Embracing the Intangible in Sustainability Education

In a world that often prioritises the tangible, quantifiable and the seen, it’s easy to forget the profound influence of the emotional aspects of our ...
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Practicing Sustainable Habits of Mind: An Intro to our 2024 Blog Post Series

What do you picture when you think about students thinking and acting for sustainability?  Setting up recycling bins?Studying the science of climate change?Designing ethical consumer ...
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#SustainabilityCompass

The Sustainability Compass provides a shared language and framework to make sustainability accessible, personal and actionable. Take this 15 minute free introductory course to learn about the basics of the versatile Sustainability Compass!
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Professional Development for Your School Community

Compass Education offers customized professional development for school communities that are interested in deepening their understanding and practice of sustainability using the tools of systems thinking.  Sound complicated?  Its not!     

Choose to meet in person or in a virtual space and we will design an engaging, relevant and actionable program for your school, team or group.   Get ready to walk away inspired, skilled and committed to a brighter future.  Educators can lead the way! 

  • 1-2 day onsite workshops
  • Virtual delivery workshops
  • Custom designed professional development sessions
Professional Development for Your School Community

Compass Toolkit

Start with our free introductory course! Continue in the way that it best works for you.

Certification Courses

Cohort facilitated and asynchronous courses that result in certification. Onsite and online.

Quick Impact

2-4 hour asynchronous courses designed to deliver systems thinking tools and impact fast.

Custom Design

We partner with schools and organizations to design sustainability and systems thinking curriculum. Get in touch!

Quick Start. Dive Deep. You Decide.

Our workshops and courses provide comprehensive training in our most useful sustainability and systems thinking tools. They are designed by our team of international educators and personalized for specific contexts. Choose asynchronous or cohort facilitated and find the course that best fits your time, interests and learning style.  Jump right in with our FREE introductory course or go for certification with our popular offering, Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Approach. 

Complete our Practitioner certification and continue learning to become certified as an Educator or Facilitator at Compass Education!

We’re making a difference 200+ SCHOOLS

Compass Education is on a mission to share our tools with 1 million educators by 2030. Join our community of dedicated educators and follow our growth on social media!
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