With a shared passion for social and environmental change and experiential education, GreenLearning Canada, Pearson College and the University of Victoria School of Environmental Studies formed a partnership to make this unique program possible.
GreenLearning Canada inspires and empowers today's young people to take the lead in creating a sustainable future. Originally
developed as the flagship energy education program of the Pembina
Institute, GreenLearning has created innovative e-learning resources for teachers and rich educational experiences for students since 1985. A non-profit organization, GreenLearning Canada is dedicated to working with school boards, teachers, faculties of education and environmental studies, and other partners to
increase the energy and environmental literacy of young Canadians.
Pearson United World College is
one of 12 United World Colleges around the world and stands as a memorial to
the life and work of the late Canadian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize
Laureate, Lester B. Pearson. The College is a unique two-year pre-university
school for two hundred students selected from around the world based solely on
their personal merit, potential and demonstrated commitment to engaging
actively in creating a better world. All students attend on a full scholarship
and live together while studying the International Baccalaureate program and
pursuing explicitly the mission of the United World Colleges to make education
a "force to unite people, nations
and cultures for peace and a sustainable future."
The University of Victoria School of Environmental Studies digs deep into environmental
problems from three distinctive perspectives: ethnoecology, ecological restoration and political ecology. This combination makes us unique
in Canada,
and one of the main reasons why our undergraduate and graduate programs are in
high demand. We have a strong commitment to innovative community-based research,
field-based and experiential learning, co-operative education, and to providing
some of the knowledge and habits to become an ecological citizen.