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área i: Embodying Sustainability Values // feedback and tips

Feedback and Tips

Marco, a sweet and little boy

Basic Level

Description

At this level, you are just starting to think about sustainability values like fairness and caring for nature. You may not yet feel confident that your choices matter, but you are curious and willing to learn when supported by teachers or classmates.You are beginning to explore sustainability values such as fairness, caring for others, and protecting nature. You are becoming aware that these values matter in school and everyday life, even if they are not always easy to apply yet.Rectángulo: esquinas redondeadas 33, Cuadro de textoYou are happy about guidance and examples from teachers or classmates, as they help you learn what sustainable behaviour can look like. You are building basic knowledge and learning to use sustainability-related skills with growing confidence. Sustainability values are applied occasionally and often with support.

TIPS to raise your level
Sofia, a clever and outgoing girl

Advanced Level

Description

At this level, you feel more confident about acting for sustainability. You can join projects, share ideas, and understand that fairness and care for nature are important for everyone.You understand sustainability values such as fairness, responsibility, and care for nature and try to apply them in schoolwork and everyday decisions. You reflect on how your actions affect other people and the environment.Rectángulo: esquinas redondeadas 31, Cuadro de textoYou use sustainability-related skills with increasing confidence and need less guidance. You take part in discussions, support fair behaviour, and consider environmental impacts. Your attitudes towards sustainability are becoming more consistent, and your behaviour often reflects these values.

TIPS to raise your level
Amina, a smart, empathetic, and confident student

Expert Level

Description

At this level, you are confident and ready to lead. You understand how values guide decisions and want to inspire others to act for sustainability.You consistently embody sustainability values and show a high level of reflection. You critically reflect on your own values, consider different perspectives, and weigh social and environmental impacts.Rectángulo: esquinas redondeadas 35, Cuadro de textoYou act responsibly across different situations and actively promote sustainability. You encourage others to reflect on their choices, and your well-developed skills and attitudes make you a reflective role model. You also think about long-term consequences and adapt your actions when new information or perspectives emerge.

TIPS to raise your level

Tips to raise your level

level basic TIPS

Marco, a sweet and little boy

At this level, you are just starting to think about sustainability values like fairness and caring for nature. You may not yet feel confident that your choices matter, but you are curious and willing to learn when supported by teachers or classmates. 

To develop further, you could: 

Try this: For one week, pick one daily habit (food, waste, sharing materials, helping others). At the end of the week, ask yourself: What value did this habit show? Care, fairness, or responsibility? 

Try this: Create a simple class agreement such as “Everyone can join, everyone is heard, roles rotate.” Review it once a month and adjust it together. 

Try this: Spend 10–15 minutes once a week observing one natural element (a plant, tree, insect, or green space). Write down one thing it needs to stay healthy and one small action you could take to care for it. 

Try this: During group work, make sure everyone has a role. Invite someone who speaks less to share their idea first. 

Try this: Ask a classmate or teacher: What does acting fairly or caring for nature look like in everyday school life? Note one idea you want to try yourself. 

Advanced basic TIPS

Sofia, a clever and outgoing girl

At this level, you feel more confident about acting for sustainability. You can join projects, share ideas, and understand that fairness and care for nature are important for everyone. 

To develop further, you could: 

Try this: Work with classmates to design a short project (4–6 weeks) that connects fairness or care for nature to a real school issue (e.g. waste, energy use, shared spaces). 

Try this: After a project or activity, discuss three questions: Who benefited? Who might have been left out? What could we improve next time? 

Try this: Rotate roles (organiser, speaker, note-taker) in group work and check if everyone feels comfortable with their role. 

Try this: Choose one sustainability value (e.g. responsibility) and consciously model it for a week. Notice if others start doing the same. 

Try this: When something doesn’t work, write one sentence about which value was hardest to apply, and why. 

Expert basic TIPS

Amina, a smart, empathetic, and confident student

At this level, you are confident and ready to lead. You understand how values guide decisions and want to inspire others to act for sustainability. 

To continue developing, try this: 

Try this: Lead a small group to write a short Student Sustainability Values Charter (e.g. fairness, care for nature, shared responsibility). Link each value to one concrete action. 

Try this: Pair older and younger students to work together on caring-for-nature or fairness-related activities. Create simple task cards and short reflection notes. 

Try this: Create a poster, short video, podcast, or presentation showing how sustainability values influence everyday school life. 

Try this: Add a “values check” to planning: 
Who benefits? Who might face barriers? What support is needed? 

Try this: Help design actions or routines that can continue after you leave school (guidelines, mentoring systems, shared agreements). 

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