DRAFT WORKSHOP PROGRAMME MAINSTREAMING CULTURE IN EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PILOTING THE DRAFT “ESD LENS” FOR REVIEWING AND IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES TOWARDS ESD Venue: Esibayeni Lodge, Manzini, Swaziland Dates: 26-29 May 2009 Tuesday, 26 May 2009 0830 – 0900 Registration 0900 – 1030 SESSION I: Opening Ceremony Official Opening by the Honourable Minister of Education, Swaziland 1030 – 1100 Tea/Coffee Break 1100 – 1300 SESSION II: (Proposed Chair: Mulukeni Ngulube) 1100 – 1130 Workshop Objectives and Adoption of Draft Programme (Overson Shumba, Copperbelt University) 1130 – 1300 ESD, Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue (Facilitators: Susanne Schnuttgen & Jeremy Silvester) 1300 – 1400 Lunch Break 1400 – 1530 Group work: Mainstreaming of Culture in Education for Sustainable Development (Facilitators: Susanne Schnuttgen & Jeremy Silvester) 1530 – 1600 Tea/Coffee Break 1600 – 1730 SESSION III: Plenary: Mainstreaming of Culture in Education for Sustainable Development (Facilitator: Andre Strauss, Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture, Namibia) 17.30 – Announcements and Close of Day I: Dr. Irma Allen Wednesday, 27 May 2009 0900 – 1030 SESSION I: ESD Lens: Reviewing National Education Policies (Chair: Zimbabwe; Rapporteur: Zambia & Lesotho) Presentation: Macro-level review questions and tools (Facilitator: Overson Shumba) 1030 – 1100 Tea/Coffee Break 1100 – 1300 SESSION II: Group work: Macro-level review of national education policies 1300 – 1400 Lunch Break 1400 – 1530 Group work: Macro-level review (Continues) 1530 – 1600 Tea/Coffee Break 1600 – 1730 SESSION III: Plenary (Facilitator: Mucha Togo) 17.30 – Announcements and Close of Day II: Dr. Irma Allen Thursday, 28 May 2009 0900 – 1030 SESSION I: ESD Lens: Reviewing Curriculum and Teacher Education Programmes (Chair: Botswana, Rapporteur: Namibia & Zimbabwe) Presentation: Micro-level review questions and tools (Facilitator: Overson Shumba) 1030 – 1100 Tea/Coffee Break 1100 – 1300 SESSION II: Group work: Reviewing Curriculum and Teacher Education Programmes 1300 – 1400 Lunch Break 14.00-15.30 SESSION III: Plenary (Facilitator: Tich Pesanayi) 1530 –1600 Tea Break 1600–1730 SESSION III: ESD Lens: Reviewing Quality Learning Outcomes (Chair: Lesotho, Rapporteur: Botswana & South Africa) Presentation: Meso-level review questions and tools (Facilitator: Overson Shumba) 17.30 – Announcements and Close of Day II: Dr. Irma Allen Friday, 29 May 2009 0900 – 0930 SESSION I: ESD Lens: Reviewing Quality Learning Outcomes (Chair: Lesotho, Rapporteur: Botswana & South Africa) Overview of Group Task: Meso-level review questions and tools (Facilitator: Overson Shumba) 0930 – 1130 SESSION II: Group work and Working Tea and Coffee: Meso-level review of quality learning outcomes and their monitoring 11.30 – 12.30 SESSION III: Plenary (Facilitator: South Africa) 12.30-13.00 FINAL PLENARY AND WORKSHOP EVALUATION: RECOMMENDATIONS (Facilitator: Edem Adubra & Overson Shumba) 1300 – 1400 Lunch Break 1400 – 18.00 EXCURSIONS 19.00 Closing Ceremony and Farewell Cocktail/Dinner: Dr. Irma Allen