Secondary School Teachers’ workshop:
Lessons on Environmental Stewardship from the Abrahamic Traditions

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October 16, 2008, 8:30am - 3:15pm
Army Navy Club
901 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
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The workshop is presented by the Fund for the Future of our Children (FFC), a non-profit organization promoting youth leadership, in collaboration with Georgetown University’s Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and the Office of Campus Ministry.

In addition to a comprehensive packet of teaching materials, teachers will be offered
a $50 gift certificate from Borders bookstore and $25 for transportation/parking.
Lunch will be served. Attend the workshop and nominate yourself or a colleague for our $2,000 annual Teacher’s Award for Peace Advocacy.

Agenda:

8:30 – 9:00 Registration & light breakfast

9:00 – 9:10 Welcome & Introductory Remarks

9:10 – 9:45 Susan Douglass, Georgetown University
"Teaching about Religion in the Classroom Setting: Guidelines and Resources"
Link to Biography

9:45 – 10:30 Rabbi Harold White, Georgetown University
"Judaism and Stewardship of the Environment"
Link to Biography

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:30 Pastor Mark Greiner, Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
"Christ, Creation and Community: Christian Resources for Ecology"
Link to Biography

11:30 – 12:15 Susan Douglass, Georgetown University
“Islam and the Environment: And Observe the Balance with Justice..."

12:15 – 1:00 Working Lunch

1:00 – 1:40 Kenneth McNeil, Susman Godfrey LLP
"Leadership against Impossible Odds"
Link to Biography

1:40 – 2:20 Shannon W. Earle, Conservation International
"Lost There, Felt Here: Why international conservation matters to all of us"
Link to Biography

2:20 – 2:40 Allison Fisher, Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light
"Youth Interfaith Efforts for the Environment"
Link to Biography

2:40 - 3:15 Reflections and Ideas from Participants (Susan Douglass facilitating)
"Teaching About Religious Perspectives on the Environment"

Discussion: How to incorporate what you have learned into the classroom.

For further information and registration, please visit: www.futureofchildren.net/teacher_registration.html. Register by October 5th — space is limited and early registration is recommended.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear some great speakers on an issue that will continue to grow in importance to high school teachers!