Materials & Courses – Worldconnectors, affiliate Earth Charter

Earth Charter materialen

As an affiliate of Earth Charter, the Worldconnectors are encouraged to embrace the Earth Charter and uphold the values it stands for. This can be as simple as reading and keeping the Earth Charter in mind. However, Earth Charter International also offers many other ways to actively engage with the Earth Charter.

There are special programs for youth and children, a Deep Time Walk, an Earth Charter game, and an abundance of visual- and video materials are available. In these activities and materials, the values of the Earth Charter takes center stage, making them a great way to get acquainted with our values. Or partake in one of our courses.

Participating in the International Earth Charter Courses

Earth Charter International offers interesting in-depth courses. Explore the offerings of the Earth Charter Education Centre in Costa Rica, such as a course on ethical leadership in business or a course on leadership, sustainability, and ethics.

Involved in education?

There’s the international online certificate Education Course available, provided by the Earth Charter Education Centre in Costa Rica, such as the course on ethical leadership in the business sector, or a course on leadership, sustainability, and ethics.

Active in Education?

Then try the international online certificate Education Course, which is provided by the Earth Charter Education Centre and the secretariat of Earth Charter International in Costa Rica.

Youth and Leadership

For young people who want to showcase leadership, Earth Charter International regularly organizes online Young Leadership Programs. In a series of ten sessions, you will get to know young people from different parts of the world, expanding your network and acquiring skills and qualities to use the Earth Charter for change focused on sustainability and future generations. Keep an eye on the website for information about when these courses will be offered.
And, check out the toolkit for young people.

Het Handvest van de Aarde

There is a wealth of information and documentation available about Earth Charter in many languages and for varying audiences. The Earth Charter itself can be found in fifty languages in the virtual library of Earth Charter International (virtuele bibliotheek). In this repository, you can find Earth Charter brochures, flyers, educational materials, resources for businesses, and more. These materials are free to uses and download.

“Turning conscience into action for a thriving Earth”

Doe de Deep Time Walk

The Deep Time Walk is a 4.6-kilometer journey you can make anywhere in the world, alone or with others. It is best experienced in a beautiful natural setting, allowing you to immerse yourself fully in this remarkable journey through the history and formation of the earth as we know it. All you need, apart from a pair of comfortable walking shoes, is a phone with the Deep Time Walk app (The Deep Time Walk App) installed, a headset, and optionally something to enhance the audio if you are walking with a group.

The Deep Time Walk is an initiative of Schumacher College. The app that guides you during the walk was developed in collaboration with Earth Charter International.

What makes this walk extraordinary is that you literally walk through time—progressing at a rate of approximately 1 million years per meter. In total traversing the 4.6-billion-year-old geological timeline of the earth. Providing you with a unique perspective on ‘deep time’ – the unimaginably long history of the earth’s formation and rendering our contemporary notion of ‘historical time’ insignificant. As you walk through time, a dramatized, profound, and at times humorous conversation between a scientist and artist offers different perspectives on how the earth was shaped. While the scientist explains the geological processes of our earth and the evolution of life, the artist poses poignant and thought-provoking questions. With each step you take, you journey through the earth’s history, drawing closer to the present. It is only after the final twenty centimeters of this walk (roughly the last 200,000 years) that Homo Sapiens comes into play. This experience provides a tangible understanding of humanity’s place in this long, wonderous narrative, creating a shift in perspective that fosters a connection with the immensely vast context in which our lives unfold.

Therefore, the Deep Time Walk offers a unique and educational experience. An experience that imparts profound insights into our shared history with all life and allows you to contemplate humanity’s role, impact, and destiny from the perspective of Deep Time. We regularly organize Deep Time Walks at Landgoed Zonheuvel, for small groups of interested individuals. If you are interested, please contact us.

Speel het spel – Earth Charter Game

The Earth Charter Game is an inspiring game that challenges players to collaborate in a fun and interactive way to work towards a sustainable, just, and peaceful world. To achieve the game’s objectives, players must work together and navigate mutual interdependence. One can only win by considering each other and the earth, so it is a win-win or lose-lose situation. Throughout various scenarios, players are prompted to reflect on one of the principles from the earth and relate it to real-life experience.

The Earth Charter Game is an excellent icebreaker and can spark dialogue on various aspects of sustainability and your personal connection to the earth and one another. This game can serve as an educational tool for adults, youth, and children (from ages nine and up). The Earth Charter Game was developed and launched in Brazil.

To purchase

The game is available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese for a price of 60 euros, excluding shipping costs. To buy the game, you can send an email (in English) to the contact person at Instituto Harmonia Na Terra in Brazil: Guilherme Blauth at [email protected]

To borrow

It is also possible to borrow the game from us, with the option of having facilitators available for a fee. Please contact us form more information.

MAPTING

Share your positive actions to achieve the SDGs and to put the Earth Charter on the map.

MAPTING is an app, especially developed by Earth Charter International’s youth program, with which you can discover SDGs and positive actions towards the goals via the means of photos and videos. Making visible which themes Earth Charter brings to live. MAPTING is free, so try it out and share with others.

Video- en beeldmateriaal

Video and Visual Content

Video’s, TV ads, and interviews can be found on the dedicated Earth Charter YouTube channel, like these 60 second TV ads.

Earth charter film Turning Conscience into Action
Films The Heart of the Matter & Earth Charter in Actie
Video Wangari Maathai – I will be a hummingbird

Future Proof Food

Inspired by Natascha Kooiman (Smaackmakers), we have been enjoying a surprising, healthy, and responsible Future Proof meal for years now. During significant events, Natascha consistently ensures that the meal is created based on 10 principles, including waste reduction, more plant-based/less animal-based, and locally sourced ingredients. In celebration of Earth Charter Day 2021, Natascha compiled this special booklet that includes the 10 foundational principles and recipes to offer yourself, your friends, and your family a full day’s worth of Future Proof Food. Thank you, Natascha!

Earth Charter Dialogen

Dialoog: Tineke Lambooy en Ruud Lubbers over het Earth Charter

Ruud Lubbers en Tineke Lambooy met elkaar in dialoog, tijdens ‘Wings for Earth Charter’ in september 2012, over wat het Earth Charter voor hen beiden betekent.

Dialoog: Alide Roerink en Ayla van Kessel over het Earth Charter

Between Generations Earth Charter Dialogue. Alide Roerink en haar dochter Ayla van Kessel bijten de spits af van een serie dialogen over wat het Earth Charter voor hen betekent. De dialoog vond plaats tijdens het evenement ‘Wings for Earth Charter’, een initiatief van Earth Charter Nederland in samenwerking met Thumbs up for Africa, september 2012, in het KIT Theater in Amsterdam.