30-AO5.1

Students will be encouraged to: demonstrate sensitivity and responsibility in pursuing a balance between the needs of humans and a sustainable environment; e.g.   • assume part of the collective responsibility for the impact of humans on the environment  • participate in civic activities related to the preservation and judicious use of the environment and its resources  • encourage their peers or members of their community to participate in a project related to sustainability  • consider all perspectives when addressing issues, weighing scientific, technological and ecological factors  • discuss both the positive and negative effects of environmental changes caused by nature and by humans on human beings and society  • participate in the social and political systems that influence environmental policy in their community  • promote actions that are not injurious to the environment  • make personal decisions based on a feeling of responsibility toward less privileged parts of the global community and toward future generations  • be critical-minded regarding the short- and long-term consequences of sustainability.