Sustain. Ability.

Hello!

I'm Anne Cummings.

I'm a sustainability educator

and so are you!

NO FORMAL TRAINING OR DEGREE REQUIRED.

This platform offers honest, practical thoughts and resources for existing in the "toward" state of addressing our planet's pressing issues...and strategies for bringing others along for the ride of a lifetime.

Join me on the journey toward a

life, classroom, and world in balance.

Why This Website?

At Brittany Woods Middle School,

our mission is to

"Serve our students, support our community, change the world."

Let's be the village that

fosters revolution

in our young people.

I've found that

the BWMS mission is more powerful when flipped.

When students learn to

CHANGE THE WORLD

through the

SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY

the experience

SERVES THEM FOR A LIFETIME

Why Use the Sustainability & Global Learning Tools in This Website?

A Few Definitions to Get Us on the Same Page

GLOBAL EDUCATION

gives our local children the knowledge, skills, and understanding to:

Solve problems effectively by taking perspectives beyond their own.
Collect accurate data through multiple sources.
Investigate issues more deeply by understanding that their personal and societal selves are inextricably linked.
Communicate ideas to people who weren't raised in their cultural "silos".
Take action on problems that matter most to them.
Stay hopeful in the knowlege that they are not alone in tackling the vast challenges of our day.