Learning the future now- What is the best way to equip young people to build a sustainable world? As the government cuts its funding for the sustainability agenda in schools while maintaining its commitment to 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050, a debate is growing about whether education in schools is really preparing young people for a low-carbon world. What skills and knowledge will this rising generation need by 2030 to cope with the impact of climate change, contested resources and energy constraints?

ASP and Quince (a group of cutting-edge educators in this field) invite you to join with a group of educational practitioners and change agents to crystallise a radical agenda on education for the future that can be messaged out into the mainstream. We are inviting:

• Young people
• Head teachers and teachers
• Those who teach teachers
• Parents
• Educators both within and without schools, universities and colleges
• Visionaries, futurists
• Sustainability practitioners
• NGOs

Change Agents to address the fundamental question: “What are the skills and knowledge we should be supporting young people to learn now that will be needed in the radically different world of 20 years hence?” We will meet at the Folly Farm* on Friday 25th March 2011, 10:00 – 17:00, with an option of arriving on the Thursday evening and staying the night.