“An Introduction to Standards for Environmental Education”

Since standards for educational systems is an essential, Companions of Aria Institute has stepped forward to organizing a seminar regarding increasing the quality of teaching on environmental issues in order to decrease the current inefficiency in Iran’s Educational system. This seminar is entitled “Seminar on an Introduction to Standards for Environmental Education” and aiming at “creating a great vision” and “setting up a working group on compilation of the required standards for various environmental education”. The outcomes of the seminar would pave our ways to achieve initiatives on the preliminary implementations.

Venue: Companion of Aria Institute Office

Executive Committee:

·      Manager: Mr. Mohammad Ahyaee

·      Facilitator: Ms. Shiva Ahyaee

·      Scientific Secretary: Mr. Bahman Azimi ( From Shahid Rajai University)

·      Executive Secretary: Ms. Soheila Vahidi

·      Coordinator: Mr. Babak Choupan

·      International Relations volunteer: Ms. Delaram Sadry Sharifi

·      Secretary of the meeting and International Relations Volunteer: Ms. Roxana Ashtari

·      Public Relations and Office Works Volunteer: Ms. Mojan Abedi

·      Serving Volunteer: Ms. Sarab Ahyaee

·      Camera Men: Mr. Babak Malek Zadeh And Mr. Ashkan Mostafalou

·      Photographer: Ms. Hoda Fatahian

·      Mr. Darvish, Director General of Education and Participative Programs of Environment Organization; and Faculty Board Member of Forest and Meadow Research Institute; Environmental Defense Fund in Iran.

·      Mr. Javad Razmi, )Hormod Sustainable Development Institute(

·      Ms. Anahita Zamani, (Persian Gates)

·      Ms. Safoura Zavaran, (Iranian Cheetah Society)

·      Mr. Saeed Soleymani, (HEELOO Lown Movement)

·      Ms. Dena Ziyaee (Iran Wildlife Center)

·      Mr. Javad Najafi, (Persian Heritage Wildlife Institute)

·      Ms. Naghmeh Naqilou, (Plan4Land)

·      Mr. Pouya Nikjou (World Nature Explorer Institute)

·      Ms. Nazi Yazdi zadeh(PAMA)

Saturday, Dec 14

16:00-16:05: welcoming Note (Ms. Shiva Ahyaee)

16:05-16:10: inauguration (Mr. Darvish)

16:10-16:15: Introduction

16:15-17:00: lecture on Standards for Environmental Education (Mr. Bahman Azimi)

17:00-17:25: Q&A

17:25-17:45: Break

17:45-18:10: Kids Teaching Kids Program in Australia By Mr. Arron Wood (Ms. Delaram Sadry Sharifi)

18:10-18:30: Debate

18:30-18:55: Conclusion and Draft Declaration

19:00: Adjourn(Mr. Ahyaee)