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Preparing schools & communities to educate for sustainability by inspiring educators & engaging students through meaningful content & learner-centered instruction. The mission of The Cloud Institute is to ensure the viability of sustainable communities by leveraging changes in K-12 school systems to prepare young people for the shift toward a sustainable future.

08/21/2026

🎧 Now available: Response-Able as an audiobook!

Whether you’re listening on a walk, during your commute, while gardening, or simply making time to reflect, the audiobook offers a new way to engage with the questions at the heart of Response-Able:

How can we live well over time on planet Earth?

The book invites us to consider how the ways we think, learn, relate, and act can help us become more capable participants in creating a sustainable future.

Now you can listen wherever you are!

🎧 Listen today on Audible, Apple Books, and Amazon.

https://www.audible.ca/fr_CA/pd/Response-Able-Livre-Audio/B0HCPZ2LRP

06/05/2026

📣 We are excited to share an updated version of our Standards and Performance Indicators document!

The Standards and Performance Indicators document is one of the Cloud Institute's foundational resources, serving as a trusted framework for educators and sustainability practitioners around the world.

This latest edition includes a significant addition: Many Ways of Knowing — a new standard accompanied by a new set of performance indicators that recognize the importance of diverse perspectives, knowledge systems, and ways of understanding the world.

We have also made several improvements to the document, including:
✅ A refreshed cover design
✅ A clickable table of contents for easier navigation
✅ Formatting and accessibility enhancements throughout

The document is available for free on our website: https://cloudinstitute.org/cloud-efs-standards-performanceindicators

Let us know what you think of the new standard and the overall updates to the document!

05/29/2026

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the annual Curriculum Design Studio! 🌱

Join us this summer for an immersive professional learning experience designed for educators, curriculum leaders, and changemakers who want to create learning that prepares students for a thriving and sustainable future.

Hosted by The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education, the Studio brings together a dynamic community of educators for hands-on curriculum design, collaborative learning, and Education for Sustainability (EfS) practices.

📍 In person at Omega Institute or online via Zoom
📅 August 3–7, 2026

Whether you are new to Education for Sustainability or looking to deepen your practice, the Curriculum Design Studio offers practical tools, meaningful collaboration, and dedicated time to focus on curriculum that matters.

Learn more and register here: https://cloudinstitute.org/curriculum-design-studio

05/26/2026

Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce a new partnership between SEEd and the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education!🌱🤝☁️

We know that for many parents and schools, the future can feel overwhelming, but at SEEd and the Cloud Institute, we believe in turning anxiety into hope and action. By partnering, we are sharing the best tools and research to help your young people become the changemakers the world needs.

From SEEd’s Young Changemakers programme to the Cloud Institute’s Curriculum Design Studio, we work to ensure sustainability is at the heart of every school community - now with a global perspective!

👉 Explore the announcement: https://se-ed.org.uk/seed-cloud-institute-partnership/

05/19/2026

We are excited to release 4 new Mental Models of Sustainability cards! Below is a sneak peek at one of them. 🌱

The Mental Models cards, a trademark of The Cloud Institute, are being used by educators around the world to explore the cognitive patterns that shape sustainable and unsustainable ways of thinking.

These new additions bring even more depth to the deck by expanding opportunities for reflection and dialogue on sustainable ways of thinking, and paradigm shifting.

Get your deck: https://cloudinstitute.org/allproducts/mental-models-cards

04/21/2026

We are launching the Response-able Book Club 🌿

Have you read Response-Able: How to Live Well Over Time on Planet Earth yet?

If not, there is still time—read it by May 14 and join us and the author Jaimie P. Cloud for our first gathering.

📆 May 14, 2026
🕛 12 PM EST
📍Virtual via Zoom

A space to explore:
– the questions it raises
– the insights it offers
– the futures it invites us to imagine

Looking forward to a rich and meaningful conversation.

👉 Register here: https://forms.gle/DxfTjHaQ6jfP4mE37

01/22/2026

Join us at the Green Schools Conference on February 17-19, 2026 in San Diego, California for inspiring keynotes, expert-led sessions, hands-on workshops, and powerful networking opportunities on sustainability education!

Jaimie will be presenting and signing her new book Response-Able in the Green Book Zone on March 18 at lunch time!

The call for proposals is now closed, but there is still time to register! https://usgbc.cventevents.com/event/GSC2026/regProcessStep1

11/26/2025

Here it is — the cover of Response-Able, Jaimie's new book.

We are excited to share this milestone with our community. The book will be available in just a few weeks!

Stay updated on the launch: cloudinstitute.org/enewsletter

07/17/2025

🌍 There is still time to register for The Cloud Institute’s Annual Curriculum Design Studio!

🗓️ August 11–15, 2025

📍 Join us virtually from anywhere in the world — or in person at the beautiful Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY.

This immersive experience is designed for educators, curriculum designers, and school leaders who are ready to create transformative learning experiences for a sustainable future.

🔗 Learn more and secure your spot: https://cloudinstitute.org/curriculum-design-studio

We hope to see you there!

05/14/2025

🎉 Tomorrow’s the big day! 🎉

We hope you’ll join us for the virtual launch of Response-Able: How to Live Well Over Time on Planet Earth—a new book by Jaimie P. Cloud that invites us all to reimagine our role in shaping a sustainable future.

This event is more than a celebration—it’s a moment to gather in community, hear excerpts from the book, and reflect together on how we can equip young people (and ourselves) to think differently, act courageously, and live well on this planet we all call home.

📅 Thursday, May 15, 2025
🕛 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST
📚 RSVP by pre-ordering your copy

If you believe in the power of education to change the world, we invite you to support the publishing of Response-Able by:
- Purchasing a ticket for tomorrow's pre-sale event
- Purchasing classroom sets as a gift to your favorite teachers or schools
- Making a donation to help bring this work to life and into more hands

Every gift helps bring the vision of a more sustainable, just, and joyful future closer to reality. We’d love to see you at the event!

With gratitude,
Jaimie and The Cloud Institute Team

https://cloudinstitute.org/response-able-book

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