Ellen MacArthur launches educational foundation to promote sustainability
‘Welcome to my latest journey!’ Yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur launches her new foundation this week – with sustainability at its heart.
Dame Ellen MacArthur’s new Foundation was launched this week, and she talks about this, her latest challenge on the Ellen MacArthur Foundation website.
‘Getting to the stage of launching our new Foundation has been a roller-coaster, not unlike sailing round the world, but this time the challenge is different. When I sailed around the world the outcome didn’t really matter, it was about a goal I’d set myself, but sustainability is part of all our lives, and this time the outcome really does matter.’
‘There have been some difficult moments over the past 4 years during which I have had difficulty ‘seeing through to the other side’, but through our four year journey to 2010 we have pieced together the clues from talking with government, councils, educators, business leaders and experts who are all around us. Now I can see exactly where the Foundation is heading, and what we are setting out to achieve. Never have I got involved in a challenge before which is so exciting, and so testing, but together with the talented and motivated team a the Foundation I am absolutely loving it.’
Dame Ellen MacArthur will be teaching on Leadership, Education and the Closed Loop Economy with Ken Webster, Steve Martin at Schumacher College in November 2010
For information, video and audio clips:
www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/
www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11154637
Tags: Education, sustainability