Inspirational circular economy handbook
As part of Circular Economy Week, this circular economy inspiration handbook for secondary schools was published. It contains links to videos, documentaries, quiz material, challenges and assignments that secondary school teachers can use in a lesson on circular economy.
Lessons on a circular world
In collaboration with Vereniging Circulair Friesland and SPARK the Movement, Sumaya Husein developed 4 lessons on circular economy. The lessons introduce MBO students to circular economy and show what opportunities it offers. Each lesson discusses different topics using theory, videos, assignments and quiz questions. Each lesson ends with a "Let's [...]
NewBee Fest
The NewBee Fest is all about innovative higher economic education. The festival is for everyone who wants to contribute to sustainable and future-proof higher economic education. Educators learn from each other and from each other's experiences. The NewBee Fest will take place in 2023 on October 6 at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences in Zwolle.
The devil's avocado
The Devil's Avocado is a short feature film that portrays the impact of three generations of entrepreneurs' business practices on the climate and local communities. The film helps economics teachers spark discussion in the classroom. It invites us to name the dilemmas so that step by step we will [...].
What is holding us back?
How can we design economics lessons that consider not only the financial impact, but also people and the environment? Broadcaster HUMAN investigated it for the program "What stops us?". In the broadcast we see, among others, economics teacher Charlotte van Andel of the Montessori College Amsterdam and Peter Verhoef of the [...]
Review of book 'Meaning Economy' by Kees Klomp
Review of the book 'Meaning Economy. The value of intertwined living.' by Kees Klomp. By: Henny van Dongen and Chris Maas Geesteranus
Vocational training for a new economic paradigm
A preview of the Week of Economics Education took place at Pakhuis De Zwijger on Wednesday, May 31. Led by Shinta Oosterwaal, panelists Floor Timmerman (HvA), Jasper Smit (Rotterdams Krom), Lana Marente van Giezen (HvA student) and Simon Feersma Hoekstra (Aeres college) entered into a discussion with education professionals from the audience about the question: [...]
Monitor Broad Prosperity
That prosperity does not equate to well-being is demonstrated once again by the recently published CBS Broad Prosperity Monitor. The monitor shows that although material prosperity is stable, other aspects of broad prosperity, such as well-being, the quality of nature or social capital, are not doing so well. More and more [...]
Whitepaper Homo Florens
This white paper from the Institute of Leadership and Social Ethics exposes the assumptions hidden in economic thinking: the assumption that humans function as Homo Economicus. The Institute of Leadership and Social Ethics is critical of the one-sidedness of this Homo Economicus and proposes the Homo Florens as a [...]
Bovenberg: Citizenship and sustainability in economics education
On Friday, March 10, Lans Bovenberg took his leave as professor at Tilburg University. He did so by delivering his farewell speech entitled "Citizenship and sustainability in economics education: about connection, meaning and happiness." Inspiring speech in which Bovenberg advocates that citizenship and economics education in secondary schools go hand in hand. With this, [...]
