The Burns Model of Sustainability Pedagogy

The Burns Model of Sustainability Pedagogy offers practical ways to design and facilitate transformative learning rooted in a relational, ecological, spiritual paradigm. Ecological design is at the center of this model, which has four other dimensions and is shaped like a flower. When we can ecologically design learning that weaves together Reconnecting Content, Radical Perspectives, Real-place Context, and a Relational Process, we tap into transformative learning potential. The Burns Model of Sustainability Pedagogy provides a practical and visual model for weaving together meaningful relational learning that has the potential to be spiritually transformative, connecting us to our source of relatedness.