Saudi Arabia: Eco Heroes in the national curriculum

… وتحقيق أهداف التنمية المستدامة التي نصت عليها الأمم المتحدة لعام 2030

The curriculum is to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals set out by the United Nations for 2030.

Code: المقدمة (ص 11)

1–17All 17 goals

• Ages 6–10
• Ages 11–13
• Ages 14–16

All 17 goals have a lesson plan in each of these age bands. For example:

• SDG 17 · Ages 11–13 The goals hold hands

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Explain at least 3 links between different SDGs.
• SDG 17 · Ages 14–16 How the world fixed the ozone layer

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Identify the features of a successful partnership (shared evidence, clear targets, support for poorer countries, monitoring).

والمحافظة على البيئة وصيانتها

Preserving and maintaining the environment.

Code: المقدمة (ص 11)

• SDG 6
• SDG 13
• SDG 14
• SDG 15

• Ages 6–10
• Ages 11–13

• SDG 6 · Ages 6–10 Every drop counts

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Explain one way to save water, such as fixing a dripping tap.
• SDG 13 · Ages 11–13 The greenhouse effect and our carbon footprint

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Choose 3 changes, ranked by how much difference and how easy they are.
• SDG 14 · Ages 11–13 Plastic interceptors: a litter survey

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Propose an action to stop plastic before it reaches waterways.
• SDG 15 · Ages 11–13 Pollinator power

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Plan a bee-friendly space and explain how it helps.

تعزيز روح الشراكة مع العالم في التنمية والبناء

Strengthening the spirit of partnership with the world in development and building.

Code: المقدمة (ص 11)

• SDG 17

• Ages 11–13
• Ages 14–16

• SDG 17 · Ages 11–13 The goals hold hands

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Explain at least 3 links between different SDGs.
• SDG 17 · Ages 14–16 How the world fixed the ozone layer

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Explain how the Montreal Protocol (1987) brought countries, scientists and industry together to protect the ozone layer.

التزام المسؤولية الوطنية والوعي بثوابت الوطن، ومقوماته، ومكتسباته، وبيئته، وتراثه، واستثمارها … والمحافظة على البيئة، والمشاركة في تحقيق مستهدفات التنمية المستدامة والاقتصاد الأخضر

Commitment to national responsibility and awareness of the nation's constants, assets, environment and heritage; preserving the environment and taking part in achieving the targets of sustainable development and the green economy.

Code: القيم: الانتماء الوطني والمواطنة (ص 27)

• SDG 7
• SDG 12
• SDG 15

• Ages 11–13

• SDG 7 · Ages 11–13 Energy hunters: renewable and non-renewable

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Identify energy being wasted in a building and suggest fixes.
• SDG 12 · Ages 11–13 Fix it, don’t bin it

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Explain why repairing and reusing products saves resources and money.
• SDG 15 · Ages 11–13 Pollinator power

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Plan a bee-friendly space and explain how it helps.

مجال يعنى بتعلم علاقة الإنسان بموطنه الجغرافي وتاريخه وثقافته وتراثه وحضارته … مستوعبًا مفاهيم التنمية المستدامة لوطنه، ومشاركًا فيها

A domain concerned with the relationship of people to their geographical homeland, history, culture and heritage; the learner understands the concepts of sustainable development for the nation and takes part in it.

Code: مجال الدراسات الاجتماعية (ص 32)

• SDG 11

• Ages 11–13
• Ages 14–16

• SDG 11 · Ages 11–13 Green spots in grey places

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Plan and justify a small improvement to a school or local space.
• SDG 11 · Ages 14–16 Who is the city for? Auditing how people move

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Propose 3 evidence-based improvements and identify who the current system serves worst.

ممارسة السلوكيات المعززة للصحة واللياقة والمحافظة عليها؛ … المعززة للصحة الجسدية والعقلية والاجتماعية

Practising behaviours that promote and maintain health and fitness, supporting physical, mental and social health.

Code: المهارات الصحية والعملية (ص 25–26)

• SDG 3

• Ages 6–10
• Ages 11–13
• Ages 14–16

• SDG 3 · Ages 6–10 Germ busters

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Name 3 habits that help us stay healthy (washing hands, moving our bodies, sleeping well).
• SDG 3 · Ages 11–13 Designing a healthy day

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Plan a balanced day that includes physical activity, healthy food and enough sleep.
• SDG 3 · Ages 14–16 Mind matters: mental health is health

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Identify common challenges facing teenagers and the protective factors that help.

تخطيط الموارد المالية وإدارتها

Planning and managing financial resources.

Code: المهارات العملية (ص 25)

• SDG 8
• SDG 12

• Ages 11–13

• SDG 8 · Ages 11–13 What makes a job a good job?

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Interview or research a local job and evaluate it against a decent-work checklist.
• SDG 12 · Ages 11–13 Fix it, don’t bin it

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Explain why repairing and reusing products saves resources and money.

تمكين حياة عامرة وصحية

Enabling a vibrant and healthy life (one of the targets the framework links to Vision 2030).

Code: القسم 2 (ص 19)

• SDG 3
• SDG 11

• Ages 11–13

• SDG 3 · Ages 11–13 Designing a healthy day

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Plan a balanced day that includes physical activity, healthy food and enough sleep.
• SDG 11 · Ages 11–13 Green spots in grey places

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Explain how green spaces help cities (cooler air, cleaner air, wildlife, well-being).

مجال العلوم الطبيعية (أحد مجالات التعلم الاثني عشر؛ يُقاس في الاختبارات الوطنية للصفين السادس والتاسع)

Natural Sciences is one of the 12 learning domains; national tests assess science in Grade 6 (covering Grades 4–6) and Grade 9 (Grades 7–9).

• SDG 6
• SDG 7
• SDG 13
• SDG 15

• Ages 6–10
• Ages 11–13
• Ages 14–16

• SDG 6 · Ages 6–10 Every drop counts

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Show that only a tiny part of the Earth’s water is fresh water we can use.
• SDG 7 · Ages 11–13 Energy hunters: renewable and non-renewable

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Classify energy sources as renewable or non-renewable and explain the difference.
• SDG 13 · Ages 11–13 The greenhouse effect and our carbon footprint

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Explain the greenhouse effect and how burning fossil fuels strengthens it.
• SDG 15 · Ages 14–16 Pull one thread: food webs and extinction

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Model a food web and predict the effects of removing one species.

ترسيخ المواطنة المسؤولة لدى النشء … من خلال البرامج والمناهج

Instilling responsible citizenship in young people through programmes and curricula.

• SDG 16

• Ages 6–10
• Ages 11–13
• Ages 14–16

• SDG 16 · Ages 6–10 Peacemakers

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Suggest a fair solution that works for both sides.
• SDG 16 · Ages 11–13 Fair rules for everyone

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Explain why communities need rules and what makes a rule fair.
• SDG 16 · Ages 14–16 Trust and accountability: how fair decisions are made

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Propose changes that make a system fairer and more accountable.

ترسيخ ثقافة العمل البيئي في نفوس النشء؛ الحث على تبني عادات صديقة للبيئة وممارسات أكثر استدامة في البيئة المدرسية

Instilling a culture of environmental action in young people and encouraging environmentally friendly habits and more sustainable practices in the school environment.

• SDG 7
• SDG 12
• SDG 15

• Ages 6–10
• Ages 11–13

• SDG 12 · Ages 6–10 Bin detectives

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Name one thing they could reuse instead of throwing away.
• SDG 7 · Ages 11–13 Energy hunters: renewable and non-renewable

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Identify energy being wasted in a building and suggest fixes.
• SDG 15 · Ages 11–13 Pollinator power

  Pupils will be able to:

  • Plan a bee-friendly space and explain how it helps.