Creating a sustainable world means taking into account the skills of tomorrow, needed to adapt to technological advances, climate change and socio-economic challenges. Aware of this challenge, the Learning Planet Institute has built up a network of contacts who work all year round to identify and pass on all the skills, knowledge and professional competencies crucial to fulfillment and action in a constantly changing environment.
These so-called« of tomorrow »These skills emphasize creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, adaptability to technological advances, lifelong learning, emotional intelligence and more. They are seen as crucial in an environment where interdisciplinary collaboration is increasingly common and the ability to adapt to rapid change - particularly technological change - is essential. Individuals capable of combining technical and cross-disciplinary skills are better equipped to face current and future challenges. and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations.
Contrary to popular belief, these skills are not innate, and the people involved in education must enable each individual to acquire them. The Festival of Learning is the perfect opportunity to highlight the players committed to transforming education to meet the challenges of climate, society and technology. Created in 2019 by the Learning Planet Institute and the’UNESCO, the LearningPlanet Festival (the French version of which is the Festival de l'Apprendre) takes place every year around the International Education Day (January 24).
For the past few months, every two weeks, we've been unveiling a series of portraits and initiatives by young people, teachers, education managers, public players and project leaders, mobilized around different themes:
- « Giving young people the means to influence the world »October 17
- « Inclusion, an essential pillar of a sustainable world »October 31
- « Supporting the commitment of young people »November 14
- « The climate, the power to act »November 28
- « Tomorrow's skills »December 12
- « Helping the school transform itself »January 4
PASSING ON TOMORROW'S SKILLS TO MEET TODAY'S CHALLENGES
FRÉDÉRIQUE ALEXANDRE-BAILLY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ONISEP
The challenge for today's youth is to recover the skills needed to build a sustainable world, for today, tomorrow and the generations to come. The challenge for the “not so young” is to help them without imposing models.
AMANDINE LEPOUTRE , CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THINKERS & DOERS
The big challenge for the next generation is to develop the skills needed to work with soft skills, which are human skills, from leadership, courage. How can we develop ways of acting and getting involved?
JEAN-CHARLES MARGUIN, DIRECTOR OF THE ECOLE DE LA CONVIVIALITÉ
Young people need to learn how to learn, [...] adults need to be able to motivate them, to change their attitude of «I want to learn".«knowing» à «showing».
CHAHAB NASTAR, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION, LEARNING PLANET INSTITUTE
I'm convinced that the future will be a collaboration between human, collective intelligence and the artificial intelligence of machines.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL DE L'APPRENDRE 2024
Built around the International Day of Education, the theme of the 2024 edition is « Learn to take care of yourself, others and the planet ». The Festival kicks off on Monday January 22 and runs until Saturday January 27.
Would you like to become a Festival partner and offer your event in your area? The call for entries is now open! Find out about events and register yours !
