Start learning before your program begins! Below are resources that will help prepare you for your program. If you have any questions, please contact our team at info@thegreenprogram.com

Pre-Program Education Materials:

• Course Syllabus
  
• Course Readings: These readings will help support your class discussions. Students should prepare for a class discussion on the book "Ishmael". All other readings are optional and supplementary to our class discussions. Access all readings HERE. 
  • 1. Water as More than Commons or Commodity (Brandshaug).pdf
    
  • 2. Attribution of global glacier mass loss (Marzeion).pdf
    
  • 3. Dimensions of Human Development (Alkire).pdf
    
  • 4. Sustainable Development Mapping Different Approaches (Hopwood).pdf
    
  • 5. The Evolution of Sustainable Development Theory (Shi).pdf
    
  • 6. Characterizing and Measuring Sustainable Development (Parris and Kates).pdf
    
• Intro to Climate Change
  • Video: "What is Climate Change?" (SDG Academy)
  • Video: "Why Should We Care About Climate Change?" (SDG Academy)
  • Video: "Business Solutions for Climate Change" (SDG Academy)
• Intro to Sustainability 
  • Video: "An Introduction to Sustainable Development" (SDG Academy)
  • Video: "Getting to Know the SDGs" (SDG Academy)
  • Video: "Scale and Scope of the SDGs" (SDG Academy)

Course Expectations: Our classes are virtual, synchronous, and discussion based. Students will also have capstone workshop time built into the course. If you are unable to attend a live session, please watch the class recording and send your reflections to the professor. This is a pass/fail course based on participation, discussion, and your capstone presentation. Please see the syllabus for more information (above).

Course Systems: Our team will be in touch with enrolled students as the course approaches with more information regarding Zoom links, calendar invitations, group chatrooms, etc.

About Nepal:

• Article: "History of Nepal" (Government of Nepal)
• Article: "About Nepal" (Britannica)
• Article: "Culture & Society of Nepal" (Government of Nepal)

Sustainability in Nepal:

• Article: "Nepal: U.N. Sustainable Development Platform" (U.N. SDGs)
  
• Article: "Build Back Greener" (The Nepali Times)
• Video: "Renewables: Solar" (SDG Academy)

Capstone Project Resources:

• TedTalk: The Golden Circle by Simon Sinek (17 min watch)