School geography from the viewpoint of upbringing and education for sustainable development

Na osnovi nacionalnih smernic vzgoje in izobraževanja za trajnostni razvoj (VITR) smo v Sloveniji prenovili šolske kurikule, vključno z učnimi načrti za geografijo. Pri VITR si prizadevamo za močno socio-ekonomsko in okoljsko ozaveščenost ter državljansko pripravljenost za posameznikov osebni angažma pri reševanju problemov. V članku je predstavljena soodvisnost akterjev VITR pri doseganju ciljev in razvoju kompetenc učencev na primeru pouka geografije, s posebnim poudarkom na zastopanosti enajstih načel vzgoje in izobraževanja za trajnostni razvoj. Kot izbran primer smo analizirali prenovljeni učni načrt za geografijo v gimnazijah z 210-urnim programom.The school curricula were revised in Slovenia on the basis of national guidelines of upbringing and education for sustainable development (VITR), including syllabi for geography. The main aim of the VITR is a strong socio-economic and environmental awareness and the willingness of citizens for personal engagement in the solving of problems. The paper presents the interdependence of the VITR agents in the achievement of goals and the development of students\u27 competences in the case of geography classes, with a special emphasis on the eleven principles of upbringing and education for sustainable development. We analyzed the revised syllabus for geography in grammar schools with a 210-hour programme