{"id":16728,"date":"2024-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utschool-stagging.webcanhcam.vn\/new-subject-sustainability\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T16:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:44:09","slug":"new-subject-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/en\/news\/new-subject-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability &#8211; A new subject that UTS pioneers in teaching in the Oxford International Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47334293 BCX8\"><strong>Sustainability<\/strong> is the newest addition to the <a title=\"Oxford International Curriculum (OIC)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/en\/learning-program\/the-oxford-international-curriculum-2\/\"><strong>Oxford International Curriculum (OIC)<\/strong><\/a> implemented by <strong>Oxford University Press (OUP)<\/strong>. UTS is proud to be <span style=\"color: #ff8302;\"><strong>one of the first schools to pilot the Sustainability subject in Ho Chi Minh City<\/strong><\/span>. New aspects of the subject framework and transmitted knowledge will be <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47334293 BCX8\">addressed<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47334293 BCX8\">in this article.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff8302;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW258700029 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW258700029 BCX8\">Learn about a sustainable future through <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW258700029 BCX8\">this<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW258700029 BCX8\"> new subject<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW28958220 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28958220 BCX8\">With Sustainability, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW28958220 BCX8\">students<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28958220 BCX8\">access to the core content, skills, and mindset needed to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28958220 BCX8\">participate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28958220 BCX8\"> in creating a sustainable future for themselves and society. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28958220 BCX8\">This<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28958220 BCX8\"> subject focuses on three <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28958220 BCX8\">domains<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28958220 BCX8\">:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW28958220 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Living on planet Earth<\/strong>: Examining the overall relationship between humans and the planet.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Taking responsibility for the difference we make<\/strong>: Understanding and taking responsibility for our impact on life.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Making change<\/strong>: Initiating changes, starting from small actions to promote sustainable development.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ba-noi-dung-chinh-cua-mon-hoc-OIC-Sustainability-1024x458.jpg\" alt=\"Ba n\u1ed9i dung ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a m\u00f4n h\u1ecdc OIC Sustainability\" width=\"1024\" height=\"458\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff8302;\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163746029 BCX8\">UTS pioneers <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163746029 BCX8\">in teaching <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163746029 BCX8\">Sustainability within the educational framework<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51021124 BCX8\">In the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51021124 BCX8\">initial<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51021124 BCX8\">first <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51021124 BCX8\">stages of integrating the new subject into the educational framework, UTS students at the primary school level <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51021124 BCX8\">have <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW51021124 BCX8\">chance<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51021124 BCX8\"> to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51021124 BCX8\"> experience the Sustainability class. Alongside <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51021124 BCX8\">acquiring<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51021124 BCX8\"> new knowledge, students also learn how to apply it in practice<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51021124 BCX8\"> by<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51021124 BCX8\"> engaging with their surroundings to solve problems <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51021124 BCX8\">given <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51021124 BCX8\">by teachers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Thay-Nikolay-chu-tam-giang-day-mon-hoc-moi-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Th\u1ea7y Nikolay ch\u00fa t\u00e2m gi\u1ea3ng d\u1ea1y m\u00f4n h\u1ecdc m\u1edbi\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW129924353 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW129924353 BCX8\">They were enthusiastic and enjoyed the lesson, reflecting the philosophy that OIC always emphasizes: <strong>&#8220;The joy of learning&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UTS-ers-tieu-hoc-thich-thu-hoc-Sustainability-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"UTS-ers ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc th\u00edch th\u00fa h\u1ecdc Sustainability\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-27189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hoc-sinh-UTS-tan-huong-mon-hoc-moi-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"H\u1ecdc sinh UTS t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00f4n h\u1ecdc m\u1edbi\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW76421218 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76421218 BCX8\">In the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76421218 BCX8\">foreseeable future<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76421218 BCX8\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76421218 BCX8\">by officially implementing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76421218 BCX8\"> the subject <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76421218 BCX8\">as a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76421218 BCX8\"> part of the school&#8217;s educational framework, UTS aims to equip students with a solid foundation to become global citizens in the 21st century.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sustainability is the newest addition to the Oxford International Curriculum (OIC) implemented by Oxford University Press (OUP). UTS is proud to be one of the first schools to pilot the Sustainability subject in Ho Chi Minh City. New aspects of the subject framework and transmitted knowledge will be addressed in this article. &nbsp; Learn about a sustainable future through this new subject With Sustainability, students access to the core content, skills, and mindset needed to participate in creating a sustainable future for themselves and society. This subject focuses on three domains:\u00a0 Living on planet Earth: Examining the overall relationship between humans and the planet.\u00a0 Taking responsibility for the difference we make: Understanding and taking responsibility for our impact on life.\u00a0 Making change: Initiating changes, starting from small actions to promote sustainable development.\u00a0 &nbsp; &nbsp; UTS pioneers in teaching Sustainability within the educational framework In the initial first stages of integrating the new subject into the educational framework, UTS students at the primary school level have chance to experience the Sustainability class. Alongside acquiring new knowledge, students also learn how to apply it in practice by engaging with their surroundings to solve problems given by teachers. &nbsp; &nbsp; They were enthusiastic and enjoyed the lesson, reflecting the philosophy that OIC always emphasizes: &#8220;The joy of learning&#8221;. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In the foreseeable future, by officially implementing the subject as a part of the school&#8217;s educational framework, UTS aims to equip students with a solid foundation to become global citizens in the 21st century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16728"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16729,"href":"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16728\/revisions\/16729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utschool.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}