Sustainable Learning

There has been a lot of rapid change in education over recent years. As a result, we have had to adapt and evolve to support students. These changes have come with increased administrative workload and pressure on educators—all during a time of fiscal instability for post-secondary institutions. WCSE 2025 invites you to think about moving forward in a sustainable way in this ever-changing landscape.

Many educators are commenting on a lack of time and space to engage in professional development—such as attending conferences. WCSE is structured to simultaneously support learning and development, while providing space for reflection and design of your teaching; the goal is for you to leave the conference with ideas and resources that are ready to put into practice. For 2025, WCSE has a new program element that specifically invites participants to share strategies to address the drains on your time and energy.

Sustainable learning will mean something different to each of us. At WCSE, we are defining it as efficient and effective ways of furthering quality science education while prioritizing our own well-being. Therefore, we invite proposals that support this initiative. Of course, WCSE has always had the philosophy that all individuals engaged in science education—whether as students, educators, technical staff, and education-oriented private sector partners—as well as all topics related to teaching and learning science are welcome.

The social program will be begin in the evening of Tuesday, July 15 as we gather for a "mixer" event on Western University campus (London, ON, Canada). The academic program will begin on Wednesday morning and run until early afternoon on Friday. If you would like to keep informed of important updates and future WCSEs, send a message to to be added to our mailing list.