UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet)
Changing Lives Through Education
UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet)
Ann Beatty our Chief Executive is the UNESCO ASPnet Coordinator for the UK. We are proud to support the UNESCO ASPnet network exchanging knowledge, materials and good practice in education.
1. Schools as laboratories of ideas
Empowering schools across the world to drive innovation and transformation and to act as living laboratories for global citizenship, intercultural understanding and sustainability.
2. Global networking and collaboration
Strengthening international cooperation and collaboration, knowledge sharing and partnerships between countries and schools.
3. Capacity-building
Developing institutional and human capacities for innovative teaching and participatory learning, particularly through whole-school approaches.
4. Communication and advocacy
Promoting transformative education and whole-school approaches for quality improvement and increasing uptake within and beyond ASPnet, with the wider public and policy-makers.
Seeds of Hope 2026 Competition is now open for entries.
The rules and the entry form are attached here for download.
For inspiration you might like to have a look at the 2025 Winners
UNESCO ASPnet arts and Culture for Peace Initiative, Kyoto, Japan 2023
Connecting For Peace
On the 17th June 2022, we hosted the first ever free virtual UNESCO ASPnet conference: Connecting for Peace.
We had an inspirational line-up of speakers and workshop hosts who shared innovation and examples of best practice in education for peaceful sustainable development. And we were excited to welcome over 90 attendees from over 30 countries across the globe. You can read all about it here:
