but the crucial work of implementing esd across everyday education practice is still ahead school plans are seen to be the instruments for implementing the wholeinstitution approach in school operations particularly in preprimary primary and secondary levels of education as defined by the ece esd working group on school plans esd school planning is a means to move beyond sustainability awarenessraising and to actively engage in a continuous cycle of planning implementing and reviewing approaches to sustainability as part of every school s operations unece ft the working group identified a number of core dimensions for such plans including school governance arrangements curriculum teaching and learning facilities and operations partnerships and cooperation particularly with the surrounding community and selfassessment