 Dedicated educators gathered at CEL 2010 summer seminars to immerse minds, bodies, and spirits in education for sustainability. 
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A Summer of Education for Sustainable LivingDedicated teachers don't take the summer off. They are busy stretching their minds and gathering inspiration and ideas for the next school year. The Center for Ecoliteracy was privileged to present three seminars during summer 2010. We shared an array of strategies for teaching about sustainable living with diverse groups of lively, committed educators. The seminars featured interdisciplinary...more > |
 Does any school system truly integrate art, science, and design with sustainable living? |
Connecting Art, Science, and Design: Reggio EmiliaAt the end of our seminar today -- Sustainability Education: Connecting Art, Science, and Design -- we saw a short introductory film about the Reggio Emilia approach to teaching and learning. Think about the film within the context of what we have been doing in this seminar and share your thoughts about this question:What initial connections are you making between the way of learning at...more > |
 How can we use art, science, and design to help us understand our world today? |
Connecting Art, Science, and Design: What Would You Do?On the first day of a new Center for Ecoliteracy seminar on connecting art, science, and design in sustainability education, Fritjof Capra spoke about Leonardo da Vinci, emphasizing that no one before or since the Renaissance great has been more skilled at synthesizing art and science. This ability to make connections is exactly what we need to address most of today's problems, said Capra, who...more > |
 The Center for Ecoliteracy teams up with Organic Valley for a special back-to-school campaign. |
Back to School with Organic ValleyOrganic Valley, one of the longtime leaders in organic agriculture, has announced that its 2010 back-to-school campaign will benefit the Center for Ecoliteracy. Here’s how it works: Starting in August, for every person who visits www.organicvalley.coop/future and enters to become eligible to win prizes (including a free year of products), Organic Valley will donate $1 to the Center for...more > |
 “Who is really responsible for the oil spill in the Gulf,” students ask, “BP or everyone who uses oil?” |
New Orleans Students Challenge Schools on Use of Oil"Who is really responsible for the oil spill in the Gulf," a group of New Orleans students ask during a mock trial they recently staged, "BP or everyone who uses oil?" Perhaps, a student named Jordan suggests by way of an answer, oil companies are a lot like gun manufacturers. If someone is shot and killed, do you blame the person who made the gun or the one who used it? Responsibility for...more > |
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