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Essay: Beyond a Garden
in Every School, by Philip Nix
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CEL Joins Grameen Bank Delegation in Jamaica
Fostering Sustainable Education in Hawaii
Summer Institute Filling Up
CEL Featured in Earthrise
A National Healthy Schools Day Question
Education for Sustainability:
Essay: Beyond a Garden in Every School, by Philip Nix
"In our schools today, we need to ask what we are training our students to see," writes Philip Nix, founding Headmaster of Sonoma Country Day School. "We expect them to 'go to art,' 'go to science,' 'go to physical education,' and 'go to English.' We reinforce the notion that these categories can give us a neatly divided life, definitive knowledge, and a predictable and controllable experience. … But what if we stopped thinking about students going to and from places - above all, gardens - as if they really are separate?"
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CEL Joins Grameen Bank Delegation Hosted by Island Outpost
in Jamaica
As Jamaica struggles with poverty, declining children's health, and the erosion of
vital agricultural traditions, national and international leaders are joining to help
the island's 2.7 million residents develop a more sustainable strategy for the future.
CEL Executive Director Zenobia Barlow was invited to join them in February to address
the key role that education can play in this process. Attending at the invitation of
Chris Blackwell, and author and farmer Michael Abelman, Barlow joined a delegation
of the Nobel prize-winning Grameen Bank, which pioneered micro financing loans to help
people raise their families out of poverty, hosted by Island Outpost.
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Fostering Sustainable Education in Hawaii
With most of Hawaii's food and energy coming from overseas, the Hawaiian government
and citizens have begun developing plans for greater self-sufficiency and protection
of their fragile ecosystems. CEL education specialist Carolie Sly, Ph.D., met with
leaders of the Maui Independent Schools Organization in February. They discussed
professional and curriculum development options for advancing sustainability education
on the islands.
For more about CEL's education for sustainability, visit
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Education for Sustainability >
Summer Institute Filling Up
Numerous teams of teachers from schools across the United States have already applied
for CEL's Summer Institute, "Rethinking Food, Health, and the Environment: Making
Learning Connections." The five-day residential institute, co-sponsored with
Teachers College Columbia University, will be held at the award-winning San Domenico
School, an independent, co-educational school. The National Association of Independent
Schools awarded San Domenico a 2007 Leading Edge Program award for environmental
sustainability. Twenty miles north of San Francisco, the school is located on 500
acres, which participants are welcome to enjoy. Delicious organic meals will be provided.
To apply, visit
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CEL Selected for Earthrise
The Center for Ecoliteracy is represented as one of 30 pioneering organizations for
the 21st Century in the new book, Earthrise: The Dawning of a New Civilization
in the 21st Century. CEL is represented in an essay, entitled "Center for
Ecoliteracy: Education for Sustainable Patterns of Living," written by Senior
Editor Michael Stone and Executive Director Zenobia Barlow. The book was compiled
by the Tokyo-based Goi Peace Foundation.
A National Healthy Schools Day Question
April 28th is National Healthy Schools Day. How healthy is your school lunch?
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