Passion is lifted from the earth itself by the muddy hands of the young; it travels along grass-stained sleeves to the heart. If we are going to save environmentalism and the environment, we must also save an endangered indicator species: the child in nature.
From Last Child in the Woods - Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv
"The great challenge of our time is to build and nurture sustainable communities – communities that are designed in such a way that their ways of life, businesses, economies, physical structures, and technologies do not interfere with nature's inherent ability to sustain life. The first step in this endeavor is to understand the principles of organization that ecosystems have developed to sustain the web of life. This understanding is what we call ecological literacy.
Teaching this ecological knowledge – which may be called 'principles of ecology,' 'principles of sustainability,' 'principles of community,' or even the 'basic facts of life' – will be the most important role of education in the next century. "
Fritjof Capra, Director, Center for Ecoliteracy
From Last Child in the Woods - Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv
"The great challenge of our time is to build and nurture sustainable communities – communities that are designed in such a way that their ways of life, businesses, economies, physical structures, and technologies do not interfere with nature's inherent ability to sustain life. The first step in this endeavor is to understand the principles of organization that ecosystems have developed to sustain the web of life. This understanding is what we call ecological literacy.
Teaching this ecological knowledge – which may be called 'principles of ecology,' 'principles of sustainability,' 'principles of community,' or even the 'basic facts of life' – will be the most important role of education in the next century. "
Fritjof Capra, Director, Center for Ecoliteracy
This web site is a resource for educators, parents, grandparents and interested community members.
Find many more resources and inspiration on our Resources page:
- Earth Hour resources
- Earth Day resources
- Green Projects
- Outdoor Learning Centers
- Children's Literature
- Recommended Reading for teachers and interested adults
- Films related to environmental studies
- Videos from schools around the world and their green projects
- Recommended web sites and articles
- School Gardens, including Edible Schoolyards
- Bring our workshop, Greening the Classroom and the Curriculum to your staff!
