Can climate art help save the world? Rebecca Heald reports on a school art installation and its ambitious 'Cool it Schools' global online initiative
… Schools using art to learn about climate change Rebecca … Activism Climate Change Schools Education Art Global Online Community Children COP15 … coolitschoolsvillage.jpg Can climate art help save the world? Rebecca Heald reports …
Production line education is creating clones and stifling the imagination of our children. Is it any wonder they are stressed and unhappy?
… with biometric equipment bought from two Department for Children, Schools and … ‘It’s a crisis of human resources, and in particular a failure to tap the full potential … of Colorado at Denver, says in his 2002 article, ‘It’s time to start the Slow School …
Tom launches the Idler Academy to teach us good grammar, sadly lacking practical skills like carpentry and lastly, of course, merriment
… for the modern age were thinking, doing and partying, and it struck me that in actual fact, … themselves to quiet contemplation, study and art. For the Greeks, education was synonymous … but this is just interpretation on my part. The result of these ungrammatical slogans …
A landmark 6-part documentary series is planned with Satish Kumar - peace and environment activist, religious philosopher, teacher, writer and broadcaster.
… Education peacewalk.jpg A landmark 6-part documentary series is planned with Satish … in the face of this. But the message at the heart of Satish’s powerful teaching is that … of Resurgence Magazine championing ecology, art and spirituality, and then founder of …
Anthropology, the study of humankind, should be the first of all the sciences our children encounter, writes Marc Brightman, with its singular capacity to inspire the imagination, broaden the mind and open the heart. Moves to downgrade it in the education system by those who know the price of everything, and the value of nothing, must be fought off.
… imagination, broaden the mind and open the heart. Moves to downgrade it in the education … I loved languages, literature, history and art, and I yearned to travel. But I had never … of anthropogenic forest islands or dark earths are cases in point. The myth of …
The UK’s most successful NGO is based in a Dorset village, with no members or PR team. Paul Kingsnorth meets the duo behind it…
… King met whilst working at Friends of the Earth during its inception in the 1970s. King … on the small rather than the vast, the particular rather than the general and the … letter-writing or hard-hitting reports, but art, poetry, sculpture, and the creative …
Diversely-abled people are pioneering a host of innovative environmental projects and successfully building communities where people and planet prosper.
… I've visited dozens of communities that are part of the international Camphill movement. At … are honoured as creators of beauty in art studios, weaveries, and other craft … people, and to using agricultural work as part of their therapeutic practice. Whether …
We’re learning about the climate crisis and reality by taking our education to the streets.
… worse everyone else did. Barred from sports, art, and the outdoors, we are split from our … the final calm before everything falls apart. This is our world now, one which our … and greed. New Pathways Reforming education starts, but does not end with fixing the way we …
Resistance is growing in Todos Santos, Baja California, to a tourism and University campus mega-development of 4,500 homes that claims to be 'free range and locally sourced', writes Viviane Mahieux. It has already grossly disfigured one of Mexico most gorgeous beaches, while locals fear it will drain their aquifers and obliterate a harmonious community.
… like 'quaint' and 'unspoiled' pop up in most articles written about it. Considered a … Cabo, Todos Santos is known for surfing, art galleries, film and music festivals, and … large boulders, originally placed there as part of the sea wall, have been exposed. This …
Teaching children about nature, and about how our economies meet our needs and impact on nature, is now essential.
… economist E.F. Schumacher identifies the heart of the problem: we must decide what we … done everything from disrupting oil-sponsored art exhibitions to starting a climate denial blog. So education as …
They said it would never work but time has proved those critics wrong. As the inspirational and pioneering Devon centre that combines ecology and spiritual learning celebrates its 25th anniversary, founder and Editor Emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist, SATISH KUMAR, describes the flourishing of this remarkable and pioneering place of learning
… Satish Kumar Education Environment dartmoor.jpg They said it would never work but … about establishing Schumacher College at Dartington in Devon, people told us: "Your … years at most and then fold. So it is both heartening and gratifying to see that after 25 …
Cornell student Robert Schooler was shocked at the pro-GMO propaganda emanating from Cornell University and it's Gates-funded 'Alliance for Science'. But rather than just complain about it, he decided to fight back - with his popular 'GMOWTF' website and an important lecture series this fall by GMO experts on the Cornell campus - the ones that Cornell has been ignoring for years.
… I've always had a passion for science. In particular, physics and mathematics captured my … to nutrition: agriculture. I became particularly interested in agroecology. I was … During my time away from Cornell, I participated in three unique seasons of …
More and more educational establishments are becoming environmentally friendly, thanks to the Eco-Schools scheme. Is this our road map to sustainability?
… For example, the eight ‘doorways’ of the Department for Children, Schools and Families … it’s very, very hard to get these things started. It’s a new concept for teachers, … choices they could be making, such as sport, art and drama – and that’s before schools …
Good food is an essential ingredient at Schumacher College, writes Julia Ponsonby, made with love using fresh, wholesome ingredients many of which have traveled no further than the vegetable garden. No less important, the sense of companionship, learning, fun and frequent hilarity that permeates the building - and the kitchen in particular.
… permeates the building - and the kitchen in particular. Any room that has four doors … culinary interests whilst still remaining part of a communal pattern of eating and food … College often say that the kitchen is the heart of the place - it is physically easy to …