Exactly what is earth education?

Earth education is the process of helping people live more harmoniously and joyously with the natural world.

To help explain its components we have developed a structural logo, a three-sided pyramid representing the WHYS, WHATS, and WAYS of earth education. And the three points on each side of the pyramid represent one of the three components of either the WHYS, the WHATS, or the WAYS.

pRESERVING

We believe the earth as we know it is endangered by its human passengers.

nURTURING

We believe people who have broader understandings and deeper feelings for the planet as a vessel of life are wiser and healthier and happier.

tRAINING

We believe earth advocates are needed to serve as environmental teachers and models, and to champion the existence of earth's nonhuman passengers.

uNDERSTANDING

We believe in developing in people a basic comprehension of the major ecological systems and communities of the planet.

fEELING

We believe in instilling in people deep and abiding emotional attachments to the earth and its life.

pROCESSING

We believe in helping people change the way they live on the earth.

sTRUCTURING

We believe in building complete programs with adventuresome, magical learning experiences that focus on specific outcomes.

iMMERSING

We believe in including lots of rich, firsthand contact with the natural world.

rELATING

We believe in providing individuals with time to be alone in natural settings where they can reflect upon all life.

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The principles of earth education outlined above are detailed in the Earth Education... A New Beginning section of this web site.

Additional excerpts from the book Earth Education... A New Beginning, including some of the templates and tools you will need for designing your own earth education programme, are also available in the Earth Education... A New Beginning section of this web site.

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