The Deep Well of Time
Bring the fun and energy of storytelling to your classroom or home with this comprehensive guide....
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Category: Elementary K – 2
Upcoming PD Program: K-8 Public School Curriculum Inspired by Thomas Berry
The Ridge and Valley Charter School, Blairstown, NJ is a pre-eminent example of a school inspired by the work of Thomas Berry and Brian Swimme and the movie/book Journey of the Universe. Founded in 1999 by a group of people associated with Genesis Farm in Blairstown, NJ and its pioneering Earth Literacy curriculum developed by […]
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Ridge and Valley Charter School Curriculum Framework
This link connects you to the Curriculum Framework section of the Ridge and Valley Charter School’s website. Here you can read about the philosophy behind, and different elements in, our framework. You can also download the Curriculum Framework document to read in it’s entirety.
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When Should You Introduce A Child To Evolution?
Review of Grandmother Fish, with an emphasis on the right age to start teaching evolution to...
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IGNATIAN PEDAGOGY in an Evolutionary Universe: Report on Honours Course, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, India
Narrative report of a course at a Jesuit College honouring the integral process of the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm (context, experience, reflection, action, evaluation) showing the shift as a result of understanding themselves in an evolutionary and integral story.
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Principles of Deeptime Learning
These principles are the result of a collaborative effort by members of the Network. To see the latest version, click on the link above. Deeptime Learning (DTL) connects us to our primal desire to answer fundamental questions: “Where did we come from?” “What are we part of?” “Where are we going?” “What is our role?” […]
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Mira and the Big Story
Mira is a little girl who is sure she knows the truth about who her people are and how they came...
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Born With a Bang (Video of Reading in UU Church)
Jeff Boxell’s lively reading of the the story “Born with a Bang – The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story” at Bay Area UU Church. The story is one in a series of three written by Jennifer Morgan illustrated by Dana Lynn Anderson. The reading or the book are not associated formally with NASA.
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Waste Not a Drop . . . A Little Water Music from Earth Mama
23 page PDF of water facts, activities, songs and for teaching water issues for balanced brain learning. This precious resource has such a deep history — Hydrogen was made in the Big Bang; Oxygen made inside of stars. Neither can be made on Earth. Two gases came together to form water. With every sip we […]
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Energy Tango!
Song for teaching current power/energy sources for industrialized society. Emphasis on renewable energy and conservation as best choices. Video montage of energy examples. The song is often performed with dance moves and fun theatrics! Feather boas add color and fun to sing along refrain and Ole´. Available from Around the World with Earth Mama CD, […]
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