How Big is the Milky Way?
“There are over 100 billion stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. How much is a billion?”...
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Category: Elementary K – 2
I Wonder What’s Out There A Vision of the Universe for Primary Classes
Bring the wonder of the universe to young children with this creative collection of ideas and...
Read MoreAwakening the Cartesian Dreamer: Universal Values in Solidarity with an Evolutionary Universe
Article reviews the steps of the social transformation happening globally using tAwakening the Dreamer symposium’s four questions. Identifies six universal values common to all indigenous and world religions and how they are evoked as a result of a fourfold wisdom conversation of science, religion, indigenous peoples and women.
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Otodate by by the Japanese artist Hakio Suzuki
Simple and beautiful, just a mark on the floor combining 2 steps with the form of the ears, this is the place for the Japanese artist and performer Akio Suzuki to listen deeply the soundscape around him. This very simple practice by the artist of listening deeply our environment is a interesting way to introduce […]
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Where Do I Fit In? Cosmic Education and The Children’s House
This article beautifully explains how Cosmic Education, typically reserved for the Elementary aged child, shows signs and interest in the younger years and gives examples of what it looks like and how it allows children to take the first steps towards “fulfilling their cosmic roles and discovering their potential.”
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Somatic and Narrative Ways of Knowing (Sonar) for Transformative Learning
This is my dissertation which traces our cultural environmental unsustainability, social injustice...
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Cosmic Education — Keynote Address for AMS (American Montessori Society)
Keynote by Jennifer Morgan at the 2013 national American Montessori Society Conference in Orlando, FL. It’s an overview the Montessori Cosmic Education Curriculum and how it relates to other efforts to contextualize all subjects inside the story of the universe, and how it can deeply engage children of all learning styles at the Elementary Level […]
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Definition of Cosmic Education
Gives an overview of the basic definition of Cosmic Education. It was adapted by Jennifer Morgan...
Read MoreChildren of the Universe: Cosmic Education in the Montessori Elementary Classroom
Explanation of how the cultural curriculum in Montessori is integrated under the rubric of Cosmic Education.
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A Map of the Great Lessons in Montessori
Video Montage with captions going through the Great Lessons through images of the Universe and...
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