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Where Did You Come From?
Posted by Terri MacKenzie | Apr 24, 2017 | Epic of Evolution, Lifelong, Other, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, Story of the Universe, The New Story, Website |
Beginning with people’s interest in their ancestors, this blog returns us to our beginning on Earth and in the stars. This blog makes good use of quotes from authors who have expressed these realities memorably. It ends with our call to reinvent ourselves within the primacy of the Universe.
The intimate bond: humans and dirt
Posted by Betsey Crawford | Mar 23, 2017 | Big History, Biology and Earth Systems Science, Cosmic Evolution, Ecology/Sustainability, Lifelong, Other, Posts & Resources, Website |
Astrophysicist Carl Sagan once said, “If you want to bake an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” He could have said the same of mud pies, though it wouldn’t have sounded as delicious. But, before apples, the universe needed to invent dirt. Without it, we would not be here. Although dirt […]
Ash Wednesday 2017 Stardust Ritual
Posted by Terri MacKenzie | Feb 15, 2017 | Journey of the Universe, Lifelong, Posts & Resources, Ritual, The New Story, Website |
This ritual supplements the usual Ash Wednesday practice of signing ourselves with ashes by remembering that everything came from generations of starbursts. It celebrates the fact that we are stardust, part of billions of years’ evolution, and thus one with one another and all creation. It includes special mention of earth/ dirt and the stardust […]
The Solace of Deep Time
Posted by Betsey Crawford | Feb 12, 2017 | Article, Epic of Evolution, Lifelong, New Cosmology, Other, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, The New Story, Website |
We can see deep time, and gain perspective from its daily presence, in the rock structures we travel by and through. The vast, open book of history that is now Utah is an excellent way to ponder Thomas Berry’s vision of the meaning of deep time. In these very challenging days, he offers us a […]
Scientists March on Washington
Posted by James MacAllister | Jan 25, 2017 | Adult Education, Biology and Earth Systems Science, Ecology/Sustainability, Elementary 3 - 5, Higher Education, Law, Lifelong, Middle 6 - 8, Other, Posts & Resources, Secondary 9 - 12, Social Justice, Website |
The Scientists’ March on Washington is working to schedule a March for Science on DC and...
Read MoreThe Big Chew Podcast
Posted by Maria Theresa Stadtmueller | Jan 10, 2017 | Adult Education, Agriculture, Art, Audio, Ecology/Sustainability, Epic of Evolution, Higher Education, Lifelong, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, The New Story, Website |
The Big Chew Podcast asks, “How do we live on Earth without the Stupid?” I talk with a wide range of guests–artists, permaculture folks, scientists, and educators–about reconnecting humans with the fascinating beings and processes of our planet and universe. The tone of the show is irreverent and vernacular while aiming for scientific accuracy. A […]
Winter Solstice Ritual 2016
Posted by Terri MacKenzie | Dec 5, 2016 | Journey of the Universe, Lifelong, Other, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, Ritual, Story of the Universe, The New Story, Website |
After brief historical background on winter solstice, this gives a ritual for its celebration.
Sowing seeds into the whirlwind
Posted by Betsey Crawford | Nov 20, 2016 | Agriculture, Big History, Ecology/Sustainability, Government, Lifelong, Other, Other, Posts & Resources, Social Justice, Website |
Learning, on yet another election night, that progress is not only not remotely linear, but that the way is often bewilderingly and heartbreakingly tortuous, I was reminded of Wendell Berry’s poem, February 2, 1968: In the dark of the moon, in flying snow, in the dead of winter, war spreading, families dying, the world in […]
Climate Change Songs
Posted by Joyce J Rouse | Oct 6, 2016 | Agriculture, Ecology/Sustainability, Education, Epic of Evolution, Lifelong, Music, Posts & Resources, Website |
These suggested songs are an additional support resource for facilitators using the IPJC...
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Gladwyne Montessori is an independent Montessori school on Philadelphia’s Main Line.
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Committed to guiding adults in their journey as they discover the truths about childhood and study Montessori pedagogy. Personal growth and deep understanding prepares us for success.
The result is transformative.
