A Land of Stone Tablets
A celebration of the great beauty and deep wisdom of the unique, magical landscape of southeastern Utah. A place full of stone tablets holding both the vast breadth of our planet’s history, and the simplest of commandments.
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Posted by Betsey Crawford | Jun 25, 2016 | Big History, Ecology/Sustainability, Lifelong, Other, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, The New Story, Website |
A celebration of the great beauty and deep wisdom of the unique, magical landscape of southeastern Utah. A place full of stone tablets holding both the vast breadth of our planet’s history, and the simplest of commandments.
Posted by Traci Pannullo | May 20, 2016 | Big History, Education, Elementary 3 - 5, Elementary K - 2, Lifelong, Middle 6 - 8, Posts & Resources, Story of the Universe, Syllabus/Curriculum, The New Story, Website |
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.
Posted by Betsey Crawford | May 13, 2016 | Ecology/Sustainability, Lifelong, Other, Other, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, The New Story, Website |
Now that I’m free to wander and find native plants and flowers wherever I go, I often remember the spirit of a place by the plants that I saw there. They tell me a complex story about the place they’re in. They bring back the scents, the bird song, the sighing of wind, the feel […]
Posted by Terri MacKenzie | Apr 27, 2016 | Lifelong, New Cosmology, Other, Posts & Resources, Story of the Universe, The New Story, Website |
This brief blog credits mothers and Mother Earth, but focuses on the stars that gave birth to both, and to the entire cosmos. It reflects on our place as the “missing link” in the evolution toward authentic humanity.
Posted by James MacAllister | Apr 4, 2016 | Adult Education, Audio, Big History, Biology and Earth Systems Science, Elementary 3 - 5, Gaia Theory/Science-Based Systems Thinking, Higher Education, Lifelong, Middle 6 - 8, Posts & Resources, Secondary 9 - 12, Website |
The Deep Time Walk is a 4.6km walking audio history of life. This unfolding takes you from 4.6bn years ago to the present day, with each metre representing one million years. As you walk you begin to recognise the long geological processes and self-regulating patterns that have produced the conditions for the evolution of life. […]
Posted by Terri MacKenzie | Mar 11, 2016 | Journey of the Universe, Lifelong, Other, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, Ritual, Story of the Universe, The New Story, Website |
This blog gives historical background on the equinox celebrated this month, explains why religious celebrations occur now, and suggests ways to celebrate it.
Posted by Brian Ackerman | Jan 24, 2016 | Adult Education, Big History, Biology and Earth Systems Science, Gaia Theory/Science-Based Systems Thinking, Higher Education, Lifelong, Posts & Resources, Secondary 9 - 12, Website |
“To figure out the origin of life might take a conceptual shift towards seeing it as a pattern of molecular energy.” This article suggests a process for the chemical formation of life within deep-see geologic formations.
Posted by Jonathan Tweet | Oct 30, 2015 | Art, Biology and Earth Systems Science, Book, Early Childhood PK, Education, Elementary K - 2, Other, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, Website |
Review of Grandmother Fish, with an emphasis on the right age to start teaching evolution to...
Read MorePosted by Orla Hazra | May 30, 2015 | Adult Education, Agriculture, Art, Current Issues, Ecology/Sustainability, Education, Elementary 3 - 5, Elementary K - 2, Government, Higher Education, Journey of the Universe, Law, Lecture/Webinar, Lifelong, Middle 6 - 8, New Cosmology, Other, Posts & Resources, Religion/Spirituality, Secondary 9 - 12, Social Justice, Website |
On 3 June Brendan Mackey will speak about how the Earth Charter conveys the concepts of ecological...
Read MorePosted by Ann Rose Gavey | May 29, 2015 | Elementary 3 - 5, Elementary K - 2, Middle 6 - 8, Montessori Cosmic Education, Posts & Resources, Secondary 9 - 12, Website |
The Earth is old, very very old. It is difficult for us humans to fully comprehend just how old our planet actually is. This infographic offers a visual way to explore the various stages of the Earth’s history using a 12...
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