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 […]
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.
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.
This blog gives historical background on the equinox celebrated this month, explains why religious celebrations occur now, and suggests ways to celebrate it.
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.
This downloadable resource is for any group wanting to know what Pope Francis actually wrote in...
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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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Thomas Berry’s functional cosmology flows from his concepts of a New Cosmology and Earth Spirituality. It turns concepts into action. This talk describes my own efforts trying to implement a functional cosmology while working as a community organizer in Inuit and Dene communities in the Canadian Arctic and on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia.
This film is the result of a 12 month Heritage Lottery Funded project in which Global Generation involved young people in exploring cultural creation stories and the scientific origins of the universe. The Bee story emerged as a central motif for where we have all come from and our role in defining where we are […]
This essay was written by Mike Bell, a former monk, who lived with Thomas Berry in the Passionist Monastery. Thomas Berry, a cultural historian wrote the landmark essay, “The New Story,” and several books including “The Dream of the Earth,” “The Great Work,” and “The Fate of the Earth and Christian Future” in which he […]
Our Vision is to ignite our sense of connectedness with Earth and nurture a spirituality of Earth care through learning circles.
Creation Spirituality: Reawakening Mysticism, Protecting Our Planet
Gladwyne Montessori is an independent Montessori school on Philadelphia’s Main Line.
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.
