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There is a deep calling at the heart of all environmental education. This calling is fed by many sources in the human psyche and soul but emerges primarily from our love for this earth. Contemplative practice opens the heart to the world, awakening both our deep connection with nature and the means for effective environmental service. Naropa University's approach to education is grounded in a contemplative view of all things and especially of earth, psyche and spirit. In this conference we offer diverse perspectives on contemporary environmental education which incorporate contemplative practice, scientific theory, ecopsychology and sacred views of the world. These presentations will help us all to go forth in our unique personal calling in the "great work" of our times, the marriage of science and spirit in service to all life. Through keynotes with world class teachers, workshops, experiential meetings, local tours and panels offering a wide range of skills for environmental educators, we will share the work emerging from the creative frontiers of environment education.
Friday evening keynote: Matthew Fox speaks on Green Learning/Spirit Learning
Matthew Fox, a postmodern theologian, has been an ordained priest since 1967. He holds Masters degrees in philosophy and theology from Aquinas Institute and a Doctorate in spirituality, summa cum laude, from the Institut Catholique de Paris. Fox is president of the new University of Creation Spirituality and Co-director of the Naropa Oakland MLA in Oakland, California. Fox is author of 24 books, including the best-selling Original Blessing, A Spirituality Named Compassion, Passion for Creation: The Earth-Honoring Spirituality of Meister Eckhart, The Reinvention of Work, Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh and Natural Grace (with Rupert Sheldrake).
Saturday evening keynote: Lee Klinger, Ph.D. speaks on Empirical Inquiries into the Mind of Gaia
Dr. Lee Klinger is an independent scientist and scholar based in Boulder, Colorado. For the past decade he has worked as a staff scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) conducting studies of biosphere-atmosphere interactions in remote ecosystems around the world. He has taught courses on Gaia theory at the University of Colorado and at Naropa University and lectures frequently to academic and community groups. A leader in the international Gaia community, Lee is recognized for his work on the origins of ancient ecosystems and their vital role in the health of the earth.
Workshops and Panels
q Richard C. Brown, Earth Awareness in Teaching: A Buddhist Perspective, Naropa faculty
q Christina Erickson, Reflections On Experiential Education, Sterling College
q Rob Meltzer, Finding Our home in Chaos, Naropa faculty
q Jed Swift, True Nature: Ecopsychology Practices for Environmental Educators, Naropa faculty
q Jill Drzewiecki, EcoTeam: Forging Collaborative Relationships Between Higher Education & Elementary Schools, Warren Wilson College
q Daniel Greenberg, Transformational Education: Ecovillages as Contexts for Personal Growth & Learning, Living Routes
q Deb Bowman, Letting Ourselves be Shaped by the Tao: Sacred Poetry to Inspire Our Work, Naropa faculty
q Mark Wilding, The Watershed Approach to Environmental Education, Naropa faculty
q Jane Bunin, Learning in Boulder's Ecosystem, Naropa faculty
q Anne Parker, Learning with the Land: Teaching Through Restoration, Naropa Chair of Environmental Studies
q B.A. Student/Faculty Panels: Curriculum in Naropa Environmental Studies: Uniting Science, Spirit & Action; Curriculum in Naropa Environmental leadership: Transformation and Peacemaking
q John Cobb, Bird Walk and Welcoming, President, Naropa
q Ann Forsthoefel, Sustainable Farming-Going Beyond Organic, Naropa faculty
q Sherry Ellms Transforming the Inner Landscape-Cultivating our "response-ability" to the
wounds of the earth, Naropa faculty
q Michael J. McAvoy, Education for a Just, Sacred and Sustainable World, New College
q Richard Dart,TBA, Naropa faculty
Download a PDF brochure and registration form.
For additional information, contact Cy Englert at 303-245-4678, 1-800-772-6951 or naage@attglobal.net
The conference theme was Experiential Green Education. Subthemes included: Global Green Education; Appropriate Technology; NAAGE Collaborative Efforts; Teaching Green; Work, Service, and Social Responsibility; Green Campuses; College Farms; and Bringing Forward Student Leadership. The event featured a forum for sharing information and discussing a variety of practices of green education.
Keynote speakers included John E. "Jed" Williamson, President of Sterling College; K. Meagan Ledendecker, Education Coordinator of The Orion Society; William H. Eddy, Jr., Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Vermont.
The event also included tours of local off-the-grid homes as well as canoeing, hiking, service projects, a trip to the Bread & Puppet Museum, and Craftsbury Common's Old Home Day events, and other activities. Many workshops and sessions will include an experiential element.
This event featured keynote speaker Steven van Matre, author and founder of the Institute for Earth Educatio. As well, there will be student presentations, bioregional explorations and panel discussion as well as the "Taste of Maine" reception and contra dance. Portions of the event are supported by Maine Businesses for Social Responsibility and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. For more information click here.
This event featured keynote speaker Dr. Robert Bullard, author of "Dumping on Dixie - 1990, Confronting Environmental Racisim - 1993, and Unequal Protection - 1994. Dr. Bullard serves on the U.S. EPA's national Advisory Council for Enviornmental Policy and Technology. The event also included the following: workshops on racism and privilege in the environmental movement; roundtable discussions about a student exchange program, and the future of NAAGE as well as several presentations from students and activists. Participants were encourages to take action on local issues and were guided on field trips to local natural areas including Antioch's 1000 acre nature preserve, Glen Helen.
This event featured keynote speaker Terry Gips, one of the first instructors of The Natural Step in the US, well-known environmental leader, economist, author (Breaking the Pesticide Habit and The Humane Consumer and Producer Guide), co-founder of the International Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, and President of Sustainability Associates, an environmental consulting firm in Minneapolis. The event also featured presentations from students and faculty at member institutions and a field excursions that included paddling a 35' Voyageur canoe made of birch bark in the Apostle Islands area of Lake Superior.
This series of meetings (see minutes) initiated the formation of NAAGE under the name of The National Alliance for Green Education. The event also featured keynote speaker Drew Dellinger, graduate of Prescott College as well as tours of the Butte Creek Restoration Project and Wolfberry Farm.
updated January 2001.