ECOS

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An example of Student Collaboration

Here was a great event organized by students from various schools, an inspiring example of collaboration:

 

Click on the link to get the flyer or read below: BE_THE_CHANGE_BENEFIT_CONCERT.pdf

This is an incredible collaboration between the youth of over twelve schools…

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Added by Danny Boyer on May 24, 2011 at 8:11am — No Comments

podcast: Ecoliteracy through the garden at the Journey School



Check out the podcast about the Journey School and their Ecoliteracy program:  http://permaculturepodcast.org/

Permaculture Podcast Episode 17 Ecoliteracy a Journey at Journey School. I spoke with Michelle Spieker about the process of creating an ecoliteracy program for Journey School an elementary school in Aliso Viejo. Michelle shares with us a story of…

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Added by Danny Boyer on May 4, 2011 at 11:19am — No Comments

Nourish curriculum on Food and Sustainability

The Nourish organization is really great and they just launched a new website.  I have shown their fantastic movie to my students (narrated by Cameron Diaz, which gets the attention of some who don't usually pay attention) and our 6th grade uses some of their curriculum.  You can download their curriculum here.

 

If you are looking into developing…

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Added by Danny Boyer on April 11, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

What is Ecos all about?

  ECOS is a project that I began out of my desire to accelerate the speed at which education is transformed to include more curriculum involving sustainability and social justice.  It is increasingly clear that we need to educate our students how to create an environmentally and socially just world.  One factor that keeps progress slow in this area is that teachers are busy and finding time to develop new curriculum is time consuming. 

 

  The idea of ECOS is to bring together…

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Added by Danny Boyer on March 29, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Getting Started

 To start your account, click on the button at the top right of the page labeled "Sign Up"

 

First, enter the required information and choose login data. Then answer the profile questions so we may know more about you! (please look at my page: Danny Boyer to see how I filled out the info.  I think if we all follow a similar standard it will be easier for people to sift through all the info on each person's…

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Added by Danny Boyer on March 22, 2011 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Bioneers, the original inspiration for ECOS

The Annual Bioneers Conference was the original inspiration for this ECOS project.  Below is a blog originally written for another website about the conference and many of its incredible speakers:

Just as Gill Scott Heron said: The Revolution Will not be Televised.

Let me tell you about the revolution, a revolution from the heart of…

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Added by Danny Boyer on March 19, 2011 at 3:30pm — No Comments

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