Monthly Archives: August 2016
Road Trip
As the summer winds down, you may find that you have time for one last adventure, one final road trip, before summer morphs into fall. If this is the case, and I hope that it is, there should be no … Continue reading
The New Environmental Paradigm
When it comes to environmental education, finding the right starting point is critical, especially if you have some idea of where you’d like to end up. The New Environmental Paradigm Scale was put together back in the 1970’s by two … Continue reading
Timing
The Perseid meteor extravaganza is winding down, but the displays in the night sky have been fantastic. With a 9 year-old in the house, it’s been a great opportunity to explain things like comets, the atmosphere, friction and the difference … Continue reading
Dog Days
It’s somewhere around here, that time of the summer when it seems like it’s all just going to keep going like this forever. The “dog days,” they call them, and although here in the Northwest this summer has been anything … Continue reading
Building for the Future
There is a meeting this Thursday that, if you are a member of the EECOI, you will not want to miss. From 9am-noon at Centro Latino, the various elements of our collaborative effort are going to be getting together to … Continue reading
Inclusion, Equity and Diversity
Guest Post: Running Grass Executive Director, Three Circles Center By now, it’s common knowledge that there is a win-win opportunity facing both environmental education programs and students and communities of color. Programs need to be inclusive of new audiences to … Continue reading
Teachable Moments 