By Michael K. Stone/Center for Ecoliteracy
Foreword by Daniel Goleman, author of Ecological Intelligence
Published by Watershed Media

Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability portrays the growing sustainability movement in K-12 education, showcasing inspiring stories of public, independent, and charter schools across the country.

This 216-page book describes strategies for greening the campus and the curriculum, conducting environmental audits, rethinking school food, and transforming schools into models of sustainable community.

Available at:
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
University of California Press
Acorn Naturalists

PRAISE FOR SMART BY NATURE

“Schooling for sustainability, as described in Smart by Nature, has never been more important.”
– Daniel Goleman, author of Ecological Intelligence (Broadway Books, 2009)

“Smart by Nature is an inspired handbook that connects hands-on experiences of the garden, the kitchen, the table, the compost heap, and the classroom curriculum!”
– Alice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse

“As we recognize the sobering implications of global environmental and social justice threats, people are looking for smart new answers. Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability offers the best hope of all by explaining what sustainable living really means, how to teach it, and why young people with this knowledge will lead us to a safer, more fair, and prosperous future.”
– Kevin Coyle, Vice President Education and Training for the National Wildlife Federation

“Smart by Nature is must reading for teachers, school administrators, parents, and the concerned public. It is an encyclopedia of good ideas, principles, and case studies of some of the most exciting developments in education. It is an antidote to the idea that schools are failing and must fail. To the contrary, Michael K. Stone and the Center for Ecoliteracy show how schools succeed by joining curriculum and nature in innovative and practical ways. The results include smarter, more grounded children and lots more.”
– David W. Orr, author of Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse (Oxford University Press, 2009)

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