by Editor | Feb 8, 2021 | Extended Family Model, Learning from Nature, Transforming Education
In nature, a butterfly struggles to emerge from a cocoon. It is difficult and painful. Yet, were the butterfly cut out of its cocoon, without the vigorous physical exercise required to get out of the cocoon, the butterfly’s wings remain weak, brittle and it is...
by Editor | May 28, 2020 | Learning from Nature, Moral and Innovative Leadership
The Right Attitude in Times of Challenge The more we overcome, the more we gain in wisdom, understanding, and building a character that does not give way to panic in times of crisis. In the US Pacific Northwest, spring is a big deal. From the dark, rainy, sometimes...
by Editor | Nov 23, 2018 | Learning from Nature
A group of college students from across the United States came together to participate in a week-long hiking trip in the iconic wildernesses of Montana. Emerging from barren hills spiked with burnt trees, snow-covered mountain peaks and shining crystal lakes, this...
by Editor | Sep 18, 2018 | Learning from Nature
“Spirituality is a basis of fundamental truths – the universal aspirations, principles, and values acknowledged by all people, regardless of race, regardless of nationality, regardless of ethnicity and most of all, regardless of religion. For me, the clearest evidence...
by Main | Apr 20, 2018 | 2012, Learning from Nature
Originally posted on April 23, 2012. Updated on April 19, 2018. Today, we are looking for ways to protect our planet and build a sustainable future. But the solution lies deeper than at the bottom of a recycling bin. We are facing the question of stewardship. To...
by Editor | Sep 11, 2017 | Learning from Nature, Moral and Innovative Leadership, Youth Leadership
“This is called a compass,” the experienced mountaineer addressed myself and my peers in the remote wilderness of Montana, facetiously holding up the orienteering object to a crowd of smiling teenagers and twenty-somethings. If you are like me, you have grown...
