Summary: <a href="https://www.permiekids.com"></a> Education is indeed our greatest resource, but it is not facts and figures that hold the power of change, regeneration and even transformation for humans and Earth. What might be possible if “becoming nature” through the mind, body and spirit of our animal allies were held as a central design component in our children’s education from the earliest years on? Stories heard and experienced through the heart hold the richest transformative educational power.<br> In today’s Permie Kids Podcast we explore the design principle of “Animal Allies,” creatively termed by David Sobel in his book Childhood and Nature: Design Principles for Educators. This is a tool that we can use to help children go beyond the “me” and “it” mindset of nature and instead enter into an “I” and “thou” relationship with Nature.<br> This Show We Explore:<br> <br> * Beginnings Matter<br> * Beauty Along Your Path – Animal Allies and Bird Houses<br> * Gratitude for Support: Centro Ashe and the <a href="http://www.chesapeakeherbgathering.com/" target="_blank">The Chesapeake Herb Gathering</a><br> * Initiation into “Becoming Nature”<br> * Animal Allies – Design Principle for Educators<br> <br> #pk_mc_wrapper { padding: 30px 35px; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; border-radius: 2px; color: #333; margin: 0 auto; background: #f6f4f5; box-shadow: 0 1px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, .1) } .pk_mc_text { text-align: left; } #pk_mc_form { width: 100%; position: relative; } #pk_mc_name, #pk_mc_email { display: inline; float: left; width: calc((100% - 104px - 36px) / 2); background: white; } #pk_mc_email { margin-left: 10px; } #pk_mc_form input[type="submit"] { margin-top: -5px; margin-left: 5px; } #pk_mc_wait { display: none; width: 16px; position: absolute; bottom: 18px; right: 130px; } @media (max-width: 500px) { #pk_mc_name, #pk_mc_email { width: 48%; } #pk_mc_email { margin-left: 4%; } #pk_mc_form input[type="submit"] { width: 100%; margin-top: 15px; margin-left: 0; } } <br> <br> <br> Join our email list and let inspiration grow!<br> <br> <br> <br> jQuery( document ).ready( function ( $ ) { $( '#pk_mc_form' ).submit( function ( e ) { e.preventDefault(); $( '#pk_mc_wait' ).show(); $( '#pk_mc_subscribe' ).attr( 'disabled', 'disabled' ); var data = { action: 'pk_mc_receive_list_request', email: $( '#pk_mc_email' ).val(), list_id: $( '#list_id' ).val() }; $.post( ajaxurl, data, function ( response ) { console.log( response ); response = $.parseJSON( response ); $( '#pk_mc_wait' ).hide(); var subscribe = $( "#pk_mc_subscribe" ); subscribe.removeAttr( "disabled" ); if ( response['code'] == 3 || response['code'] == 4 ) { subscribe.val( " Error " ) } else { subscribe.val( " Success " ); } } ); } ); } ); <br> <br> If you enjoy this podcast and think to yourself, “Yeah, I’d be interested in buying Jen a cup of coffee while hanging out talking about issues like this,” <a href="https://www.permiekids.com/membership/" target="_blank">join our community</a>. For about the price of a cup of coffee, you can become a member and join a group of people from across the world who are working together to change consciousness about what it means to learn, educate and be educated.<br> <br> <a href="http://www.jenmendez.com/park-quest-south-mountain/"></a>References and Resources<br> <a href="http://www.chesapeakeherbgathering.com/" target="_blank">The Chesapeake Herb Gathering</a><br><br> <a href="https://www.permiekids.com/celebrate-creativity/">Summer Creativity Challenge</a><br><br> <a href="https://www.permiekids."></a>
