Following is a list of organizations that help in shaping
a progressive, holistic or democratic vision for education and which are consistent
with the values represented in this volume.
ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT
AND SUSTAINABILITY
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Antioch New England Institute
40 Avon Street,
Keene, New Hampshire 03431-3516
Tel: 603-357-3122 x344
Fax: 603-357-0718
ANEI@antiochne.edu
http://www.anei.org/
A nonprofit environmental and educational consulting organization of Antioch
New England Graduate School, the Institute provides training and resources to
communities and organizations in the following areas: environmental education,
leadership training, environmental policy development, nonprofit management
and governance, exhibit planning and design, public administration, facilitation,
and democracy building.
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Center for Ecoliteracy
2528 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
fax: (510) 845-1439
info@ecoliteracy.org
http://www.ecoliteracy.org/index.html
The Center for Ecoliteracy is dedicated to fostering a profound understanding
of the natural world, grounded in direct experience, that leads to sustainable
patterns of living. In providing support to educators, the Center for Ecoliteracy
empowers them to help children learn the values and gain the knowledge and skills
that are crucial to building and nurturing ecologically sustainable communities.
They provide project support, grants and publishing in service of their mission.
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The Center for a Sustainable Future
Educating for a Sustainable Future
A Division of the Concord Consortium
1611 Harbor Road
Shelburne Farms
Shelburne, VT 05482
802/985-0789
keith@concord.org (Keith Wheeler)
http://csf.concord.org/esf/
This project has experience-based research, curriculum and training for schools
on how to educate for a sustainable future.
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Earth & Peace Education Associates
97-37 63rd Rd 15e
Rego Park, N.Y. 11374
718 275 3932.
info@globalepe.org
http://globalepe.org/
This association consists of a global network of educators who aim to promote
the recognition of the reciprocal relationship between ecological degradation
and the violation of human rights on a local, national and global level. Contextual
sustainability, the organizing principle underlying EPE’s approach, defines
this relationship. It assumes that the Earth is the primary context and essential
foundation of all social activity and that ecological sustainability is key
to achieving a culture of peace.
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Facing the Future: People and Our Planet
811 First Ave. Suite 454
Seattle, WA 98104
206-264-1503
206-264-1506 (FAX)
admin@facingthefuture.org
http://www.facingthefuture.org
Facing The Future is a non-profit organization providing teachers, students,
and the public with dynamic and successful global issues education and action
opportunities to shape our future. Their programs address the interconnected
issues of population, poverty, consumption, peace and conflict, and the environment.
They research and write curriculum materials that meet educational standards,
encouraging and supporting the participation of students and the public in action
and service learning projects, and delivering educational resources through
local, national, and international educator conferences, school district in-services,
university pre-services, our award winning websites, and strategic partnerships.
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Portland International Initiative for Leadership in
Ecology, Culture and Learning (PIIECL)
Portland State University-Graduate School of Education
P.O. Box 751-ED
Portland, OR 97207-0751
(503) 725-4684
(503) 725-3200 (FAX)
http://www.piiecl.pdx.edu
pramodp@pdx.edu (Pramod Parajuli)
The overall goal of the Portland International Initiative for Leadership in
Ecology, Culture, and Learning (PIIECL) is to offer a world-class, cutting-edge
program for higher education students and members in the community who are dedicated
to making this world livable, sustainable, bio-culturally diverse, and socially
just . We believe that through education, research, and curriculum development
not only is such a world desirable, it is also achievable.
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HOLISTIC,
PROGRESSIVE, DEMOCRATIC EDUCATION, SPIRITUALITY IN EDUCATION
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The Center for Teacher Formation
PMB 375 , 321 High School Rd. NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 855-9140
(206) 855-9143 (FAX)
info@teacherformation.org
http://www.teacherformation.org/
Based on the work of Parker Palmer and The Courage to Teach book, the center
overseas Courage to Teach programs across the US which take groups of twenty-five
teachers over a 8-weekend, 2-year program of personal reflection, community-building
and transformation.
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Foundation for Educational Renewal
Great Ideas in Education
B 328, Brandon, VT 05733-0328
1-800-639-4122
info@great-ideas.org
http://www.great-ideas.org
Great Ideas in Education is the joint web site of holistic Education Press,
Psychology Press and the publishing division of the Foundation for Educational
Renewal. They feature an excellent selection of books on holistic, progressive
and democratic education.
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The Institute for Democracy in Education (IDE)
Department of Education
McCracken Hall, Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
(740) 593-4531
democracy@ohiou.edu
http://www.ohiou.edu/ide/
IDE is a partnership of all participants in the educational process -- teachers,
administrators, parents and students -- who believe that restructuring for democratic
education must come from those at the heart of education. IDE works to provide
teachers committed to democratic education with a forum for sharing ideas, with
a support network of people holding similar values, and with opportunities for
professional development.
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The Heritage Institute (THI)
Box 860, Clinton, WA. 98236
360-341-3020
360-341-3070 (FAX)
mike@hol.edu (Mike Seymour)
http://www.hol.edu
The Heritage Institute has been a leader in progressive continuing education
programs for K-12 educators offering workshops, field studies, global travel
studies and distance education to educators in the Northwest, around the U.S.
and the world. Our philosophy of Educating for Humanity provides the framework
and inspiration for our leading edge perspective on teaching and learning and
for our vision of schools as enriching and productive learning environments
for all children. Our goal is to renew teachers with learning experiences that
empower them to inspire children to become whole, compassionate and wise contributing
citizens to a world that works for all.
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Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
University of Toronto
Department of CTL
252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 1V6
416.923.6641 ext 2633
416.926.4744 (FAX)
jmiller@oise.utoronto.ca (Jack Miller)
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~skarsten/holistic/HAE.html
A graduate program in holistic and aesthetic
education which recognizes the interconnectedness of body, mind, emotions, and
spirit. Learning is viewed as an experiential, organic process; making connections
is seen as central to curriculum processes. An aesthetic perspective and the
process of building knowledge through inquiry are seen as integral to all forms
of education and life itself. Creative tools and webs of communication are explored
within this context. Courses in this program focus on arts education, creativity,
contemplation, imagery, literature, mathematics and technology, and experience-based
approaches to language.
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Passageways Institute Inc.
P.O. Box 19468
Boulder, CO 80308
303-247-0156
info@passageways.org
http://www.passageways.org./
Founded by Rachael Kessler, author of The Soul of Education, Passageways Institute
provides materials, consultation and training in the "Passages" approach
to social and emotional learning -- a model which integrates heart, spirit and
community into curriculum, staff and organizational development. They have also
served as a catalyst and advocate for bringing the spiritual dimension into
the educational mainstream
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SYSTEM-WIDE
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
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Coalition of Essential Schools
CES National
1814 Franklin St., Suite 700
Oakland, CA 94612
510.433.1451
510.433.1455 (FAX)
ksimon@essentialschools.org (Kathy Simon, Co-Director)
http://www.essentialschools.org/
A highly successful, reform initiative based on the work of Ted Sizer and basic
coalition principles. Thousands of secondary and elementary schools worldwide
have adopted CES principles, and 600+ are formal affiliates. The CES mission
is to create and sustain equitable, intellectually vibrant, personalized schools
and to make such schools the norm of American public education.
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Expeditionary Learning
Outward Bound USA
100 Mystery Point Road
Garrison, NY 10524
845-424-4000
845-424-4280(FAX)
linda_collins@elob.org
http://www.elob.org/
Expeditionary Learning, Outward Bound is a proven model for comprehensive school
reform for elementary, middle and high schools. It emphasizes learning by doing,
with a particular focus on character growth, teamwork, reflection and literacy.
Teachers connect high quality academic learning to adventure, service and character
development through a variety of student experiences including interdisciplinary,
project based learning expeditions.
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The George Lucas Educational Foundation
PO Box 3494
San Rafael, CA 94912
Phone: 415.507.0399
Fax: 415.507.0499
edutopia@glef.org
http://www.glef.org/
This progressive foundation focuses on research, publishing in the areas of
alternative and authentic assessment, project-based learning, school-to-career
experience and technology integration, and other areas they feel contributes
to powerful schools.
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The Small Schools Project
900 East Greenlake Drive N., Suite 212
Seattle, WA 98103
206/616-0303
206/543-8250 (FAX)
http://www.smallschoolsproject.org/
The Small Schools Project, housed at the University of Washington College of
Education , provides support to the many new small schools being established
in Washington State and throughout the United States. The project, supported
by a gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , provides a range of
services to new and emerging small schools that have an organizational structure
and philosophical commitment compatible with the attributes of high achieving
schools.
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SOCIAL
and EMOTIONAL LEARNING, ETHICS, CHARACTER EDUCATION and SERVICE LEARNING
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The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional
Learning (CASEL)
Department of Psychology (M/C 285)
The University of Illinois at Chicago
1007 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60607-7137.
(312) 413-1008.
CASEL enhances children's success in school and life by promoting coordinated,
evidence-based social, emotional, and academic learning as an essential part
of education from preschool though high school. CASEL publishes, maintains listserves
and events for educators and parents in support of their mission.
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Character Education Partnership
1025 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 1011, Washington, DC 20036.
(800) 988-8081
geninfo@character.org
http://www.character.org
The Character Education Partnership (CEP) is a nonpartisan coalition of organizations
and individuals dedicated to developing moral character and civic virtue in
our nation's youth as one means of creating a more compassionate and responsible
society.
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Committee for Children
2203 Airport Way South, Suite 5000
Seattle, WA 98134
(800) 634-4449
info@cfchildren.org
http://www.cfchildren.org
Committee for Children, a nonprofit organization, is a leader in social and
emotional learning and violence prevention. Their award-winning programs and
prevention curricula focus on the topics of youth violence, bullying, child
abuse, and personal safety. Each year their programs reach millions of children
and educators throughout the world.
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Communities in Schools
http://www.cisnet.org/
CIS is the nation’s leading community-based organization helping kids succeed
in school and prepare for life. CIS provides schools technical support. They
champion the connection of needed community resources with schools to help young
people successfully learn, and stay in school.
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Developmental Studies Center
2000 Embarcadero, Suite 305
Oakland, CA 94606
(800) 666-7270
info@devstu.org
http://www.devstu.org
For 23 years DSC has worked with elementary schools to help their students become
skilled, motivated readers and caring, principled people. Recognizing that children’s
academic, ethical, social, and emotional development are inter-related and interdependent,
they have designed in-school and after-school programs that address those dimensions
of children’s learning in seamlessly coordinated, systemic ways.
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Educators for Social Responsibility
23 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
(800) 370-2515
educators@esrnational.org
http://www.esrnational.org
Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR) helps educators create safe, caring,
respectful, and productive learning environments. ESR also helps educators work
with young people to develop the social skills, emotional competencies, and
qualities of character they need to succeed in school and become contributing
members of their communities.
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Facing History and Ourselves: Examining History and
Human Behavior
16 Hurd Road, Brookline, MA 02146
(617) 232-6919
http://www.facinghistory.org
Facing History and Ourselves is based on the belief that education in a democracy
must be what Alexis de Tocqueville called "an apprenticeship in liberty."
Facing History helps students find meaning in the past and recognize the need
for participation and responsible decision-making. They do this through a professional
development program which helps teachers master important pedagogy skills to
immerse students in reflective, critical learning through reading, writing,
speaking and listening.
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National Service-Learning Partnership
100 Fifth Ave.,
New York, NY 10011
(202) 367-4570
nslp@aed.org
http://www.learningindeed.org/leadership/nslpnewaddr.html
NSLP is the only national membership organization bringing together practitioners,
administrators, policy-makers, researchers, community leaders, parents and young
people to support K-12 service-learning. The Partnership serves as a national
leadership hub for more than 2000 individuals and organizations committed to
raising the visibility and enhancing the quality of service-learning in schools
and communities across the country.
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Northeast Foundation for Children
39 Montague City Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
800-360-6332
413-772-2066
Fax 413-772-2097
info@responsiveclassroom.org
http://www.responsiveclassroom.org
The Responsive Classroom, from the Northeast Foundation for Children, is an
approach to teaching and learning that fosters safe, challenging, and joyful
classrooms and schools, kindergarten through through eighth grade. Developed
by classroom teachers, it consists of practical strategies for bringing together
social and academic learning throughout the school day.
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The Stone Center, Wellesley College
Open Circle Program
106 Central Street, Wellesley , MA 02181-8268.
(781) 283-2847.
http://www.wellesley.edu/OpenCircle
Open Circle works with school communities to help children become ethical people,
contributing citizens and successful learners. By helping schools implement
the unique Open Circle Curriculum, we foster the development of relationships
that support safe, caring and respectful learning communities of children and
adults.
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SOCIAL
JUSTICE AND MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
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Center for Multicultural Education
110 Miller Hall, Box 353600
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-3600
206-543-3386
206-543-8439 (FAX)
centerme@u.washington.edu
http://depts.washington.edu/centerme/home.htm
The Center for Multicultural Education at the Univedrsity of Washington focuses
on research projects and activities designed to improve practice related to
equity issues, intergroup relations, and the achievement of students of color.
The Center also engages in services and teaching related to its research mission
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Justice Matters Institute-Educational Justice Program
1375 Sutter Street, Suite 110
San Francisco, CA 94109
415.353.5735
415.353.5733 (FAX)
contact@edjustice.org
http://www.edjustice.org/
Their mission is to promote quality education for students of all races and
cultures. To achieve this, the institute tackle issues of educational equity,
culture, and institutional racism in education, providing research and events
(in the Bay area) to support educators and schools.
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ReThinking Schools
1001 E. Keefe Avenue
Milwaukee, WI. 53212
(414) 964-9646, or (800) 669-4192,
(414) 964-7220 (FAX)
rsleon@execpc.com (Leon Lynn)
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/
ReThinking Schools’s newsletter, teaching resources and web site are committed
to equity and to the vision that public education is central to the creation
of a humane, caring, multiracial democracy. While writing for a broad audience,
Rethinking Schools emphasizes problems facing urban schools, particularly issues
of race.
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