ABSTRACT

This practical guide for educational leaders explores how you can transform your school or district into a vibrant center of learning and socio-ecological responsibility with only three manageable actions: taking students outside, bringing nature inside, and cultivating a mindset of awareness, responsibility, and empathy. This book is rich in practical, attainable approaches and stories of real actions taken by leaders, teachers, parents, and community partners to design, lead, and manage a vibrant, flourishing, sustainable learning community. Authors Uline and Kensler take you on an inspirational journey through nine key leadership strategies for you to begin or expand your work towards whole school sustainability.

chapter |20 pages

Introduction

part Action 1|65 pages

Bring Nature Inside

chapter Strategy 1|20 pages

Lead

Cultivate Living Systems-Minded Leadership

chapter Strategy 2|19 pages

Design

Choose Sustainable Building Systems and Design Features

chapter Strategy 3|24 pages

Maintain and Operate

Operate and Maintain Healthy, Safe, Sustainable Learning Environments

part Action 2|65 pages

Take Students Outside

chapter Strategy 4|22 pages

Teach

Prepare Teachers to Teach in Nature

chapter Strategy 5|21 pages

Learn

Invite Students and Teachers to Learn in Nature

chapter Strategy 6|20 pages

Play

Restore Nature Play Into the School Day

part Action 3|50 pages

Care

chapter Strategy 7|16 pages

Model

Cultivate and Model Care, Awareness, Responsibility, and Empathy

chapter Strategy 8|18 pages

Partner

Build Caring Partnerships

chapter Strategy 9|14 pages

Start Small

Start Small and Stay Anchored in a Vision of Vibrant, Flourishing, Sustainable Schools