Green Steps - Library - Good reads about our planet
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Good reads for you, your child and the planet
Behind Green Steps: Ellen Loasby
Team Intro
Born in Germany, living in Shanghai. Working in education with a passion for yoga. Joined Green Steps as a Nature Guide because she wants to protect the environment every day, but also because she believes in the wisdom of children. Get to know our Ellen!
Chestnuts, Memories & Practical Life
Nature Journal
While society stigmatizes manual work, during childhood it is instead crucial to create vivid memories and to teach long lasting practical lessons we will need in our daily life thanks to the educational value of physical activities. Like picking chestnuts from the ground.
Cities and their Evolutionary Purpose as Learning Space
Wellbeing
Change makers are called to look deeply into fast urbanizing regions to assess whether cities in their contemporary setup do promote human and planetary wellbeing. recommendation for a Citymaker 2.0 program
Keeping Each Other Company, Healing Childhood
Education
This environment somehow halfway between home and school helped us to better understand the way children think. Now we tend to give them more trust, and we feel that we are better at assisting them in a way that goes in the direction to fulfill their potential.
Shanghai water sources depend on wetlands
Environment
In “上海滩” (pinyin: Shanghai tan), which is a traditional way to refer to the city of Shanghai (上海), the word “tan” (滩) actually means “shore”. That is not “just a name” and it is not by chance
A Happy Childhood in Nature
Outdoors
Our families may have roots in the countryside: fine memories might blind us. Simple happiness doesn't come easy, but it is a priceless reward. Children in the cities should learn that, too.
Play with Flying Friends
Fauna
We have a new product connecting you with nature: our first card game is out
Mr. Jörg Gebers’ Long Way Home
Outdoors
A journey from China to Europe riding a very special bike
Multisensorial Education in the Outdoor Classroom
Education
What makes an experience educational? It must leave memories strong enough to be recalled and linked to knowledge pieces.
