Let Nature Be Your Teacher
An eco-resource hub for educators
Understanding Begins With Observing
Ecoliteracy means learning to read the ecosystem as a whole. The living landscape: how soil, weather, plants, and animals depend on each other, and how we fit into that picture too. We build this understanding through real experience, reading, and learning from our communities, by digging, growing, and observing things change with the seasons.
Our PhilosophyPlace-Based Learning
Our woodland, garden, and pond are the curriculum, not just a backdrop.
Systems Thinking
Children trace where food, waste, and choices ripple outward.
Stewardship & Care
Caring for animals, tools, and each other builds daily responsibility.
Community & Belonging
A small, mixed-age community where older children mentor younger ones.
“The most important thing a child can learn is that they belong to something larger than themselves, and that they have a part to play in caring for it.”
The Ecoliteracy Project, Founding Principles
Find Your Way In
How Ecoliteracy Shapes Every Lesson
We teach every subject with a thread back to the living systems around us.
Our Philosophy
Everything You Need, In One Place
You'll find lesson planning tools, research, and a full document library here.
Explore Resources
Stories From the Classroom and the Land
Read news, updates, and field notes from across the school.
Read the Blog