SUNSHIP III : Perception and Choice for the Journey Ahead
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Book Description
How do you motivate a 14 year old? Steve Van Matre and his colleagues spent 10 years figuring out the answer and then piloted their result for another five. SUNSHIP III (not to be confused with Sunship Earth, the institute's pioneering program for younger students) is a completely new program, named after the third planet from the sun. This dynamic experience for 13-14 year olds is about seeing things in a new way and making personal choices for a new lifestyle. An initial 2 1/2 day "Commencement" serves as a powerful springboard for what the participants will continue working on back at home and school.
SUNSHIP III features: P/C, a twin-headed character representing both our harmonious and disruptus sides; Earth Woman, an old storyteller who sets the teenagers off on a journey of exploration and discovery; Solarians, a measure of sunlight energy that must be spent for every action taken; Billy's Day, a teenager with a lot of energy-intense habits he doesn't see; and The Shadow of Death, an early morning rendezvous for the earth's endangered species.
About the Author
Steve Van Matre, chairman of The Institute for Earth Education, was a professor of environmental interpretation and education for fifteen years in the Chicago region before moving to West Virginia and founding the School for the Earth. Prior to his university work he was a camp director, school teacher, education consultant and youth leader. Professor Van Matre has conducted over 1000 sessions on earth education and completed over a dozen world speaking tours on its behalf.
Bruce Johnson is the international programme coordinator for The Institute for Earth Education. A long time classroom teacher, Bruce obtained his masters degree in environmental interpretation and education with Professor Van Matre in 1982. He has recently completed his doctorate in education and currently teaches at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota.
SUNSHIP III : Perception and Choice for the Journey Ahead,Steve Van Matre,Bruce Johnson,Margy O'Brien,Jan Muir,Matt Haag,Inst for Earth Education,0917011031,Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection,Science/Mathematics,Environmental Conservation & Protection,Environmental Studies,Environmental education,Environmentalism,Nature study,Study and teaching,Textbooks
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