ECO-LITERACY

Importance of Ecoliteracy 

We understand that ethics and values are developed early in life, thus we support holistic approaches to education that involve understanding the natural world and human impact on Earth. We want an ecoliterate, greater-good-focused society. Empathy, emotional intelligence, and relationships create positive acts. Interdisciplinary education gives learners a broader perspective. Long-term repercussions need teachers to create an emotional or value-based connection between students and information. We want children to be worried about the environment, and that worry should push them to act. Affective learning is emotional knowledge. Adults' environmental attitudes are often founded on affective learning, formative childhood experiences with nature or its devastation, and role models like parents or teachers. Encouraging students to appreciate and preserve the environment helps create an environmental ethic. Long-term repercussions need teachers to create an emotional or value-based connection between students and information.