Gaia Experiential Learning

Gaia Experiential Learning
Today I took my children down to the beach. I did this as part of the experiential learning activity on page 17 and because it was sweltering hot. After breaking up their countless attempts to try and drown each other and successfully splashing my husband to the point of anger we calmed and waded next to each other in the water. I asked my children to tell me about how the water felt, and to tell me how they feel when they are at the beach. I told them that we are truly in a lucky position to be able to swim in such a beautiful area. This activity is a way to promote/encourage a connection to the environment. I have always felt connected when I am at the beach, and I know my children feel the same (as evidenced at their sacrificial attempts to offer one another to Poseidon).This activity is about reconnecting with nature. I am the mother of three so I think it is vital that my children understand the importance of feeling connected with the environment around them. Much of our destructiveness stems from a cultural/societal disconnect that we have with the environment.Only through a connection with nature can we discover the importance of living responsibly on this planet.
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