The Earth Child Institute is an international not-for-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) working in consultative status with the United Nations and UNICEF. We are dedicated to the development and implementation of multicultural, interdisciplinary educational programs that are designed to integrate holistic and indigenous ways of teaching and learning into the context of our modern day world. All Earth Child workshops and curriculum materials are designed with three key principles in mind:

Our goal is to inspire children and young people to get involved on many different levels of awareness. Together, we face the challenges to Mother Earth and her living systems, inspiring personal commitment in every individual to ensure safe and adequate water, environment and sanitation resources for all. Our methodologies are designed to strengthen a child's creative and critical thinking abilities in order to uncover the infinite possibilities in what can appear to be a finite and challenging world. .

Children, parents and teachers experience global interdependence at its best. Circle process supports interpersonal understanding through compassionate listening and peer interaction. Hands-on science, literacy and mathematics integrated with indigenous wisdom and arts are contextualized within an introduction to the 'real-life issues' of very basic human rights and health challenges facing many of the Earth's children. Our intention is to create a very unique and important learning experience in a developmentally appropriate way.

Join Us. If you have curriculum ideas, passion for the children of the Earth, or feel called to bring Earth Child programming to your school, community center, or faith-based organization, please contact our Connecticut, USA office at 203-376-9177.

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