TURN IT
AROUND!
How to
TURN IT AROUND! is a toolkit to help us radically reimagine education in response to the climate and ecological emergency. There is no one right way to use them, but here are some ideas that may get you started in turning this emergency around.
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TEAMWORK
I admire bees so much that my desire is to become one of them — from their flight, which is a real enigma, to the funny way they buzz while filling their little bodies with pollen. But what I admire the most is that they form hives and carry out a...
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LEARN TO COEXIST
Many species are in danger of extinction. This black-faced spoonbill was originally a common species in the wetlands of East Asia, but its habitat has been destroyed by humans for their convenience. Our life is already convenient enough, so please do...
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THE PULSE OF LIFE IN YOUR BEING AND BODY
From Nature you can learn to feel the pulse of life in your being, in your body. You can remember and learn how to come into the sacred dance of creation that is happening all around you, you can learn to play your own instrument in the great...
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LIVE SIMPLY AND GENEROUSLY
Nature has taught me the value of living simply, generously, and in harmony with others. A seed can grow into a tree with merely water and sunlight. This tree spends its life providing shelter, shade, food, and air for others, such as squirrels and b...
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GROWING SEEDS FROM SOIL
The beauty of growing seeds from the soil. It’s so amazing how plants grow. School hasn’t taught me to plant trees, vegetables, crops and make our planet green again. ...
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COOPERATION
Nature taught me about cooperation or gotong royong. Plants are related to each other and complement each other to create a balanced ecosystem. Sometimes a plant's life depends on other plants, such as the endangered Rafflesia flower. Rafflesia flowe...
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UNDERSTAND PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
We study history to learn and understand our past. We must learn about climate crisis, too, for us to understand what will happen in the future if we don’t act now....
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TEACHING IS THE ACT OF LOVE
Teaching is an act of love and care. Awareness is the initial step towards change. The Earth is sending us warnings and we need to hear its voice and learn....
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IMPACTS OF ECOCIDE
Our natural resources are not unlimited. ...
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DRESSING IS A POLITICAL ACT
Dressing is a political act, our clothes tell a story. I come to talk about my concerns as a young Indigenous artist denouncing the absurd practices of deforestation in Brazil. I make fashion a space for reflection. What story do your clothes tell? &...
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RECIPROCITY
I believe everything that is treated well will thrive and give you the same treatment. I’ve learned this from taking care of animals and plants....
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LIGHT SOMEONE’S DARKNESS
What stops me when I am on the verge of giving up is the fact that one day in the future my voice and words will motivate all those young minds who think that one failure can catastrophically destroy their future. Even in a situation when things make...
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DO WHAT YOU CAN
One day a wildfire engulfed a forest, the animals ran and stood by the river watching in fear and helplessness. A small hummingbird flew to the river and scooped up a beak full of water and poured it onto the fire. The animals discouraged him, an...
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TRANSFORM BEYOND THE CONFINES OF WESTERN STANDARDS
We need to learn how to change and progress in modern ways without being confined to Western standards. In this way, we may let our Earth breathe again...
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Finding connection in Conversations with Rain
Cup your hands over your ears, pause. listen. Notice overlapping sounds of sea, cave, sense, time, r a i n Now pick up two pencils, one in each hand, and use them to make the Sound of Rain with repeated marks falling onto the page. What if listening...
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WE NEED MORE THAN TRADITIONAL SUBJECTS TO FIGHT THE CLIMATE CRISIS
We should view climate education as important as any other studies such as medicine or law. In climate education, we, the young generation, are not just bound to study the science behind climate change. Instead, we should see climate education as the...
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NATURE IS THE SECOND MOTHER
Nature is the second mother from whom I learn the lessons of four elements essential to life. Water teaches me how to calm and keep going when meeting any obstacles. Fire teaches me how to be a burning star. Earth teaches me how to be patient. Air te...
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THE INNOCENCE OF HORNBILL
Flied semi-low, Hornbill exposed, Ambrosial comparable to drugs, In a lively space. Feeling dulcifies, Watching other birds fly, High expands, Let it be lost without winning. Proud of the rank, Endangered species; the hornbill nominated, Mankind’s...
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The Grandmothers’ Gift of Fibrous Yarning
This gift comes from an ancestry of strong women. Across continents and generations, they’ve been weaving and sewing the fabrics that sustain life while crafting subversive stories. We pick up the stitches cast by our grandmothers, which they’ve...
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