Our forest school collective has been working with a local indigenous educator for two years, but lately there's tension because some parents want to incorporate other 'nature-based' practices they've read about and others feel like we're diluting something precious.
More people experience this than they realize.
A learning community is struggling with the impulse to synthesize traditions in ways that may undermine the integrity of what they originally sought.
“Where Are You with Traditional Ecological Knowledge?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.