Presents a collection of essays combining anecdotal and theoretical insights into environmental ethics and human ecology to help foster environmentally responsible students.

Replacing contempt with love -- Appareled in celestial light : transcendent nature experiences in childhood -- Children and nature design principles -- Take back the afternoon -- Mapping McCabe : connecting curriculum and community -- Authentic curriculum -- Valley quest : strengthening community through educational treasure hunts -- The sky above, the internet below -- Island play : Disney World is like a flea compared to Whitehead -- Place-based education in Guilford Vermont : thinking locally, understanding globally -- Global climate change meets ecophobia -- Ancient Greece in Vermont.