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"Joseph Cornell is one of the most highly regarded nature educators
in the world today."
-- Backpacker magazine
Joseph Cornell's first book, Sharing Nature with Children, sold 450,000 copies in 19 languages, sparking a worldwide revolution in nature education and becoming an instant classic. Joseph's books now serve as popular nature-education resources all over the globe.
Joseph's next book, Sharing Nature with Children II, is a treasury of nature games and activities for adults and children. In it, he introduced Flow Learning™, a powerful process that brings its participants naturally and deeply into inspiring experiences of nature. The companion video, "Sharing Nature with Children," beautifully demonstrates the Flow Learning technique. (The book and video earned prestigious awards from the National Association for Interpretation.)
In the next title in the Sharing Nature series, Listening to Nature, Joseph guides adolescents and adults toward a deeper connection and relationship with the natural world. Thousands of readers have been touched by its beauty and depth.
Joseph Cornell's book Journey to the Heart of Nature was commissioned by the World Scouts in Geneva, Switzerland as a guide for young adults, to help them discover the natural love of the Earth that hides in every human heart. Journey is now a beloved teaching tool in Earth stewardship programs worldwide.
Joseph's most recent books, With Beauty Before Me and John Muir: My Life
with
Nature, take up two themes that have long been close to Joseph's heart:
solo nature walking and the inspiring life of naturalist John Muir. With
Beauty Before Me is an inspirational guide for nature walks, richly filled
with quotations and reflective activities that encourage us to enjoy a
close and loving interaction with the natural world. John Muir: My Life
with Nature is a unique narrative "autobiography" of John Muir,
told in his own words and overflowing with his wild adventuresomeness
and soaring spirit. The included "Explore More" activities encourage
young people to reflect on the personal qualities that made Muir such
a joyous and magnetic individual and an effective advocate for the Earth.
Joseph started the Sharing Nature Foundation in 1978 to help spread his work throughout the world. He offers workshops and keynote presentations at many far-flung venues, as well as a pair of annual week-long training courses in Northern California, the "Sharing Nature Conference/Retreat" and "How to Be a Creative and Inspiring Teacher."
Joseph is the Honorary President of the Japan Nature Games Association, a group of more than 7000 Japanese educators who lead and teach Sharing Nature activities and philosophy in Southeast Asia. Joseph has traveled widely to work with similar groups in other lands, including Germany, Brazil, Taiwan, Slovenia, and Great Britain. So far, he has visited twenty-three countries and forty-six states to share his ideas and methods. In 1997, Sharing Nature Worldwide was established to bring kindred individuals and organizations together from all over the world. Active Sharing Nature groups are now spreading Joseph's work in over fifteen countries.
AWARDS
In 1982, Joseph Cornell was nominated for The Right Livelihood Award,
an international peace prize from Sweden. He received the prestigious
Honorary Award from the National Association of interpretation, "For
his vast contribution to the field of natural science education...."
The Hungarian Society for Environmental Education awarded him with an
Honorary Membership for his "professional excellence and service
as a role model for educators worldwide." He was a winner of the
ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award in 2000. And in 2001, he received
an honorary doctoral degree from Unity College in Maine, "For his
illustrious career as a nature educator and writer."
DEGREES
Joseph Cornell earned his B.S. degree in Nature Awareness from California
State University, Chico in 1973, and an M.S. degree in Nature Awareness
from the University of the Trees in Boulder Creek, California in 1979.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Joseph has served as a classroom teacher, school district outdoor educator,
and High Sierras camp naturalist for the Boy Scouts of America. For many
years, Joseph taught at the Boy Scouts' Western Region National Camp School,
where Scout Leaders are certified.
A PERSONAL NOTE
Joseph and his wife, Anandi, are ordained ministers and long-time residents
of Ananda Village, an intentional community located in the beautiful foothills
of the Sierra Nevada mountains in northern California. The Ananda community
is dedicated to "simple living and high thinking" and is one
of the most successful intentional communities in the world. A fifth-generation
Californian, Joseph was born in 1950, in the small town of Live Oak.
Testimonials About Joseph's Work and Books
National Association for Interpretation
"Sharing Nature with Children is not just a book but a powerful approach
to
nature education. The first edition of this book sparked a worldwide
revolution in nature education and became a classic. The author, Joseph
Cornell, is one of the most highly regarded nature educators in the world
today."
Whole Earth Catalogue
"This is absolutely the best awareness-of-nature book I've ever seen.
Imagining yourself to be part of nature…that's what this extraordinary
book
is all about."
London Times
"I do not envy anyone producing a book on nature study for children
after
Cornell's superb Sharing Nature With Children."
New York Times
"…wholesome, uncompetitive, imaginative games."
National Audubon Society
"I see this little book as a powerful tool in educating children."
New Texas Magazine
"This man is connected to the heart of our planet, and the Earth's
wisdom
shines through him."
What Individuals Say
Jacques Moreillon, Secretary General, World Scouts, Geneva, Switzerland
"I would like to see every scout leader in the world using Sharing
Nature
with Children."
Tom Brown Jr., Author of The Tracker
"Listening to Nature is a splendid masterpiece that captures the
'one-ness'
we are all seeking to achieve with nature. It is a triumph in bringing
all
people back to the Earth, and in closer touch with the real treasures
of
life."
So. Coast Region Teacher, New South Wales, Australia
"The activities are fresh and eminently workable. They also generate
an
amount of enthusiasm for science that I felt before was not possible."
Michael Soule, Co-Director, Children of the Green Earth
"What impressed me the most was not so much what the children knew
at the
end of the workshop, but the joy and calmness I saw on their faces. That
is
the stuff which moves mountains."
Cheryl Charles, Ph.D., Former National Director, Project WILD and Project
Learning Tree
"Joseph Cornell brings John Muir's voice to children with purity
and grace,
in words that carry the spirit, enthusiasm and wonder that Muir felt and
shared with all. Muir and Cornell are great natural collaborators across
the
centuries."
Tom Burke, Friends of the Earth, England
"I wish there had been such a superb book on nature education when
I was in
school
SHARING NATURE WORKSHOP
WITH NATURALIST AND AUTHOR JOSEPH CORNELL
Workshop information:
Date: September 12, 2002
Location: Serene Hills Nature Center, Bountiful, Utah
Contact: Shasta Clarkson (801) 299-9200
"Sharing Nature with Children is more than a book
--it's a powerful approach to nature education.
The first edition sparked a worldwide revolution
in nature education and became a classic."
National Association for Interpretation
World-renowned nature educator and author Joseph Cornell will present a one-day workshop on September 12, 2002 at the Serene Hills Nature Center. Serene Hills invites teachers, nature educators, and youth leaders to experience Mr. Cornell's joyful and inspiring nature-awareness games and activities.
Joseph's personal warmth and knowledge creates an atmosphere for learning that is very contagious. His first book, Sharing Nature with Children, sparked a worldwide revolution in nature education, with editions in eighteen languages and sales of over 450,000 copies. The highly acclaimed six-book Sharing Nature series has become a standard resource for educators, naturalists, and parents everywhere.
Joseph is the founder of Sharing Nature Foundation and is the originator of the most widespread environmental education program in the world today. In Japan alone, over 7000 leaders teach his nature-awareness methods. Sharing Nature Worldwide, a global network of individuals and organizations that share his philosophy and methods, was started in 1997.
In the Serene Hills workshop, Joseph will introduce his pioneering teaching strategy, called Flow Learning™. Based on the way people learn most naturally, this gentle but dynamic process allows leaders to reach people where they are, and bring them sensitively into meaningful and moving experiences of nature. A special attraction will be nature stories and activities from Joseph's recently published books, John Muir: My Life with Nature, and With Beauty Before Me.
Registration begins at 8:30am, and the program will end at 4:00pm. Following the workshop, there will be a book signing, with Sharing Nature books available for purchase. For more information, please call Shasta Clarkson at (801) 299-9200.
CONTACTS
For information about this event:
Shasta Clarkson, Serene Hills Nature Center
Phone : (801) 299-9200
Email: Shasta@serene.com
Web site: www.serenehills.com
For information about Joseph Cornell:
Colleen Heater, The Sharing Nature Foundation
Phone/fax: (530) 478 7650
Email: info@sharingnature.com
Web site: www.sharingnature.com
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