How Sharing Nature Began
Sharing Nature sparked a worldwide revolution in nature education
—National Association for Interpretation
When Joseph Cornell’s first book, Sharing Nature with Children®, was published in 1979, it was greeted with universal acclaim. Renowned conservationist Sir Peter Scott said, “I found Sharing Nature with Children a most original and imaginative concept in a field which is vital for the welfare of the planet.” J. Baldwin, editor of Whole Earth Review, wrote, “This is absolutely the best awareness-of-nature book I’ve ever seen. Sharing Nature with Children has become justly famous because it works.”
Mission
Sharing Nature is a worldwide movement dedicated to helping children and adults deepen their relationship with nature. We use creative, life-changing nature activities and Flow Learning™, a revolutionary teaching system that fosters empathy and makes ecological principles come alive.
Broader Aims
- Broaden people’s sympathies and inspire a sense of stewardship through immersive and life-changing nature experiences.
- Teach principles of ecology and natural sciences by experiential games and stories.
- Foster intuitive, heart awakening experiences of nature.
- Use and promote Flow Learning methodology.
- Create innovative nature awareness and wellness resources.
- Transform society by training leaders and multipliers.
- To create deeper and long-lasting change, we focus on uplifting people’s consciousness.
- Help nature and help people discover their own higher nature.
