The Inspiring Growth of Sharing Nature in China

Sharing Nature recently completed a major tour in China that went exceedingly well! Fifteen hundred enthusiastic nature educators attended our lectures and workshops. In 2000, Joseph Cornell first visited and introduced Sharing Nature to China, and it was a great joy to see how extensively Chinese outdoor and school educators have taken to and incorporated Sharing Nature into their teaching. Over 25,000 copies of Sharing Nature with Children were purchased in China in 2015.
Over 600 people attend Joseph Cornell’s keynote lecture
Joseph gave a featured keynote address to over 600 delegates attending “The 4th China Nature Education Forum” in Hangzhou. Each delegate represented either a government agency, university department or nature organization. This conference is extremely influential, and now hundreds of new organizations throughout China have been introduced to Sharing Nature. This year’s forum came shortly after the Chinese government’s nineteenth annual congress where the president of China put great emphasis on protecting the environment and “the harmonious co-existence between man and nature.”
In Hong Kong, 350 leaders attended Joseph’s lecture, where the attendees were particularly interested in the meditative aspects of Sharing Nature and his book, The Sky and Earth Touched Me.
Over 600 people attend Joseph Cornell’s keynote lecture
Joseph gave a featured keynote address to over 600 delegates attending “The 4th China Nature Education Forum” in Hangzhou. Each delegate represented either a government agency, university department or nature organization. This conference is extremely influential, and now hundreds of new organizations throughout China have been introduced to Sharing Nature. This year’s forum came shortly after the Chinese government’s nineteenth annual congress where the president of China put great emphasis on protecting the environment and “the harmonious co-existence between man and nature.”
In Hong Kong, 350 leaders attended Joseph’s lecture, where the attendees were particularly interested in the meditative aspects of Sharing Nature and his book, The Sky and Earth Touched Me.
Nature Education collaboration
After giving a keynote lecture to 200 people at the Soong Ching Ling International Experience Center in Beijing, we met with 20 prominent environmental and school organizations and agencies that have been eagerly using Sharing Nature in their outreach, many of them on a national basis. As part of his talk, Joseph shared principles from his newly released book (in complex Chinese), Deep Nature Play: A Guide to Wholeness, Aliveness, Creativity, and Inspired Learning. The deep play principles promote a dynamic and holistic approach to learning and awareness. These principles were a huge hit everywhere we visited in China. Deep Nature Play will be released in the United States in January 2018. Stayed tuned!
5-city workshop tour: Hangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen
Throughout our 5-city workshop tour of China, it was thrilling to see how committed Chinese nature educators were for providing their students direct and meaningful experiences in nature, as opposed to giving only information. Nature education is relatively new in China and educators were overjoyed to find that the Sharing Nature methods and approach were not only practical and fun, but also in tune with their ancient traditions. As one workshop participant commented, “Sharing Nature’s teaching method, Flow Learning™ is very similar to the way the Chinese Master’s used to teach.”
After giving a keynote lecture to 200 people at the Soong Ching Ling International Experience Center in Beijing, we met with 20 prominent environmental and school organizations and agencies that have been eagerly using Sharing Nature in their outreach, many of them on a national basis. As part of his talk, Joseph shared principles from his newly released book (in complex Chinese), Deep Nature Play: A Guide to Wholeness, Aliveness, Creativity, and Inspired Learning. The deep play principles promote a dynamic and holistic approach to learning and awareness. These principles were a huge hit everywhere we visited in China. Deep Nature Play will be released in the United States in January 2018. Stayed tuned!
5-city workshop tour: Hangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen
Throughout our 5-city workshop tour of China, it was thrilling to see how committed Chinese nature educators were for providing their students direct and meaningful experiences in nature, as opposed to giving only information. Nature education is relatively new in China and educators were overjoyed to find that the Sharing Nature methods and approach were not only practical and fun, but also in tune with their ancient traditions. As one workshop participant commented, “Sharing Nature’s teaching method, Flow Learning™ is very similar to the way the Chinese Master’s used to teach.”
“Through the Sharing Nature activities, I feel like I am discovering a new continent.”
—Shenzhen workshop participant
—Shenzhen workshop participant


Next Steps: Bringing Flow Learning™ into schools
Linhong, Sharing Nature China’s leader, introduced a three-year national initiative, which will give in-depth training to 32 Sharing Nature leaders, who will then give regional Flow Learning workshops to elementary and secondary educators. The plan is to have thousands of Chinese teachers using Flow Learning in their classrooms. We set these realistic goals based on the overwhelming response and support for Sharing Nature in China.
If you would like to learn more about the inspiring work of Sharing Nature in China you can write to our team at:
Sharing Nature China (Contact: Lin Hong)
[email protected]
NO. 4 on Park Road,
Cangshan District, Fuzhou city, FujianProvince
350000
China
Linhong, Sharing Nature China’s leader, introduced a three-year national initiative, which will give in-depth training to 32 Sharing Nature leaders, who will then give regional Flow Learning workshops to elementary and secondary educators. The plan is to have thousands of Chinese teachers using Flow Learning in their classrooms. We set these realistic goals based on the overwhelming response and support for Sharing Nature in China.
If you would like to learn more about the inspiring work of Sharing Nature in China you can write to our team at:
Sharing Nature China (Contact: Lin Hong)
[email protected]
NO. 4 on Park Road,
Cangshan District, Fuzhou city, FujianProvince
350000
China