Solutionary environmental education adds three interconnected elements to learning: evidence-based optimism grounded in experience, agency that outlasts a single activity, and a process learners can use again and again.
Read more »This Farm(ed) Animal Awareness Week, we sat down with three IHE alumni—a sanctuary director, a course creator, and a nonprofit founder—to ask how their work is changing the way people think about farmed animals.
Read more »Solutionary projects set the tone for the year ahead by immediately helping students engage in deeper learning, build a supportive classroom community, make real-world connections, focus on critical and systems thinking, and develop key skills through doing a practice run.
Read more »In 1983, a report titled A Nation at Risk sent shockwaves across the country. Produced by a bipartisan national commission, it warned that America’s future was in jeopardy due to a “rising tide of mediocrity” in our schools. It emphasized that educational failure threatened not only economic competitiveness but the integrity of our democracy. We are once again a nation at risk, and we don’t need a national commission to tell us why. Today’s risks are playing out in real time. Our country is experiencing the impacts of climate change, global conflict, economic instability, the rapid emergence of AI, increasing…
Read more »The International Baccalaureate (IB) has always carried a compelling vision: education that develops thoughtful, principled, globally minded young people who are prepared to contribute to a more peaceful and sustainable world. With the growing emphasis on community engagement, that vision becomes even more tangible. In IB terms, community engagement asks learners to apply their knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values in authentic contexts through dialogue, partnership, reflection, and action with communities. It moves beyond what students know and asks how they might use their learning in meaningful, ethical, and responsive ways. This is where I see a powerful connection between the…
Read more »Our approach to teaching with the Solutionary Framework made the list of top 10 innovations, chosen from more than 200 submissions worldwide and reviewed by an advisory board with expertise in planetary health education. We were the only organization from the U.S. selected.
Read more »IHE Faculty Member and alum Dana McPhall on connecting racial justice, animal advocacy, and food systems (and why seeing the connection matters).
Read more »We asked teachers and students to tell us about their experiences with solutionary projects, and eight distinctive themes emerged.
Read more »Emily Tronetti, Ed.D., reflects onher journey through the graduate programs we offer with Antioch University, and how becoming a humane educator transformed her way of thinking, teaching, and working on behalf of animals.
Read more »AI cannot replace the essential human skills that fuel meaningful connection and ethical decision-making. It can deepen student learning, when used thoughtfully.
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