Center For Ecoliteracy

Specialties

The Center for Ecoliteracy is a nonprofit that supports and advances education for sustainable living. Through its Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability initiative, the Center offers expertise, inspiration, and support to the growing green schools movement in K-​12 education.

History

Established in 1995.

The Center for Ecoliteracy was founded in 1995 by philanthropist Peter Buckley, physicist/​author Fritjof Capra, and think tank director Zenobia Barlow to apply ecological, systems thinking principles to K-​12 education. Its origins arose from a shared belief in the importance of promoting systemic leadership and change in the context of whole schools, honoring the wisdom of indigenous people, and nurturing a reverence for all life.