Happiness

A “Living” Built Environment
by Jason F. McLennan
Nov 16, 2009
What if buildings, communities, and infrastructure projects were designed to be beautiful, socially just, and as gentle on the environment as plants are?
Spoon Bread and Stuffed Eggs
Nov 11, 2009
Two old-time recipes from The Food of a Younger Land by Mark Kurlansky.
Investing in the Right Relationships
by Colin Beavan
Nov 11, 2009
Because we have invested so much in our relationships with corporations, community and familial relationships are weakened—to the point at which they can't provide sustenance when the corporate bond breaks.
Costa Rica
Nov 11, 2009
Susan Hardman photographs Costa Rica, which topped the 2009 Happy Planet Index. The Index takes into consideration factors such as a country's ecological footprint and life expectancies.
Charter for Compassion
Nov 06, 2009
Video: Ecumenical author Karen Armstrong wished for a Charter for Compassion, a yardstick for global empathy crafted from the input of tens of thousands of religious and secular people all over the world.
Service-Learning and Life Philosophies
by Jing Fong
Oct 30, 2009
Here are two dynamic organizations that offer your students opportunities and engaging resources to express and act on what they believe. Encourage your students to take on a service-learning project or submit a personal essay to "This I Believe."
Visual Learning: Walking Slowly
by Alyssa Austin
Oct 30, 2009
Use this photo to ask your students what they notice and are wondering. Then share the facts behind the image to connect to greater understanding and discovery.
Facing the Future
by Jing Fong
Oct 30, 2009
Here is a range of lessons from Facing the Future for grades K-12, including some projects for university level students.
Nurturing Creative Thinkers
by Jing Fong
Oct 30, 2009
In this entertaining talk, Sir Ken Robinson asserts that to get the best out of people, schools need to nurture creative thinkers rather than good workers.
5 Benefits of Common Security Clubs
by Chuck Collins
Oct 08, 2009
What can local clubs do about a global financial meltdown? A lot, it turns out.
Bamboo Bikes
Oct 06, 2009
The Bamboo Bike Studio in Brooklyn, New York, teaches students to build their own bamboo bicycles in one weekend. Workshop proceeds help finance bamboo bike factories in Ghana, Kenya, and Ecuador.
In Search of Care :: International Adventures in Public Health
by Michael Fox
Sep 29, 2009
Michael Fox has sought medical care in more than a dozen countries. One of them stands out as the most difficult place to get treatment: his native United States.
Reinvent Yourself, Reinvent the World
by Sarah van Gelder
Sep 28, 2009
Editor's introduction to Learn as You Go, the Fall 2009 issue of YES!
Take Back Your Education
by John Taylor Gatto
Sep 28, 2009
More and more people are waking up to the mismatch between what is taught in schools and what we need to know. What can you do about it?
Visual Learning: Art Cars at Burning Man
by Alyssa Austin
Sep 22, 2009
Images, photos, and pictures stimulate the mind. For the viewer, they offer a chance to connect and question. They also offer potential for play and imagination, and pulling the observer into purposeful messages.