Schools with Spirit

by Lantieri, Linda

• ISBN13: 9780807031339
• ISBN10: 080703133X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-08-16
• Publisher: Beacon Press

Summary

In Schools with Spirit, fourteen respected educators ask whether schools can nurture the inner life of students without violating the beliefs of families or the separation of church and state. For anyone who is concerned for the inner lives of our children, Schools with Spirit inspires, through deeply moving stories, about everything from the first tentative steps toward fostering emotional growth in our children to the bold movement of welcoming the spiritual dimension in our schools. "This important book on teaching spirituality in American schools may serve as a significant resource for school teachers and administrators who want to help their students cultivate a sense of spirituality. . . . Teachers who struggle to reach this difficult equilibrium will welcome the wealth that these essays have to offer." - Samuel T. Huang, Library Journal "This book consistently encourages teachers to be courageous and deeply engaged in teaching students, bringing their entire selves, including their spirituality, to their teaching." - Vanessa Bush, Booklist "[Schools with Spirit] illustrates the importance of meeting the emotional and spiritual-as well as intellectual-needs of students and teachers." -*Mothering

Author Biography

Linda Lantieri is coauthor of Waging Peace in Our Schools (Beacon / 3117-8 / $15.00 pb) and founding director of the internationally recognized Resolving Conflict Creatively Program of Educators for Social Responsibility. She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Daniel Goleman
Preface	xi
Linda Lantieri
Integral Life, Integral Teacher: An Interview	1	(6)
Parker J. Palmer
A Vision of Schools with Spirit	7	(14)
Linda Lantieri
Nurturing Meaningful Connections with Young Children	21	(18)
Nancy Carlsson-Paige
The Circle of Courage: Children as Sacred Beings	39	(14)
Larry Brendtro
Martin Brokenleg
Lessons of the Wild	53	(24)
Laura Parker Roerden
The Gift of the Arts	77	(13)
Zephryn Conte
Wendy, Sim, and Other Philosophers: High School and the Love of Wisdom	90	(17)
Jacob Needleman
Soul of Students, Soul of Teachers: Welcoming the Inner Life to School	107	(25)
Rachael Kessler
The Courage to Teach: A Program for Teacher Renewal	132	(16)
Parker J. Palmer
Marcy Jackson
Rick Jackson
David Sluyter
The Way of the Teacher: Principles of Deep Engagement	148	(10)
Angeles Arrien
From Fist Stick Knife Gun	158	(6)
Geoffrey Canada
Epilogue: The Challenge of Creating Schools That Are Divided No More	164	(8)
Linda Lantieri
Notes	172	(4)
Contributors	176	(5)
Acknowledgments	181