Le Café pédagogique : : everything you need to know about pedagogy on the Internet (Website in French) www.cafepedagogique.net
Editions pour penser à l’endroit: a collection of stories and rhymes that approach important topics like death, happiness, postivie thinking, life confidence, and that little voice inside of us … (Website in French) www.pourpenser.com
Réseaux d’Echanges Réciproques de Savoirs, created by Claire Héber-Suffrin, with the following philosophy: “to learn from all by all.” (Website in French) http://www.mirers.org/
*André Giordan, author of Apprendre! (To Learn!) *and Une autre école pour nos enfants, (Another School for Our Children). He is a specialist in learning to learn. (Website in French, English, and
Spanish) http://www.ldes.unige.ch/info/membres/ag/andre.htm
L’association REVEIL, , Rénover l’École en Valorisant et en Encourageant les Initiatives Locales (stands for: Renovating the School by Developing and Encouraging Local Initiatives), (Website in French) www.assoreveil.org/
Monsieur Nô, a creative singer for children and adults alike; his songs are full of humor, they’re engaging, and enchanting. (Website in French) www.monsieurno.com/
Créer son école, a site full of useful advice and practical resources for creating your own independent school in France (Website in French) www.creer-son-ecole.com
Finlande: les secrets d’une étonnante réussite : an enlightening article on the reasons why the Finnish education system is so successful (Website in French) http://education.devenir.free.fr/Tribune.htm
L’enfant et la Vie, a review which helps parents in creating a respectful and blossoming education for their children (Website in French) http://www.lenfantetlavie.fr/
Maxicours, a website that provides school support from CP to Terminale(Website in French) http://www.maxicours.com/W/
A documentary film about multi-aged classes (Website in French and English): www.capcanal.com
Ecole, changer de cap: a must-read article in French on the essential changes we must make in order to create a humanistic education,www.interactions-tpts.net
Life Skills
Recherches & Evolution : an organization that specializes in offering trainings that teach life-skills and ethical leadership (Website in French, with English translations soon to come) www.recherches-et-evolution.com
Daniel Goleman : An American journalist of the New York Times, and best-selling author of “Emotional Intelligence” (Website in English) www.eiconsortium.org/members/goleman.htm
Howard Gardner : the father of multiple intelligences (Website in English) http://www.howardgardner.com/. To listen to a lecture given at the Forum Retz 2005 regarding intelligence and schools, visit (Website in French): www.editions-retz.com/
Les facteurs humains on teaching and adult trainings, this site is by Jacques Nimier (Website in French): http://www.pedagopsy.eu/
David Servan-Schreiber : professor of clinical psychiatry and author of the best-selling book, Guérir (To Cure) (Website in French) : www.guerir.fr
Education émotionnelle, Michel CLAEYS BOUUAERT website, author of “The Emotional Intelligence Class” and “Counseling from the Heart” (Website in French, English, and Chinese): www.emotionaleducation.org/
Ecole & Relaxation : a site devoted to the development of relaxation techniques within schools (Website in French)www.ecole-et-relaxation.com
Sustainable development, Citizenship and Ethics
Le pacte écologique, , is an organization with Nicolas Hulot that works to hold political candidates accountable and knowledgeable on environmentally-related issues (Website in French)www.pacte-ecologique-2007.org
Défi pour la terre, a challenge launched by Nicolas Hulot and ADEME to mobilize and keep citizens informed of current environmental issues and news (Website in French) www.defipourlaterre.org/
Planète Nature, another informative Nicolas Hulot association promoting human responsibility to preserving natural resources (Website in French) www.planete-nature.org/
WWF, a well-known international organization that strives to protects wildlife: this website provides numerous information and tools for educators, students, and citizens about the environment (Website organized by country) www.wwf.fr
Eduscol, a website designed for the Education of the environment and sustainable development (Website in French) eduscol.education.fr
Graine de changement, an informative agency on sustainable development and the creative initiatives by humanity (Website in French) www.grainesdechangement.com/
Décennie internationale de la promotion d’une culture de la non-violence et de la paix, a French organization (Website in French) : www.decennie.org/
Yann Arthus Bertrand, interactive photography on sustainable development (Website in English and French) www.yannarthusbertrand.com/
Patrick Viveret, Philosopher and financial advisor; he writes on redefining wealth (Website in French) www.place-publique.fr
Agoravox, a French magazine (Website in French) www.agoravox.fr/
STOP, , a book by Laurent de Bartillat and Simon Rettalack, it is a synthesis on the state of the planet, with texts from famous figures worldwide offering solutions (Website in French) : www.amazon.fr
Jean-Marie Pelt, presidential founder of the European Institute of Ecology (Website in French) www.ethnopharmacologia.org
80 hommes pour changer le monde, a book and website that introduces 80 pioneers of sustainable development (Website in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German): www.80hommes.com/
The co-evolution project, a website that is devoted to relaying information on innovative and ethical world initiatives (Website in French): http://perso.wanadoo.fr/co-evolution/index.html
Reporters d’Espoirs, finally non-biased media relaying information on constructive initiatives and trying to find solutions on important issues! (Website in French): www.reportersdespoirs.org
Muhammed Yunus, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, founder of the Grameen Bank (microfinance), provides loans and financial services to poor communities in order to start self-sustaining businesses to escape poverty (Website in English): www.grameenfoundation.org
Kinomé, an ethical enterprise that works on reforestation (Website in English and French): www.kinome.fr/
Le Nouveau Consommateur, a magazine devoted to responsible consumerism (Website in French): www.nouveauconsommateur.com
Ecosapiens, a guide to ethical purchasing (Website in French): www.eco-sapiens.com
Le peuple du soleil, Matyas Lebrun is a young explorer who is passionate about studying and chronicling the lives of the Sami people (Laplanders), who are the last nomadic tribes in Europe. He visited Living School in 2008-2009 to share with us his project on eco-ethnology (Website in French). www.lepeupledusoleil.com
Nature & découvertes, a store in France dedicated to providing consumers with natural products of utmost quality, this foundation also holds conferences to educate the public on responsible methods and solutions for protecting our planet (Website in French): www.natureetdecouvertes.com
www.toutelabio.com, provides organic, eco-products (fresh and dry). Website in French.
Health
Inpes, a national institute dedicated to health prevention and education (Website in French): www.inpes.sante.fr/
Créer la Vitalité:an innovative enterprise specializing in the promotion of health and vitality. Véronique Chabernaud is the health speaker for Living School. (Website in French): www.creerlavitalite.com
Ville-Santé, a program dedicated to the prevention of child obesity (You’ll see the nutritional expertise of Fleurbaix and Laventie and their exceptional results). (Website in French): www.villesante.com/
Réseau Proteus, an informative website regarding health and conventional versus alternative medicines (Website in French): www.passeportsante.net/
Planète Vie, a website dedicated to the importance of knowledge and adaptation in the 21st century, and the management of our health (Website in French): www.planetevie.net/fr/home.html
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