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Mar 2024
17m 11s

Deep Ecology with Ivy Yan

Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools
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How can we help our learners connect to nature with their heads, hearts, and hands? Abril sits down with Ivy Yan, a sought-after holistic education practitioner, and they dive into a discussion of Deep Ecology and how it can be woven into modern-day learning.


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