This week, Something Good in the World received a phone call from Glynwood Farm saying, “We are just calling to say, ‘it’s thanks for giving day!’” It struck a chord, because at this time of year, there is a lot of energy devoted to giving thanks and at Something Good in the World, we have so much to be thankful for.
Probably one of the most incredible feelings in the world is the realization of an intention. The non-profit Something Good in the World and Enviragen recently completed Envira Pod, an off-grid,… Source: Envira Pod: Mobile net-zero classroom is powered entirely by solar | Inhabitat – Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Probably one of the […]
Source: Nonprofit helps children find ‘Something Good’ in nature – Westfair Communications By Aleesia Forni. With chalkboards and erasers seemingly a distant memory, many educators dream of classrooms stocked with touch screens, laptops for each student and an array of the latest high-tech equipment. But for Barbara Sarbin, the best educational space can be […]
Barbara Sarbin is the Director of Educational Programs for Something Good in the World. She is responsible for the overall running of educational programs, including not only the Earth School programs for homeschoolers, but also those for public schools and private groups, and all of the other SGITW projects: the Blue Star Youth Movement, the […]
Holly Stagliano has been teaching inside of a GET dynamic since 2003. She is the Handwriting Without Tears instructor for ages 5 – 7, teaches farm-based crafts and cooking in the Earth School-to-Farm programs, and has been a Turtle Island Summer Camp educator since 2009. Holly graduated from Bowling Green State University with a degree […]
Liz Nolf has been SGITW’s music teacher since 2011. Liz has been teaching music in school, camp and private settings for over 8 years, to children of all different ages, abilities, and educational backgrounds. Her greatest love is helping children to experience the joy of making music together. After a career at IBM in software […]
Gayle Lamb is the art teacher for the Earth School classes once a week. All classes are aligned to the age and curriculum needs of the students, integrated with their “lump-learning” themes. Gayle has a Bachelors of Science degree in Textile Design, and over 17 years experience as Design Director for textile corporations in NYC. […]
Natascha Sabert has been assisting and teaching Earth School programs since 2011 and has worked as an educator for Turtle Island Summer Camp. Natascha graduated with the “Abitur” from Gymnasium Langenhagen, Germany and went on to teach children ages of 1 to 4 at the “Verein fuer Kleinkindpadagogik Lustige Latzhosen” in Hannover, Germany. She was […]
Sara Garcia has been a staff development consultant and advisor for Something Good in the World and Earth School since 2002. She holds teaching certifications in regular, special education, and bi-lingual education in Spanish, with her special expertise in the area of children with learning differences. Sara has over 25 years of experience teaching at-risk […]