“The children of the twenty-first century will determine the fate of this planet.”
-Thomas Berry
Toward New Humans is a collaborative alliance of educators, organizations, therapists, artists, curriculum developers, parents, and change-makers working together and passionate about reimaging education. Education’s ultimate purpose is to promote human and planetary flourishing.
Our aim is to design experiential, holistic, and future-focused curricula that nurture emotional intelligence, ecological awareness, and human connection. We stand for a new civilization where humans are a beneficial presence on planet Earth.
As a result of our collective efforts, children ages 0 to 12 grow up with a profound understanding and acceptance of their human nature—biological, emotional, energetic, and spiritual. They are lit from within by wonder and a sense of belonging in the cosmos.
Transforming the human identity through young experiential interactive education in emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and inter-relatedness. Shifting our understanding of reality from a “separation” paradigm to a “quantumly connected” paradigm.
For three decades, I taught algebra in public school classrooms to 2nd-6th grade students who lived in poverty areas. I had first-hand experience noticing the capacity these young students have for logical thinking, for peer support, and for solving mental challenges collaboratively.
Before I was a math teacher, I was a sensitive child. I felt traumatized (although I didn’t
Toward New Humans is not a finished organization. It is a living collaboration. We are looking for people who want to help shape and build:
Transforming human identity through young experiential interactive education in emotional intelligence, self awareness, and inter-relatedness.
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We intend to create a worldwide interdisciplinary collaboration to support educators, teachers, caregivers, youth workers, parents, grandparents, camp counselors, mentors, and visionaries—anyone devoted to raising a new generation of conscious, kind, connected, and courageous young humans.
Together, we are intentionally and ethically shaping the future of human consciousness.
We envision a global movement—an alliance of people and organizations—who come together to hold sacred space for children and advocate for repurposing education.
Together and separately, we offer empowering experiences that nourish children’s unfolding identities and awaken their natural gifts. Each partner brings their own wisdom, expertise and unique delivery—whether through programs, mentorship, or creative practices—and all partners generously celebrate, support, and uplift one another.
As a result of our collective efforts, children ages 0 to 12 grow up with a profound understanding and acceptance of their human nature—biological, emotional, energetic, and spiritual. They are lit from within by wonder and a sense of belonging in the cosmos.
These children walk through life with humility, curiosity, and the courage and commitment to contribute their gifts to the greater good. They empathize deeply, recognizing that every person is a unique and sacred expression of life’s creativity. They practice kindness and compassion. They welcome difference. They transform conflict into connection. They honor the more-than-human world—animals, plants, waters, and skies—as kin.
Focus elementary education on human and planetary well-being
We can change the cultural paradigm by changing how we raise and educate children. We can redefine what it means for children to reach full maturity. We can advocate for education that prepares children to value connections and the sacredness of organisms.
We can raise radically responsible humans enabled to give care to their own well-being, other’s well-being and to Earth’s planetary flourishing.
Earth doesn’t need standardized humans. It needs uniquely endowed, self-aware, ecologically identified, ethical participants equipped with relationship skills.
We can raise children who understand that humanity’s role in the Universe is to be wise caregivers of the entire “Life Project on Earth.” Earth needs mature humans who act courageously to prioritize the mutual flourishing of humanity and planetary biodiversity (and its ecosystems.)
know the term) by the use of blame, shame, punishment, and isolation whenever we kids expressed anger, sadness, or fear. I felt invalidated for having any feelings, and naturally concluded that something was wrong with me. I wasn’t taught emotional literacy and experienced little emotional intimacy. So, I learned to suppress and numb my feelings. My parents didn’t model the importance of staying in connection. I dissociated a lot. Current wisdom about our nervous system and early childhood wounding was not well-known then.
I most deeply cared about the violent and dismissive way most humans relate to most animals and trees. I wanted to be a “voice for the animals, a voice for the forests.” I joined and led environmental movements, especially grieving the accelerating rate of extinctions. (Each specie is a beautiful and unique flourishing of life that differentiated to enhance and contribute to the ecosystem where it emerged.)
When I quit teaching in 1998, there were multiple geo-political, economic and industrial signs and trends that indicated more extinctions, and more unnecessary violence and pre-mature deaths. Ever since then, I have been experimenting with positions, strategies, and efforts to co-create and widen the reach of a more wholesome view of the world and of the conditions that support life. The Education Alliance for Human Evolution is the most recent strategy and effort to improve life for all on Earth.
Join the Alliance For individuals and organizations; also refer others to us
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Attend Gatherings Please join our weekly discussions on Fridays, alternating every other week at either 9:00 AM or 3:00 PM eastern time zone (See Events tab)
__ Become a Founding Partner
__ Contribute Educational Content For curriculum creators
__ Start or Join a Working Group Circle
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If you want more information about any of these opportunities, or if you know of ways you can participate that are not listed here, you are invited to email: susan@towardnewhumans.org
