People are born to learn. Learning is as much a journey as it is a treasure. To learn is to be alive and the purpose of life is to live a life with purpose. NEXT.cc is an eco web that develops ethical imagination and environmental stewardship. NEXT.cc introduces what design is, what design does, and why design is important. It offers activities across nine connected scales – nano, pattern, object, space, architecture, neighborhood, urban, region, and world. NEXT.cc’s journeys introduce activities online, in the classroom, in the community and globally. NEXT.cc journeys and activities are supported with links to museums, institutions and contemporary practices. The eco web network of journeys provides a solid foundation for newly established NAAEE North American Association of Environmental Education standards with place based design activities that address the five goals of environmental education: Awareness, Knowledge, Attitudes and Environmental Ethic, Citizen Action Skills, and Citizen Action Experiences. NEXT.cc is based on Wisconsin Art and Design Standards and Common Core State Standards. Now set to NEXT Generation Science Standards for K-2, 3-5 and 6-8, NEXT.cc delivers NGSS Cross Cutting Concepts through transdisciplinary activities. NEXT.cc plans to reach young people, their teachers and their families with meaningful learning experiences that create positive influence on lives and outcomes. NURTURE creativity PROMOTE stewardship of the environment INSPIRE wonder of the built and natural world CONNECT an eco-web community ENABLE teachers as collaborators empowering youth-led projects CRITIQUE and impact consumption PROPOSE humanitarian solutions to social problems ADVOCATE conscientious alternative living strategies NEXT.cc (the cc stands for curiosity and compassion) blurs learning with work, play and fun casting a wide net to engage imagination. Participants move fluidly between researching and modeling on the computer to being active investigators and makers in their communities. Learning to think critically, act compassionately and work creatively, NEXT.cc participants topically research ideas, learn new languages and skills, discover relationships and propose improvements to local conditions.

Arts & Culture , Education , Engineering , Environment , Environmental Education , Primary & Elementary Schools , Technology , Visual Arts

student workshops; teacher professional development; school inservices; creativity curriculum consultation; place based project learning specific to school communities.

green imaginations with the wonder and possibilities of contributing to a betterrelationships between people and the natural and built world.

virtually in 50 US States and over 150 countries