About
Everlasting's Educational Pillars
Place-Based
Learning
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Exploration of the environment as our textbook
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Analysis of living & manmade systems
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Discussion of individuals’ roles and agency within broader systems systems
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Investment in community awareness and natural stewardship
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Nature
Connection
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Identifying native plants and animals
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Becoming proficient in wilderness orientation and using field guides
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Developing awareness and thoughtfulness through sit spots and awareness-building activities
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Implicitly and explicitly cultivated appreciation of the natural world
Constructivisim
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Consistently hands-on, meaningful experiences
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Student-centered pedagogy
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Culture of active involvement, open dialogue, and shared authority
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Student leadership, facilitation, and mentoring
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Small group size, individual learning​
Social-Emotional Learning
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Deepening our understandings of ourselves and others
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Identifying and communicating emotions
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Strengthening mind-body connection
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Cultivating social-emotional tools: mindfulness, grit, leadership, heart
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OUR STORY
Our Four Educational Pillars are rooted in science, best practices, and common sense:
Everlasting Education was founded in 2020 by Michael Galano, a Los Angeles public school teacher and environmental educator. After years of working at his environmental education job during summers and then returning to the florescent, boxed-in classrooms of LAUSD during the school year, Michael was inspired to found a school that immersed students in wonder of the natural world so that their natural abilities could shine.
In the fall of 2020, Michael and a group of inspiring parents saw outdoor education as a healthy and highly beneficial alternative to traditional school. Especially with the limitations posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, outdoor education was an opportunity to continue in-person learning while large educational necessitated virtual learning.
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Everlasting Elementary School follows all of the Content Standards as set by the California Department of Education and has a rigorous yet inclusive academic model. Outside of our elementary school, we operate after-school hiking programs, summer camps, and other programs throughout the school year.