HOOPAH is a NEW thought creation standing for Hues of Optimism and Hope, with the mission to reflect upon and spark positive environmental and climate action for Earth. The aim is to counteract the profuse negative news stories on social media that lead to eco-anxiety and – worst of all – apathy. When we witness people protecting the Earth, we can be inspired to take on eco-actions that together have a positive environmental impact, which can lead to informed optimism and a real sense of hope. HOOPAH for 2026!
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Connecting children to nature through the seasons is the theme of Eco-inquiry’s New Year newsletter and the first image generated with HOOPAH. The inspiration for HOOPAH’s first message of Optimism and Hope comes from Math on the Land by Jennifer Baron & Towana Brooks in ETFO Voice Fall 2020.
Juliet Robertson was one of the key sources of wisdom, guidance, and inspiration for the work educators did on their Math on the Land project at Lakeside P.S. in 2019. Juliet passed away this December, 2025, but her passion for outdoor learning lives on in her prolific contributions. Below you see Jennifer Baron’s Teacher Candidates Kayla and Hannah in her Environmental Education class holding Juliet’s books: Messy Math and Dirty Teaching, foundational books for the course. Juliet was incredibly generous is sharing her ideas for outdoor learning on her incredibly rich website: https://creativestarlearning.co.uk/
Juliet Robertson spoke about her journey as an outdoor and environmental educator with Eco-inquiry’s content creator, Jennifer Baron, on the Eco-Inquiry Podcast, which you can find HERE.
Even in the most challenging of times, Juliet chose to create, as evidence by the name of her website: Creative Star Learning, her books that have inspired educators all over the world on outdoor learning, and, most recently, her book of poetry: Bloodlines. In his course on Eco-Literacy, Physicist and Author Fritjof Capra argues that humans have the power to create the future, thereby having it form in new directions, and he speaks and writes persuasively about the power of people to turn our collective direction towards a healthier future for the planet via systems thinking, interconnectedness, and actions for environmental sustainability. With their powerful messages of connecting children to nature, outdoor learning, ecosystems thinking, eco-action, and sustainability, Eco-inquiry dedicates 2026 to sharing evidence of ways we are moving forward with Hues of Optimism and Hope: HOOPAH!
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