Earth education is an alternative approach to environmental learning, which has been de­veloped as a potential serious response to the environmental crises we face. With roots in frustrations with traditional nature education that led to the innovative Acclimatization program, earth education has grown into a more comprehensive approach to environmen­tal learning. The early work of Acclimatization led to earth education. The programmatic approach used in earth education, with its components of ecological understandings, feel­ ings, and processing, have led to innovative aspects such as the I-A-A (Inform-Assimilate- Apply) learning model and the inclusion of “magic.” The Institute for Earth Education is the non-profit organization leading this approach and its work under the leadership of Steve Van Matre helps to propel these ideas.