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What would be the perfect outcome of this 'thing' we are creating.

Check out this Learning Centre. They are not a school. In fact - it is against their mandate to be called a school. This is program about liberating teens and disrupting education give teens agency around their learning. northstarteens.org

" A converted warehouse with high ceilings and exposed pipes, Avalon looks more like a loft space for artists than a public school. Two lead teachers share most of the school’s administrative duties, but all decisions — curriculum, schedule, salaries — are made by the entire group of 28. They meet t

Punta Mona is a dynamic learning community living off-grid on Costa Rica's east coast. Best known for Permaculture design, but they also offer learning experiences yoga, medicinal plants and much more. in their words: Permaculture is a philosophy and practice of ecological design that doesn’t tell y

John Spencer is an expert in Design Thinking for schools and he is a former middle school teacher and current college professor on a quest to transform schools into bastions of creativity and wonder. "I want to see teachers unleash the creative potential in all of their students so that kids can be

These guidelines are presented in key areas related to financial management and operations. Each area begins with a purpose statement to outline its relevance to school operations. The guidelines are followed by a list of evidences of achievement. Due to the wide range of missions, sizes, and resour

Google Classroom streamlines assignments, boosts collaboration, and fosters seamless communication to make teaching more productive and meaningful. Classroom is a free web service for schools, non-profits, and anyone with a personal Google Account. Classroom makes it easy for learners and instructor

As we are designing our network, what would you like the membership to include?

If you have a choice, is it better to create a microschool (say up to 50 kids), or aim for a large school (say 500+)? Lots of intimacy and flexibility vs lots of diversity, resources and choice?

The Berlin unique educational institution that has turned the conventions of traditional teaching radically upside down. At Oberländer’s school, there are no grades until students turn 15, no timetables and no lecture-style instructions. The pupils decide which subjects they want to study for each l

Keep your job. See the world. Leave the planning to us. Remote Year brings together groups of inspiring professionals to travel, live, and work remotely in different cities around the world for a year or four months. You don't have to choose between work and travel. You can do both. Challenge You

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https://qz.com/845834/a-stealthy-education-revolution-worldwide-is-giving-kids-the-skills-to-be-21st-century-citizens/ "While you can’t think critically without substantive knowledge, you also cannot work productively or engage in civil discourse if you can’t control your emotions, get along with y

Minerva is an innovative new model for higher education. Students live together in seven different city around the world each semester and take classes in video conferences with top professors in each discipline. From their website: Minerva is deeply principled, never losing sight of our mission: N

Know your community from the ground up and develop the "engine" for a new school. This multi million endeavour, by Willie Brown in the SF area, highlights the realities of school culture, governance, and human centred design that are important to the success of new schools.

A workbook about Independent school capital financing: https://www.nais.org/Articles/Documents/capitalFinancingWyeRiver2006-03.pdf

In their words: Empowering your community with the world's best Student Information System and more. https://www.getalma.com/

My wonder was about how choose the priorities out of the many important things that we are doing and divide efficiently the time between those. It's the search of a strategy =)

Can I trust this process to take on my true self in this project?

BRIGHT IDEAS FOR DAILY LIFE At The School of Life you think about the most important topics in your daily life: work, friendship, love, money, family and more. Insights from 2500 years of culture and science help you live a wiser and more beautiful life. https://www.theschooloflife.com/london/

In their words: UWC (United World Colleges) is a global education movement that makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.      You have not allowed cookies and this content may contain cookies. If you would like to view this content please All

In my third year of teaching at Green School in Bali, My Colleague and friend, Glenn Chickering was doing his graduate degree at Antioch University in Education for Sustainability. Glenn brought his advisor out from New Hampshire, USA to deliver a professional development to our entire teaching sta

from their website: The intentions of Brockwood Park School, stated in Krishnamurti's many public talks and books, can be summarised as follows: • To educate the whole human being; • To explore what freedom and responsibility are in relationship with others and in modern society; • To see the pos

http://www.ourkids.net/school/micro-schools Explains the main features and benefits of microschools.

What is MaiaLearning? MaiaLearning is a platform that engages middle and high school students in planning for college and careers. Students Students develop profiles using built-in, age-appropriate assessments. They explore recommended careers; and build academic and career plans to reach those that

In their words: Canvas is the LMS that makes teaching and learning (and implementation and adoption and customer support and student success and bragging to your non-Canvas-using peers) easier. Check it out: https://www.canvaslms.com/