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Free Schools and Natural Learning

In the past few weeks we’ve storied some exciting ways to approach education.

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Should Schools be More or Less Democratic?

Like most parents of a young child, I’m trying to decide which environment will be the best for my son when he enters a public school for the first time next fall.

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What If Students Could Make a School?
A Student-Led R&D Declaration

On October 29, 2011, 40 students, ages 12-22, travelled from all corner’s of Rhode Island’s public education system, to answer one simple question: can we create a student experience that enables all students to thrive? Their insights and passion for the design challenge will inspire you.

Lifelong Learning

IdeaPaint Enlivens School’s Math Class
More collaboration, fun result from whiteboard surfaces

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - On a Tuesday morning, Grade 3 students at Rhema Christian School in Peterborough are using the whiteboard surface on their tables to work out answers to math problems.

SelfDesign Nurtures Natural Learning
Documentary to Feature Life in a Free School
SelfDesign Cultivates Individualized, Choice-Based Learning

Stakeholder News

Social Media Innovation Day to Advance #Inclusion
13 different organizations who support people who have a disability attending day’s events

What’s a hashtag? Well, if you’re attending an upcoming social media workshop to advance the inclusion of people who have a disability, it’s not only a valid question but a tagline that will allow you to follow the events remotely via Twitter.

Axiom News Journalist Invited to Judge Social Business Competition
News Articles Offer Motivation to ‘Pay it Forward’
Advance Strategic and Communication Goals with Curation

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England Bank Backs New Free Schools

The Guardian reports the U.K.'s Barclays bank is offering £1.25M (C $1.9M) to parents hoping to set up free schools. The article reports in addition to this money, which is likely to be awarded in £5,000 grants, the bank is giving free financial advice to academies and free schools as well as offering 3,000 teens up to three weeks of work experience in its branches. A coalition education policy in Britain permits parents, charities and businesses to establish free schools.

 

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