Interesting article to share ….students play a bigger role in deciding what they want to learn, and fundamentals and life skills are taught simultaneously. Science can be studied by exploring the nature around them, social studies by traveling aboard with their families and math by taking measurements to design a dress, bake a cake or [...]
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We found this articles in the NST (Blog in Singapore). I guess homeschooling is happening everywhere. Enjoy! HOMESCHOOL ROCKS! wlkv That is really the most important thing I learned in my time outside of the formal educational system: You learn for learning’s sake, to better yourself, to shape yourself as a person and to get [...]
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We like this articles as it resonates with the approach we are having with our kids and the kids (& parents) at CLiC. We are the “elite” 10% UNSCHOOLERS ROCKS! (CNN) – Six-year-old Karina Ricci doesn’t ever have a typical day. She has no schedule to follow, no lessons to complete. She spends her time watching TV, [...]
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We continue to see the value of “breaking out” and “looking at things differently”, this article resonates closely to our thoughts. Enjoy! “The principle goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done – men who are creative, inventive and discoverers” –Jean [...]
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This is an interesting articulate that reflects the challenges and the need to overhaul Asian education systems. South Korea is on the brink of overhauling its education system. Last month the government announced plans to stop schools operating on Saturdays to give students back their weekends. ”We think students will be able to learn creativity [...]
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Here’s an article about us in the NST in conjunction with the Digi WWWOW Awards 2011. We are not sure we won but it does not matter, we would like to take the opportunity to thank you for voting for us – this give the opportunity for more people to learn about alternative approach to [...]
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We thought this is an interesting article to share. This make our ART@de Park, meaningful.
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We have ways been fans of Sir Ken Robinson and we like article that articulates the value of creativity to the next level. What’s in our minds is how, in our home and learning environment nurture creativity in view of our children working in the future. Check it out and let us know your thoughts. [...]
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What we really need is reckless curiousity! Tulley invokes musician Andrew Bird by saying “What the world needs now is reckless curiosity.” Brightworks thrives on that idea, reveling in the lessons learned from failure as much as mastering challenges. Students learn through arcs that allow them to dive deeply into the many facets of a theme, moving [...]
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School’s out forever for ‘unschoolers’
Another interesting article on the introducing to unschooling. Of course there are those who disagree – I think that’s fine. Diversity is interesting. Unschooling has been around for several decades, but advocates say there has been an uptick as more families turn to home-schooling overall.
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