Week "A"
I have enjoyed my day here at the Expeditionary Learning Atlantic region Leadership cohort. I am making contacts for possible school visits with leaders in Lexington, SC - Decatur, GA and Asheville, NC. Brunson is in the right place to explore this outstanding organization as our core values are aligned. Read the following EL document and see if you connect to us. (enjoy your weekend and stay dry)
Design Principles
The design principles express the philosophy of education and core values of Expeditionary Learning.
1. The primacy of self-discovery
Learning happens best with emotion, challenge, and the requisite support.
2. The having of wonderful ideas
Teaching in Expeditionary Learning schools fosters curiosity about the world.
3. The responsibility for learning
Learning is both a personal process of discovery and a social activity.
4. Empathy and caring
Learning is fostered best in communities where students' and teachers' ideas are respected and where there is mutual trust.
5. Success and failure
All students need to be successful if they are to build the confidence and capacity to take risks and meet increasingly difficult challenges.
6. Collaboration and competition
Individual development and group development are integrated so that the value of friendship, trust, and group action is clear.
7. Diversity and inclusion
Both diversity and inclusion increase the richness of ideas, creative power, problem-solving ability, and respect for others.
8. The natural world
A direct and respectful relationship with the natural world refreshes the human spirit and teaches the important ideas of recurring cycles and cause and effect.
9. Solitude and reflection
Students and teachers need time alone to explore their own thoughts, make their own connections, and create their own ideas.
10. Service and compassion
Students and teachers are strengthened by acts of consequential service to others.
I have enjoyed my day here at the Expeditionary Learning Atlantic region Leadership cohort. I am making contacts for possible school visits with leaders in Lexington, SC - Decatur, GA and Asheville, NC. Brunson is in the right place to explore this outstanding organization as our core values are aligned. Read the following EL document and see if you connect to us. (enjoy your weekend and stay dry)
Design Principles
The design principles express the philosophy of education and core values of Expeditionary Learning.
1. The primacy of self-discovery
Learning happens best with emotion, challenge, and the requisite support.
2. The having of wonderful ideas
Teaching in Expeditionary Learning schools fosters curiosity about the world.
3. The responsibility for learning
Learning is both a personal process of discovery and a social activity.
4. Empathy and caring
Learning is fostered best in communities where students' and teachers' ideas are respected and where there is mutual trust.
5. Success and failure
All students need to be successful if they are to build the confidence and capacity to take risks and meet increasingly difficult challenges.
6. Collaboration and competition
Individual development and group development are integrated so that the value of friendship, trust, and group action is clear.
7. Diversity and inclusion
Both diversity and inclusion increase the richness of ideas, creative power, problem-solving ability, and respect for others.
8. The natural world
A direct and respectful relationship with the natural world refreshes the human spirit and teaches the important ideas of recurring cycles and cause and effect.
9. Solitude and reflection
Students and teachers need time alone to explore their own thoughts, make their own connections, and create their own ideas.
10. Service and compassion
Students and teachers are strengthened by acts of consequential service to others.
No comments:
Post a Comment