My Pitch to my Teachers – Let’s take learning outside
A short video presenting the pitch I will give to my staff about using our outdoor spaces taking the learning outside.
A short video presenting the pitch I will give to my staff about using our outdoor spaces taking the learning outside.
Using different ways of looking at the world can support more expansive learning.
Values are the foundation in every social and relationship skills. Green School IRESPECT values are the values we need to apply not only to students but first to ourselves as educators. There is no age restriction to start learning about the values.
Grow the children empathy by taking them closer to the nature and celebrate Tumpek Kandang
In an education environment surrounded by cement walls, in which the gate of the school remains locked with a padlock with no trees or green area in the building, a place where educational resources are limited – what would be the best ‘way out’ in the direction of a Wall-Less Education? The answer is: the …
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Children are naturally hungry to learn, and yet our conventional education system turns learning into work – a compulsory task decided by someone else, to be most often done sitting still and being quiet. Not only that, it uses extrinsic motivations like rewards and punishments, praise and grades, to manipulate children’s behaviour and make them …
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It is important in child development for children to form an attachment with the physical environment and find their own place in the world. My goal is to work with students, teachers and landscape architects to create a green community space in our school environment. We would plan, design, and create a sustainable green playground …
Place-making: Creating a Safe and Inclusive Green Community Space Read More »
How can schools provide a real-life experience for students leaving middle school
I want to have a Food Forest at school. I want it to be a long term affair that inspires interest in permaculture, entrepreurism and develops opportunities not only for the students, but for the school and the local community.