Ken Robinson

Sir Ken Robinson presented his vision of a revolution in education. He tells us that every country in the world is redesigning their education systems. Ken asks the question, how we educate our children to take their place in the economies of the 21st century. How to do this when we do not know what the economy will be like next year?

A study shows that 98% of kindergarten children as evidence of genius level for creative thinking. At the time of leaving school this has been drastically reduced ... They have become educated.

Action Learning: University of Life 

By Stella Estrega of Nodo Espiral

Action Learning is more or less the opposite of what we are taught in schools (colleges, universities, etc..) which is more academic learning. So it's a way to learn that - even though is a 'natural' way to learn for humans - for most people after 10 years with the other guy .. is a hard road re-learn it this way. 

You have to do things ... with your hands, but first with your mind. It is NOT enough to just talk, or think: this is only part of the process. "Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Wanting is not enough to do." (Goethe, 1749 - 1832) Doing things provides critical new information, which in turn opens more doors to absorb more cognitive theoretical level, which in turn better inform practice ... rise in spirals so learning stages to more efficient models and complex experiments. Not to be confused with the dichotomy Practical / theoretical. 

Like many dichotomies partenecen the old linear schemes, the new forms of systemic thinking, false dicotomías.La theoretical part is so important in the aprendizeje in action, as práctica.La academic and theoretical confusion is responsible for that this model of action learning has been malentendidoUno results observed in very caught up in the academic model (ie, most of us) is that it costs us much do or create real things to think of 'know enough' to start in practice. This would not be a big problem (we have lots of information) if it were not also see - in practice - in fact almost never 'feel' that we know enough. 

Action Learning

“Knowledge without wisdom is a pile of books on the back of an ass” (Japanese proverb). And wisdom, we believe here at Gaia University, comes from a combination of hands-on engagement with people and projects in all their messy realities, inspired mentoring from fellow actionists, deep self-reflection and critical thinking. This combination of interpenetrating catalysts for learning and growth is rarely found in the conventional Academy and is usually deferred for 'real life', something that comes later.

While this deferred-life model may suit stable cultures with time on their hands and a tendency to extend infantilization to young adulthood it is inappropriate, even dangerous, for living on planet Eaarth.

A New Teaching & Learning Paradigm

Chile is in the midst of an education revolution!

So what does the new teaching and learning paradigm look like? What kind of learning experiences are transformative? What kind of institutions are equipping the leaders of today and tomorrow? How we 'teach' for sustainbility literacy?

22–26 Febuary 2012

El Manzano, BioBio Chile

Price from CLP$ E3 104.000 | E2 156.000 | E1 208.000 includes all food and acomodation.

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Comunicarse con Javiera Carrion by email or telephone +56-9-74322221. Javiera will help you through the application process.

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Local and Healthy Shelter by the Community for the Community

These fotos were produced by Craig Mackintosh of the Permaculture Research Institute. You can see his work here.

The work is now underway in el manzano, with the foundations being put in in the last few days using available and affordable local materials and innovative simple construction techniques.

What does the New Teaching / Learning Paradigm look like?

''Learning is change, is sustainability. Learning about learning about learning'' Sterling

Transformative Action Learning

Have you ever pondered what the new teaching and learning paradigm might look like, or what kind of learning experiences are transformative, what kind of institutions are equipping the leaders of today and tomorrow, or how we 'teach' for sustainbility literacy?

During the workshop we will seek to answer these questions and many more.

In El Manzano, BioBio, Chile

It has been said that we are the most useless generation that ever walked the earth (Hopkins, 2008). Our cosy western lifestyles have led us to reliance on the supermarket, and food transported thousands of kilometres around the planet. As we have chased economic growth at all costs, we have rejected a lifestyle where we had to take care of our own needs, and many of the basic skills that go along with resilient simple living. We forgot once common knowledge, common sense, like how to cook and preserve, to grow our own food, build our own homes, how to fix things when they break, how to live in community.

CONNECTING, SHARING AND COLLABORATING

Gaia University associates (students), advisors, graduates, and regional organizers from 3 continents and 10 countries converged at Huehuecoyotl Ecovillage in Mexico recently for the first Gaia University International Gather-In.  This diverse group, ages 21 to 63, met together to cross-pollinate, council, and create an action-vision of Gaia University for the coming decade.

The Permaculture Institute of Chile is now offering the supportive framework of the Permaculture Design Diploma.