Trusting Children to Learn

Learning Happens Naturally We don’t need to force it This beautiful video put together by Agile Learning Center students captures the essence of the learning process. The Alliance for Self-Directed Education is doing amazing things to further children’s rights and we are excited to be meeting with them to host local meetings. If you are a parent interested in supporting your child in Self-Direction, join us for one of our Parent Interest Nights to find out more….

Free to Learn is Hiring!

We’re Hiring! We’re growing like crazy these days and we’re ready for another facilitator to join us!  Spread the word that we are looking for an awesome human who is interested in self-directed education and helping us create an intentional culture with project management tools for our mixed-age kids. Here are the details: Free to Learn was founded upon the following principles: Children are people; Learning is natural and cannot be measured; Education is most…

Love Lights up Learning

 

Love Week Increases Childhood Learning

What a perfect time for love week to come around. We’re falling into such a sweet rhythm in our daily groove, adding an extra dose of love into the mix this week was so very special. We have worked hard as facilitators to focus our energies into the relationship we share with each child, building a strong foundation of trust and security within our community. This week gave us the opportunity to magnify the relationships…

Practice. How to Live Successfully

Practice It’s Not Just for Beginners No one would ever expect a world-class athlete to take his mark on the track every competition without having put in hour after hour, day after day, week after week, and year after year of intense… practice.  There is something about being an adult though, that makes us all feel that we have to have already “gotten it.”  We feel this unseen pressure coming from both outside and inside…