The slideshow from our Café Cornerstone on Friday September 3rd. The slides were updated after the event to reflect the discussion points generated by those who were able to attend. They first unpacked the questions in small groups before having a whole group discussion.
4. Our mission:
Inspire and empower
compassionate, global
learners.
Individualization, Developmentally
Appropriate Practices, Life Long Learning,
Curiosity, Creativity
13. Attendee Generated
Discussion Points
• Shared ownership
• Getting to make
choices
• Responsibilities
• More positive feed-
back than negative
• Moments of success
• Understanding and
honoring students
• Self-empowerment
• Individualized –
utilizing their
strengths
• Embracing mistakes
• Various outlets for
expression
• Integrated topics
• Get out of the way
• Not judging
14. Our mission:
Inspire and empower
compassionate, global
learners.
Core virtues, service, empathy,
reflective, understanding – with self and
others, social and environmental justice
18. • Authentic
experiences
• Sympathy and
empathy
• Exposure
• Respect – for self and
others
• Modeling compassion
• Helping identify it
Attendee Generated
Discussion Points
• Allotting time for
compassion
• Making it explicit
• Cultivating a culture
of it
• Routine opportunities
to build habit of mind
• Being aware of the
needs of others
19. Our mission:
Inspire and empower
compassionate, global
learners.
Holistic AND International,
Whole child, whole learner, whole
planet.
28. No Discussion Points
Were Generated.
This question will open the
Oct. 2015 Café Cornerstone
In what conditions might
a community of learners
thrive?