Creative City Public Charter School, a new, progressive K-5 elementary school in northwest Baltimore City, seeks an energetic, innovative Principal for the 2015-16 school year. We are seeking someone as passionate about our school mission and philosophy as we are, and who has direct experience with at least some of our core elements of arts integration, project-based learning, play-based Kindergarten, and a shared leadership model. Join a parent-founded, community-focused school on the rise! Must have Admin I & II certifications. Send cover letter, resume, and three professional references by January 30th, 2015 to hiring@creativecityschool.org.
Year: 2014
Alternative Education Quiz!
1. What major alternative approach is named after a cigarette company?
2. What alternative education pioneer was executed by his government?
3. Which of the following celebrities were homeschooled?
Elijah Woods, Venus Williams, Dakota Fanning, Danica Patrick
4. In which of the following countries is homeschooling legal?
Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Portugal
5. Which is the oldest continuously operating alternative school?
Summerhill, Marietta Johnson Organic School, Peninsula School, Play Mountain Place
See below for answers
Answers:
What major alternative approach is named after a cigarette company?
Answer: Rudolf Steiners work was supported by the Waldorf Cigarette Company in Germany
What alternative education pioneer was executed by his government?
Answer: Francisco Ferrer, founder of the Modern Schools in Spain, was executed in 1909 for a supposed plot against the king. In protest hundreds of Modern Schools were started around the world, included one in New York City that moved to Stelton, N.J.
Which of the following celebrities were homeschooled?
Elijah Woods, Venus Williams, Dakota Fanning, Danica Patrick
Answer: All of them were homeschooled at some point.
In which of the following countries is homeschooling legal?
Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Portugal
Answer: Surprisingly, it is illegal in Netherlands, Germany and Sweden, and only legal in Portugal.
Which is the oldest continuously operating alternative school?
Summerhill, Marietta Johnson Organic School, Peninsula School, Play Mountain Place
Answer: The Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education was founded in 1907 at the Fairhope Colony in Alabama and continues to this day.
Educators and Interested Friends Tour at the Brooklyn Free School Thursday, November 6, 2014.
Educators and Interested Friends Tour at the Brooklyn Free School
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Thursday, November 6, 2014
9:00-10:30 am
If you are a teacher, teacher educator or thinking about alternative education you are welcome to join this tour. See the school in action, talk with students and consider ideas you can use in your workplaces. For more information about the school and directions visit www.brooklynfreeschool.org.
Please email kathy@brooklynfreeschool.org to hold a spot on this tour.
Please email kathy@brooklynfreeschool.org to hold a spot on this tour.
Upcoming PD Courses for Teachers and Graduate Program Deadlines.
Teaching for a Positive Future: Six Week Online Course
Registration Deadline: October 5, 2014
Event: October 6 – November 19, 2014
Contact: Emma Mathis at emma@humaneeducation.org / 207-667-1025
Educators, take a six-week online course this fall with teachers from across the globe and learn to inspire students to become Solutionaries—leaders and changemakers in their communities – capable of creating a just, compassionate, and restorative world. Register for Institute for Humane Education’s Teaching for a Positive Future 1 by October 5. CEUs available. Class starts October 6 and runs through November 19, 2014. For more information and to register, please click here [http://humaneeducation.org/online-courses/teaching-for-a-positive-future/]. The cost is $150, and a limited number of scholarships is available.
A Better World, A Meaningful Life: 30-Day Online Course
Registration Deadline: October 5, 2014
Event: October 6 – November 14, 2014
Contact: Emma Mathis at emma@humaneeducation.org, 207-667-1025
A Better World, A Meaningful Life is designed for individuals new to humane education who want to put their vision for a better world, and a more joyful, examined life into practice. From thoughtful and inspiring course exercises, to the dynamic conversations with fellow participants, to mentoring from your course instructor—you’ll find the support and motivation you need to bring more joy, balance, and meaning to your life. This course is designed to make a positive difference in your life—and the lives of other people, animals and the planet. Register for Institute for Humane Education’s A Better World, A Meaningful Life by October 5. CEUs available. Class starts October 6 and runs through November 14, 2014. For more information and to register, please click here [http://humaneeducation.org/online-courses/a-better-world-a-meaningful-life/]. The cost is $150, and a limited number of scholarships is available.
Institute for Humane Education's Graduate Programs
Registration Deadlines: December 1 for M.Ed. and December 15 for M.A., Ph.D., and graduate certificate program.
Contact: Mary Pat Champeau at marypat@humaneeducation.org , 207-667-1025
Learn how to turn your compassion and convictions into action through education. IHE’s online graduate programs are designed to give you the skills to integrate humane education deeply into your teaching, work, life, community, and the world. For more information, click here [http://humaneeducation.org/graduate-programs/].
