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Field Academy Workshops

The Field Academy is offering a series of workshops for educators who are looking to incorporate field-based education into their programs or curricula and who seek a community of practice to do so.

Are you inspired to learn and teach from the people and places around you? Do you see field-based education as a necessary tool for social change? Join the Field Academy at one of our educator workshops to build skills, share tools, and design curriculum with a community of innovative educators. 


Workshop Series: 
Feb 14-17, 2015: "Field-based Curriculum Design for School Settings", Arcosanti, AZ
For educators working in school settings of all kinds who want to work within their framework to develop innovative field-based curricula. For more info on this retreat, click here.
Applications due January 16th


April 18-21, 2015: "Education for Social Change: The Role of Field-based Education in Building Social Movements", Wayfinder School, New Gloucester, ME
For educators who seek to both share and learn tools, skills, and techniques for engaging students about complex social and environmental issues. For more info on this retreat, click here.
Applications due March 20th


July 5-11, 2015 "Field Camp for Educators" Knoll Farm, Vermont
For educators looking for inspiration, connection, and rejuvenation in a community of practice. For more info on this retreat, click here.
Applications due June 5th

Who should attend?
Educators from all different settings: public, private, charter, semester, and independent schools; community organizers; homeschool educators; after school/summer camp; non-profit organizations. The Field Academy runs programs for high school students, but educators working with elementary-aged to adults have found relevance in our programs. 


What is "field-based"curriculum?
We use the term field-based curriculum to refer to people learning "in the field" from the places and people that surround them. We do this through an exploration of the individual, the group, and the larger systemic context. Educational terms like place-based, travel-based, experiential, expeditionary, adventure-based, and critical pedagogy are, while not interchangeable, all relevant.


Who is facilitating?
All of our educator workshops are co-facilitated by Field Academy staff and alumni. In addition, we often bring in guest facilitators with extensive experience specific to the topic of the retreat. 

How do I apply? 
Click here for an application!
 

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Job Opening: Full-Time Elementary Position at Salmonberry School to begin 8/15/15

Salmonberry School is a unique holistic elementary and preschool located on beautiful Orcas Island in North Puget Sound, WA. This position is for a full time lead teacher in our multi-age primary grades (1-3) class. The class is currently full with 14 students, one full time teacher (retiring) and one full time assistant (continuing) as well as specialist instructors in Art, Music and Spanish Language. Salmonberry School is entering its fifteenth year offering powerful holistic learning experiences for 45 kids age 3-12. It is very much a grassroots and family-like school, set on a pristine ferry-serviced island with a progressive-minded year-round population of 5,000. Salmonberry values integrated thematic curriculum, experiential and place-based learning, a rich program in the arts and an outstanding academic curriculum.
 
Application deadline is March 31st.
 
Salary: 30-35K D.O.E.
 
For more information, visit Salmonberry School’s website: www.salmonberryschool.org.
 

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Register for the AERO Conference today!

Don't Miss the AERO Conference, May 20-25 at LIU/Post University, near New York City!

 

The AERO conference is a unique event. There is no other one like it in the USA and only one other in the world, the IDEC, this year in New Zealand. It is a gathering of people who are involved with revolutionizing education, and who already have some of the answers. They demonstrate and work toward a learner-centered approach, one that empowers students, teachers and parents. It is based on the fact, confirmed by brain research, that children are natural learners and do not need to be forced to learn. In fact, if students are forced to learn it extinguishes their natural ability to learn, something that, unfortunately, happens in 95% of all schools.

 

One of this year's keynote speakers is Sugata Mitra, winner of the TED Award and famous for the "Hole in the Wall Experiment" in which he put a computer in a wall in a slum area of India. Over the next few months the children not only taught themselves to use the computer, but also taught themselves English!

 

There will be five documentaries featured, some premiering, some with the filmmakers presenting! For example, Amy Valens, who made "Good Morning Mission Hill," about the extraordinary public school Debbie Meier started, will present her film, and Debbie Meier will join her! Jeremy Stuart, who made the critically acclaimed "Class Dismissed," which followed an unschooling family for two years, will come from California to present his documentary!

 

For the first time in five years the North American Democratic Education Conference will be part of the AERO conference, bringing students and staff members from many democratic schools and presenting their own workshops for all. On Wednesday, the 20th there will be visits to democratic and alternatives schools in the area. There will also be a Minecraft server for the conference.

 

We are offering the readers of this message the possibility of registering for the AERO conference at the earlybird rate, which actually lapsed at the end of January. To register just go to the AERO conference site, 

and to get the 10% discount to the earlybird rate, put in the coupon 2014member

 

Here's a link to the conference flyer.

For more information or special arrangements write to info@educationrevolution.org or call 800-769-4171. 

 

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Mycelium is looking for a Director of Operations

Google's Co-Founder, Larry Page, said "99.999% of people aren't working a job that can change the world."

Are you ready to be join the 00.001%? We're looking for a Director of Operations. If you think you are the person for the job or you know someone who could be,check out the application here. Apply by March 2nd.