Mar 2, 2020 | Letters From Friends, Small School Benefits, Small School Curricula, Small Schools Coalition Members
One of the most amazing things about small learning communities is Universality… in how we choose to pursue a “Small School” style of education. Within this Universality, the Small Schools Coalition celebrates the cultures and curricula that make...
Feb 2, 2020 | Educational Philosophies, Letters From Friends, Small Classrooms, Small School Benefits, Small School Curricula, Small Schools Coalition Members
One of the most amazing things about small learning communities is Universality. Within this Universality, the Small Schools Coalition celebrates the cultures and curricula that make each and every small school the world over unique. In this spirit, we are very...
Jan 16, 2020 | Education Hot Topics, Educational Philosophies, Small School Benefits, Small School Curricula
“We do not belong to this material world that science constructs for us. We are not in it; we are outside. We are only spectators. The reason why we believe that we are in it, that we belong to the picture, is that our bodies are in the picture. Our bodies belong to...
Dec 2, 2019 | Letters From Friends, Small Classrooms, Small School Benefits, Small Schools Coalition Members
Community involvement is a foundational cornerstone of every successful small school. In fact, schooling was synonymous with a community’s culture; up until only about 150 years ago, when centralized education ushered in large institutions and standardized curricula....
Nov 4, 2019 | Educational Philosophies, Letters From Friends, Small School Benefits
“True teaching is not an accumulation of knowledge, it is an awakening of consciousness which goes through successive stages.” –Proverb from the Egyptian Temple of Amen Ipet-isut, or “Karnak” This article comes to us by way of an publicly anonymous comrade of the...
Oct 21, 2019 | Letters From Friends, School Costs, Small School Benefits, Small Schools Coalition Members
The Small Schools Coalition is all about relationships. Relationships between schools, educators, administrators and, of course, the communities we serve. Our founder, Dr. Stuart Grauer, recently took part in long-distance conversation with a parent from New Jersey...
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