Ecosystems of Education

So what is an Educational Ecosystem? Any Ecosystem has principles that cannot be ignored or violated without paying a high price. When worked with harmoniously, these create a self-sustaining and vital system that serves health and wellbeing for all. For plants, one could say that it is the interaction of sun, water, soil (type and life), and nutrients that make up the Ecosystem. All plants work with these elements – not all in the same way, but all must work with them.

We believe the same is true in an Educational Ecosystem, i.e., that there are certain principles that impact the children and the schooling, that cannot be ignored without straining the health of that system. No matter what system or educational methodology you use – including unschooling to the most structured – these principles are at play – the only question is how much we align ourselves to them.

This is program consists of 15 sessions and will run primarily on Sunday afternoons, beginning February 27th; there will be two weekday classes held in the early evening as well – one in the first of the course and one in the last. Classes are recorded and can be made up during the week if you have to miss something, but there is nothing like interacting with others on the same journey and we encourage participants not to miss more than two or three classes. Each class runs about 3 hours. Attendance at or timely review of the video (if you miss a class) is required for all classes.

This course is a stand-alone part of the Enki Education Teacher Training Program and is a prerequisite for that program.