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Over the last ten years, so many people have said to me, "I know education has to change but I don't know what it could look like."
I decided I would do my part to dream up new possibilities, especially for teenagers--I have had the good fortune to participate in and create some extraordinary community learning centers and networked learning environments. I began seeking out alternatives to conventional approaches to learning when I was 15. This search has turned into a lifelong dedication. When the web came along, I began to feel the need for a new word. Words have tremendous power. When we change our vocabulary we can see things we couldn't see before. We can think in new ways. Edge-ucation is what I'm looking for and when I can't find it, I help invent it. The Haven apprenticeship path is an experiment in edge-ucation. If you'd like to invent your own edge-ucation and would appreciate support in the process, you might like to join us. Haven is seeking 10 apprentices (ages 14-21) who would like to begin an adventure... 
--Claudia L'Amoreaux--Alan Kay Design the edge-ucation you've been dreaming of in a unique and supportive web-based learning community. Connect with other young people who have chosen to chart their own learning paths. ]-[ Experience global citizenship firsthand. Create your own and collaborative projects that contribute to a healthier planet. The Haven mentors have traveled the world, investigating and reporting on Earth's major issues, problems and solutions. They'll help you to connect with extraordinary people and projects. ]-[ Practice the skills of 21st century leadership. With the challenges facing us today, we all need to become leaders. This apprenticeship will offer you the opportunity to learn the arts of authentic dialogue (how are you going to converse about difficult issues with people from completely different cultures?), collaboration (how do you work with another person to create something neither of you could do alone?), new media storytelling and documentary-making (how can you share information, experiences, insights on the web?). ]-[ Explore right livelihood and sustainable business. With coaching and encouragement from experienced mentors, start creating paths now that can lead to work you feel great about in your future. We'll look at businesses run by young people that are leading the way. You'll have the opportunity to interview a wide range of people creating sustainable businesses. ]-[ Discover your own meaning for words like sustainability, watershed, deep ecology, cybernetics, chaos theory. Explore the new vocabulary that is evolving and how these words affect our daily lives. What words and ideas do you want to understand better? ]-[ Along the way, you'll help each other practice and master the primary tools of web communication--videoconferencing, audio/chat and email lists, streaming video and audio for the web, graphics and word craft. ]-[ Sound like your kind of apprenticeship? Explore these links for the bigger picture. ]-[ |
