EUDEC 2021 This year EUDEC21, June 18-20, is FREE!We recommend your participation, this Conference is a life changing experience!Spring Academy is participating in the Open Space on Saturday the 19th at 9-10 AM CEST / UTC+2 with “What is escaping us?” a Brainstorming Circle on what needs to be done to further integrate non-formal and self-directed learning projects for all ages into the EUDEC movement.The online […]
The Spring Academy is back! With Evangelos Vlachakis who brought an idea for action after a long time of quiet. As part of the nationwide action days for Zapatistas education, Spring Academy will screen the film: “The sower” El Sembrador A documentary about the creation of a universal model of education in Chiapas of Zapatistas. Saturday 12/06 at 20.30: Elea […]
Spring Academy: fully realises Τhe UN Convention on the Rights of the Child fully realises the right to choose, to differ, tο self-direct and self-determine in life as a whole for all ages is rooted in learning that is embodied, ecological, combinational, interdisciplinary, blended, inclusive, intergenerational, multicultural, multilingual is working for the widespread establishment and legitimation of learning communities as […]
“InArt12” is organising the online group game “FIND them and TAKE them! Make your rights your own!” It is for teenagers and you can register until the 25th of February. Spring Academy is taking place. We invite you to join our group. Contact us if you are interested. “Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its […]
This article is based on an older article written by three authors, Wolfgang Knorr, Zoë Valerie, Dimitris Lajios. Zoë Valerie, edited, updated and expanded it into this article ιν Δεψεμβερ 2019. Εducational alternatives are commonplace in much of the world; democratic schools of various types, Waldorf/Steiner schools, Montessori Schools and other pedagogic models, homeschooling, worldschooling and unschooling opportunities are available […]
Learning happens in its own rhythm. If you force people to learn the outcome usually will not be as high as you expect it to be. We are not machines. We need specific conditions to observe what is happening around us, to be interested in it, and to feed our brain with the relevant details. Self-optimisation cannot be the base-line […]
Many people relate learning to a specific age. But learning does not happen at schools only. It is not only about your cognition, but it is also the hunger for learning, your curiosity, your inner drive, and motivation. Learning is not age specific. Lifelong learning is the new standard With digitization lifelong learning becomes a necessity. The half-life value of […]
We learn things by routines and repetition. Doing something over and over again gives us the possibility to bring our skills to the next level. What happens, when you know very well what you are doing? You feel more secure. You know that you will succeed. Nevertheless the time will come, when you have reached the maximum of your skills. […]
Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. John Dewey The freedom to enjoy learning and education is one of our basic needs. And at the same time, it can be so much more. Do you know those people who love to learn? Who are hungry for brain food? I guess you are one of them – otherwise, […]