Children's Culture at Teaching Drum
Marcus Gardner
Greetings,
I'm part of a growing community with a focus on relationship (with
self, one another and our relations in the natural world) called the
Teaching Drum Outdoor School. We are a school by name, but our
vision is one of seeking relationship directly – by living it, not
through a teacher, book or class. We are also home to a growing
children's culture and are passionate about providing the best
possible environment whereby children can discover themselves and in
the process share with us their gifts so vital to our own journeys
of self-discovery. To this end we are seeking more children and
parents who would live to explore living as part of our circle and a
webpage http://www.teachingdrum.org/childrensculture.html
chronicling our vision of relationship (with children and
otherwise.) As of now the page is still being woven together and is
crafted together with stories, pictures and quotes of our lives
here, with more to come. To find out more about the school or to
schedule a visit e-mail balance@..., or for more
children's culture specific information, email me directly @
marcus@...
In gratitude for your own journeys,
-Marcus
"Let us put our heads together and see what life we will make for
our children."- Tatanka lotanka (Sitting Bull)
On a more personal note...
I appreciate your being open to hosting my intro here. I'm
canvassing a lot of unschooling/natural parenting forums in an
attempt to get the word out about Teaching Drum. By "children's
culture" I mean a group of children with their own culture. This
happens wherever there are groups of children - they have their own
games, language, conflict-resolution techniques, ect. We are
intentionally trying to foster this, and the difference between
saying "we just want more kids" is that we know it's what our
children need. In school and in sports they are clustered into peer
groups where they learn they need to compete for
attention/acceptance. But humans weren't evolved to learn this way.
In the small clans where we evolved our natural learning styles
children would spend their days with those older and younger than
them, following in the example of the older and providing a bridge
for the younger. Right now our school community (by the way -
the "school" is quite unique, I might call it the most radical
facilitated-unschooling experience for adults that exists on this
planet) is home to 3 children. Already in their day-to-day play I
can see how much more tuned in to each other they are (the 5 year
old wants to learn much more from the 6 year old than from any of
the adults). Right now there are big gaps 2years->5 years->6
years->21 years. Filling in those gaps is key for the children's own
fulfillment (having someone to guide and put their new learning to
practice, and having guides of their own) and for the maturation of
the community (for our future and because relationship with children
brings us so much of our own learning and example). The website I've
created goes into these concepts more, I encourage anyone curious to
check it out (http://www.teachingdrum.org/childrensculture.htm), or
to email me if you have any more questions @ cybrmarc21@...
I'm part of a growing community with a focus on relationship (with
self, one another and our relations in the natural world) called the
Teaching Drum Outdoor School. We are a school by name, but our
vision is one of seeking relationship directly – by living it, not
through a teacher, book or class. We are also home to a growing
children's culture and are passionate about providing the best
possible environment whereby children can discover themselves and in
the process share with us their gifts so vital to our own journeys
of self-discovery. To this end we are seeking more children and
parents who would live to explore living as part of our circle and a
webpage http://www.teachingdrum.org/childrensculture.html
chronicling our vision of relationship (with children and
otherwise.) As of now the page is still being woven together and is
crafted together with stories, pictures and quotes of our lives
here, with more to come. To find out more about the school or to
schedule a visit e-mail balance@..., or for more
children's culture specific information, email me directly @
marcus@...
In gratitude for your own journeys,
-Marcus
"Let us put our heads together and see what life we will make for
our children."- Tatanka lotanka (Sitting Bull)
On a more personal note...
I appreciate your being open to hosting my intro here. I'm
canvassing a lot of unschooling/natural parenting forums in an
attempt to get the word out about Teaching Drum. By "children's
culture" I mean a group of children with their own culture. This
happens wherever there are groups of children - they have their own
games, language, conflict-resolution techniques, ect. We are
intentionally trying to foster this, and the difference between
saying "we just want more kids" is that we know it's what our
children need. In school and in sports they are clustered into peer
groups where they learn they need to compete for
attention/acceptance. But humans weren't evolved to learn this way.
In the small clans where we evolved our natural learning styles
children would spend their days with those older and younger than
them, following in the example of the older and providing a bridge
for the younger. Right now our school community (by the way -
the "school" is quite unique, I might call it the most radical
facilitated-unschooling experience for adults that exists on this
planet) is home to 3 children. Already in their day-to-day play I
can see how much more tuned in to each other they are (the 5 year
old wants to learn much more from the 6 year old than from any of
the adults). Right now there are big gaps 2years->5 years->6
years->21 years. Filling in those gaps is key for the children's own
fulfillment (having someone to guide and put their new learning to
practice, and having guides of their own) and for the maturation of
the community (for our future and because relationship with children
brings us so much of our own learning and example). The website I've
created goes into these concepts more, I encourage anyone curious to
check it out (http://www.teachingdrum.org/childrensculture.htm), or
to email me if you have any more questions @ cybrmarc21@...