Ricardo Semler discusses the broken education system and his re-imaged school and how the children are making the same old rules - but now also enforcing them. He founded The Ralston-Semler Foundation and the Lumiar School, a democratic school where children engage in projects of their own interest. There are three such schools; one in São Paulo and two in Campos do Jordão.
Ricardo Semler: How to run a company with (almost) no rules
TED Talk Bruce Feiler - Agile programming for your Family
Agile in Education
It appears that our education system is ripe for disruption and many people are using the software techniques to inject a bit of self-organization into the education system.
Together, we are discoverers of the world and ourselves.
The world is no longer predictable and learning needs to be more adaptive, connected, and interdependent.
Education can respond to this constantly changing landscape with agility.
Through our journey, new paths unfold to reveal learning authentic to us.
Scrum in School
If you are passionate about learning how to bring Scrum — and other Agile techniques — into schools anywhere around the world… I’d like to share my story with you for a few moments and invite you to join me on this journey.
Agile in your schools, an announcement from Agile Learning Centers.
Our Agile Learning Centers are growing and we're preparing to support the launch of several more ALCs this summer! Rumor has it that we may be going international.
Read on to find enrollment information for our two full-time schools in NYC and Charlotte, film screenings, and some really juicy featured blog posts from our growing community of Agile Learning Facilitators.
ALC NYC
Learn about our enrollment process here
Attend a Parent Interest Night to begin exploring enrollment options for the current year and/or the 2015-16 school year.
January, 15th 2015
March, 5th 2015
RSVP to a Parent Interest Night here!
ALC Mosaic
Learn about our enrollment process here
Attend a Parent Interest Night to begin exploring enrollment options for the current year and/or the 2015-16 school year.
February, 18th 2015
March 24th, 2015
RSVP to a Parent Interest Night here!
Film Screenings
The Agile Learning Center in NYC will be hosting a screening of Race to Nowhere on February 12th at 7pm!
Tickets are quite limited and only $10 -- reserve yours here now before we start advertising on our website and social media.
A bunch of the Agile Learning Facilitators were able to catch screenings of Class Dismissed in NYC and Charlotte this past week and loved it! Highly recommended!
Check out some featured blog posts from facilitators across the ALC Network!
The Weekly Sprint (in review):
Ryan highlights some of the popular learning activities at the ALC - WikiTrails, GeoGuessr, Philosophy, Chronology, #NoCheats, and more.
Daily Rituals: The Heartbeat of Intentional Culture Creation: Tomis talks about the afternoon candle ritual at the ALC in NYC and importance of intentional culture creation.
The Opportunity in Conflict: Nancy shares examples of how our tool, the Community Master Board, is used for community-wide problem solving.
GeoCaching Treasure Hunt: Dan shares a summary of the GeoCaching adventure he set up and facilitated at ALC Mosaic.
Catch Me In Transition: How to Lorax so Kids will Listen: Bear reflects on the importance of tuning in and right-timing for effective ALFing.
Week in Review: Drew shares a detailed writeup of a recent week at ALC Everett, including the beginnings of the ALC egg drop challenge.
Why I'm Cool With Day-Long Dr Who Marathons: Abby shares her reflections on the value of storytelling and intentional engagement with "screens".
Painting, Pasta, Parent Interest Night, and Past=Present: Nina shares some amazing ALC offerings and thoughtful reflections on her journey to open ALC Oahu.
Mosaic Monday: Charlotte gives an update on some happenings at ALC Mosaic, as well as a beautiful write up of her ongoing offering, Ecology Club.
Clinkity, Clink, Clink: Extended Inquiry into Marble Mazes: Lacy dives deep into the marble maze projects from the kids at Roots of Mosaic.
Answers Are Truly No Better Than Questions: Art talks about the importance of asking valuable questions.
ALC Everett - Last Day: Abe shares the highlights of his month-long stay at ALC Everett.
We hope you enjoyed this update from Agile land!
With love and agility,
Agile Learning Centers
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