New thinking for a changing world
An exciting educational project for 5-14 year olds seeking a freer, more creative and environmentally-aware space in which to learn, grow and explore.
The Green House is a learning community that supports children to explore their own identity, to make their own meaning, and be in control of their learning. We do this through facilitated sessions that are interest-led and project-based, with a strong emphasis on collaborative learning, and developing social and emotional skills and resilience. We operate three days a week, working with families who choose to Educate Otherwise ('home education' / outside of mainstream) and are based near Bath.
These are our core values:
"How do we educate the young to think clearly about the important things in a culture that spends $500bn per year to deceive using the finely honed tools of advertising? How do we prepare them to comprehend systems, patterns, and larger contexts in a society much distracted by entertainment and given to specialization? How do we equip the young to value health in a fast-food culture in which obesity is epidemic? … How do we teach them to love land and community when our society values such things far less than it does individualism and consumption?"
(David Orr)
An exciting educational project for 5-14 year olds seeking a freer, more creative and environmentally-aware space in which to learn, grow and explore.
The Green House is a learning community that supports children to explore their own identity, to make their own meaning, and be in control of their learning. We do this through facilitated sessions that are interest-led and project-based, with a strong emphasis on collaborative learning, and developing social and emotional skills and resilience. We operate three days a week, working with families who choose to Educate Otherwise ('home education' / outside of mainstream) and are based near Bath.
These are our core values:
- We trust in children’s innate curiosity and desire to learn
- We use compassionate and peaceful communication
- We ensure every voice is heard
- We celebrate the individual and the collective
- We learn and grow together as a community
- We believe in infinite possibilities
- We learn and play in nature
- We take responsibility for our shared future
- We see mistakes as a stepping stone to success
- We believe that education is the shared responsibility the Green House, home and community
"How do we educate the young to think clearly about the important things in a culture that spends $500bn per year to deceive using the finely honed tools of advertising? How do we prepare them to comprehend systems, patterns, and larger contexts in a society much distracted by entertainment and given to specialization? How do we equip the young to value health in a fast-food culture in which obesity is epidemic? … How do we teach them to love land and community when our society values such things far less than it does individualism and consumption?"
(David Orr)