Brainstorm just hit me.... in terms of curricula (somehow integrated with project based learning... Foundational or Core competency...might be Project and STORY based....story sessions....lots of lit. i read is about the benefits of "narrative inquiry" as opposed to strict Cartesian-based (i.e. western empirical split between mind and body...)...theorists say that we learn Moral Reasoning through stories..."Liahona"...so along with project based curricula, structure in Story-based curriculum, with a focus on archetypal stories of Oceania, like Maui etc. to recuperate/reinstate an awareness of the deep oral roots of Pacific cultures...and counteract the negative effects of migration, assimilation, loss of identity etc. i think the emphasis on project-based active learning is superb, as it is a philosophy of education that uses entire body as instrument of learning...resisting the modes of education in public school which inhibit, disconnect the mind from the body (emphasis rather on stasis, sitting still, rows, lines,...i read alot about how schools and prisons have much in common, and i think at the root of such discipline is to break people spiritually, not just discipline, teach, but to numb, break and thus create suborned sujects rather than ethical, moral people. in other words, instruments of controlling body rather than teaching kids how to use their whole body as an instrument, to soak up learning through all multi-senses, beyond the 5 senses which are partitioned, which in all actuallity are NOT, but we are first spiritual beings, with powerful gifts, and our ways of knowing through the body are fluid ways of sensing/knowing the world around us...
Chances are, if you have arrived at this blog, you're interested in ways to help Pacific Islanders or you've come to the conclusion that the best way to help them is through EDUCATION. We wholeheartedly agree!!! We hope this blog will help you better understand this project to open a High School for Pacific Islander youth in the fall of 2011. Iosepa Academy is named for the first Polynesian settlement in Utah, near T0oele, which existed from 1889 until 1917. Pioneers of vision, devotion and hard work, these forbearers set a valuable example for our students to follow. Iosepa Academy will be a public school for 500 youth grades 9-12 and will offer a variety of instructional programs aimed at meeting state standards for education, developing a deeper understanding of self and culture, and preparing students for real-world opportunities of higher education, entrepreneurship and careers of the 21st century and a global market, and building successful communities and families. Students will be involved in rigorous academic work, place-based and project-learning, service learning, a high-technology program, scientific research, and work and travel-study programs. We encourage you to get involved--there is something everyone can do!
Look for Ongoing Posts Explaining the Core Concepts of Iosepa's Education Philosophy
Integrated Curriculum
Mentoring & Advisement
Place-based Learning
Project, Problem & Service Learning
Social & Emotional Learning
Teacher Training & Development
Technology Integration
Universal Design in Learning & Assessment
What will be the best locations for the school?
Choose a Mascot
Choose 2 School Colors
Extended day program? (example: 8 hour day vs. 6 hour day)?
Year-round Program?
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Brainstorm just hit me.... in terms of curricula (somehow integrated with project based learning... Foundational or Core competency...might be Project and STORY based....story sessions....lots of lit. i read is about the benefits of "narrative inquiry" as opposed to strict Cartesian-based (i.e. western empirical split between mind and body...)...theorists say that we learn Moral Reasoning through stories..."Liahona"...so along with project based curricula, structure in Story-based curriculum, with a focus on archetypal stories of Oceania, like Maui etc. to recuperate/reinstate an awareness of the deep oral roots of Pacific cultures...and counteract the negative effects of migration, assimilation, loss of identity etc. i think the emphasis on project-based active learning is superb, as it is a philosophy of education that uses entire body as instrument of learning...resisting the modes of education in public school which inhibit, disconnect the mind from the body (emphasis rather on stasis, sitting still, rows, lines,...i read alot about how schools and prisons have much in common, and i think at the root of such discipline is to break people spiritually, not just discipline, teach, but to numb, break and thus create suborned sujects rather than ethical, moral people. in other words, instruments of controlling body rather than teaching kids how to use their whole body as an instrument, to soak up learning through all multi-senses, beyond the 5 senses which are partitioned, which in all actuallity are NOT, but we are first spiritual beings, with powerful gifts, and our ways of knowing through the body are fluid ways of sensing/knowing the world around us...
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