Age Diversity (Part 1)
Should Students Be Separated By Age? Written by Demetria R. Giles Original Publication Date: Aug 8, 2021 Republished on Dec. 21, 2021 Enter into a future Numinous Park and you will notice that there are several aspects of the physical design, learning model, and student makeup, that are outside of the norm, for most educational settings. The Park aesthetics. The student autonomy. The fun criterion. These are just a few of the offerings that set us apart. Yet, one of the most pronounced charac...
Age Diversity (Part 1)
Should Students Be Separated By Age? Written by Demetria R. Giles Original Publication Date: Aug 8, 2021 Republished on Dec. 21, 2021 Enter into a future Numinous Park and you will notice that there are several aspects of the physical design, learning model, and student makeup, that are outside of the norm, for most educational settings. The Park aesthetics. The student autonomy. The fun criterion. These are just a few of the offerings that set us apart. Yet, one of the most pronounced charac...
Building A Metaschool
Democratic Education in The 21st CenturyOriginal Publication Date: Sep. 5, 2021 Republished on Dec. 21, 2021 Written by DEMETRIA R. GILES Building Metaschools: Decentralized Autonomous Education/Learning Communities/Academies (DAE/DALC/DALA) What if there were a place where children from all over the world came together to learn by doing? A place where a Ghanian child could share experiences harnessing solar power with a music-mixing kid in Los Angeles? Better yet, what if they could take tur...
Building A Metaschool
Democratic Education in The 21st CenturyOriginal Publication Date: Sep. 5, 2021 Republished on Dec. 21, 2021 Written by DEMETRIA R. GILES Building Metaschools: Decentralized Autonomous Education/Learning Communities/Academies (DAE/DALC/DALA) What if there were a place where children from all over the world came together to learn by doing? A place where a Ghanian child could share experiences harnessing solar power with a music-mixing kid in Los Angeles? Better yet, what if they could take tur...
What Can DAOs Learn from Holacracy? (Part I)
By Demetria R. Giles DAOs have ushered in a new way of being for people who have been left disenchanted or simply left out by traditional organizational structures. An exciting new frontier for folks, particularly for creators and crypto believers, who are looking to work in ways that uphold personal agency, autonomy and decentralization. This groundbreaking model of organization and governance does not come without its challenges. Of course not all DAOs are the same, but frequently new membe...
What Can DAOs Learn from Holacracy? (Part I)
By Demetria R. Giles DAOs have ushered in a new way of being for people who have been left disenchanted or simply left out by traditional organizational structures. An exciting new frontier for folks, particularly for creators and crypto believers, who are looking to work in ways that uphold personal agency, autonomy and decentralization. This groundbreaking model of organization and governance does not come without its challenges. Of course not all DAOs are the same, but frequently new membe...
