A Place To Be on Nostr: I just finished our weekly marketing/branding call with my team: 4 women ...
I just finished our weekly marketing/branding call with my team: 4 women brainstorming and working towards an outstanding business that offers our members the BEST environment for the whole family, but above all the ultimate learning opportunities for our children.
Something new I have decided for APTB is the following:
You already know that we won't be offering any classes in the beginning and that the kids will take over the structure and schedules for the Blocks bit by bit. What I also said is that we'll have containers available with different kinds of materials in it: tables, chairs, paper, books, a computer, tools, musical instruments etc.
However, today I have made the decision to provide empty containers WITH NOTHING INSIDE 😱 It will be like a blank canvas for the kids and Partners and give the optimal opportunity to go back to the state of just Being (A place to BE), spend our time in nature, getting to know the other people around, and then at some point, kids will ask for things they want and need, like tables, chairs, paper, a book about a specific topic, maybe some tools and material to build something. I don't know what. And that's the beauty about it 😇
A story I told my team to make my point clear is the following: I heard of this Russian unschooling group of kids of different ages who spent their days in the forest among themselves, no adults, no tools or materials available. They started bringing stuff from home that they needed to build things and they created their own environment learning along the way.
2 other mantras I keep telling myself have reinforced my decision:
1. Less is more
2. Do the opposite of what the system would do.
Call me crazy and leave my list, if you don't agree or call me crazy and come along on this incredible journey 😊
Something new I have decided for APTB is the following:
You already know that we won't be offering any classes in the beginning and that the kids will take over the structure and schedules for the Blocks bit by bit. What I also said is that we'll have containers available with different kinds of materials in it: tables, chairs, paper, books, a computer, tools, musical instruments etc.
However, today I have made the decision to provide empty containers WITH NOTHING INSIDE 😱 It will be like a blank canvas for the kids and Partners and give the optimal opportunity to go back to the state of just Being (A place to BE), spend our time in nature, getting to know the other people around, and then at some point, kids will ask for things they want and need, like tables, chairs, paper, a book about a specific topic, maybe some tools and material to build something. I don't know what. And that's the beauty about it 😇
A story I told my team to make my point clear is the following: I heard of this Russian unschooling group of kids of different ages who spent their days in the forest among themselves, no adults, no tools or materials available. They started bringing stuff from home that they needed to build things and they created their own environment learning along the way.
2 other mantras I keep telling myself have reinforced my decision:
1. Less is more
2. Do the opposite of what the system would do.
Call me crazy and leave my list, if you don't agree or call me crazy and come along on this incredible journey 😊