Education and Skills

Comment by Mike Grenville on September 8, 2008 at 9:24am

The Department of Children, Schools and Families has launched awebsite to enable people "to share their aspirations for the future of life and learning" by writing messages on flyable virtual paper planes:
millionfutures.org.uk

Questions asked are:

What are your hopes for the future?
What is your biggest worry for the future?
What do you want your community to be like?
What do you want your country to be like?
What should education be like for our grandchildren?
What skills do you think would be important?

Comment by Graham Stewart on February 24, 2009 at 1:49pm

Hi folks, I work with school in my day job and have a meeting with Rob Hopkins and the Totnes team in April about developing a transition product for schools. Would welcome input from anyone here on this.

Comment by Angie M on February 27, 2009 at 10:20am

Hi -
The village school is devising a sustainability program and Vania Phitidis who's a mum there and she's wealden district councillor for frow is encouraging its beginnings - could put you all in touch if you'd like

Comment by Nir on March 11, 2009 at 9:17pm

Hello Graham and Angie,
I am very interested in organizing some activities in schools. I am already teaching in one school sustainable education. I have lots of material and ideas.

Comment by Rosemary Cartwright on March 11, 2009 at 11:36pm

As a retired schoolteacher I'd be glad to help in any of the FR school projects in a voluntary capacity.

Comment by Graham Stewart on March 12, 2009 at 7:49am

I am meeting with the Totnes people on 4th April to look at how we can incorporate schools work in the Conference in London in May. I think it would be worthwhile if we cross-pollinate ideas and meet up between 4th April and 22nd May to produce our own document of ideas.

How does that sound to you all?

Comment by Adam Gefen on May 21, 2009 at 7:42pm

Hey guys.
I was wondering if there are any of you who might be interested in learning to skin and tan a deer hide the native American way. It's an intensive activity but could be very enjoyable and rewarding in a group. I am not sure about the setup really but thought that I should get some feedback from you guys and take it from there.

Comment by Rowena on July 12, 2009 at 10:09pm

Just came across this interesting camping/ getting into the wild in a very 'easy' way business down near Lewes... tracking, ornithology, outdoor showers and river swimming, cooking rabbits, local food etc.... looks interesting:
http://www.safaribritain.com/

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