St Alcuin College Technology by Jan Steyn de Beer
(Created on the Paper iPad app)
Dialogue: Challenges and Change in Education
I have the great privilege to work with a forward-thinking organization, Action Canada. A leadership program for young Canadians, Action Canada explores topics of national interest and investigates ways to make improvements for Canada’s future. This year, their theme is: … Continue reading
On the British Proposal of bringing the Armed Services into the School-system
In their article of 9 July in The Telegraph, the British shadow ministers for education and defence put forward the idea that the military (especially its veterans and reservists) ought to have a stronger role in the British education system. While this … Continue reading
On Pedagogy
I have known some teachers who, without realising it, saw their classroom as an accident of location. There is a classroom, in which there happens to be one knowledgeable adult amid a group of ignorant children. It almost goes without … Continue reading
Outward Bound Canada and Blyth Education: Sustainability for the 21st Century
Outward Bound (OB) has established itself as a pioneer in raising our collective consciousness about the world, developing self-awareness and leadership, and offering challenging programs of adventure and endurance. Not only has OB done this in exemplary fashion since their founding … Continue reading
