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LivingFarm: specific learning experiences. PUMPKIN HEAD and TOMATO TOES How to grow the best vegetables for the appropriate seasons. Rotating crops to get what you need, when you need it. WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE Discover the magic of water. How to collect water, when to use water, different watering systems. SEEDS, FEED AND ME How to gather, store and propagate seed I'VE GOT WORMS! Learn to develop your own worm farm and use the castings to improve your garden’s produce. AGROVATE How to use agriculture to innovate and create sustainable products from solar panel tracking systems, solar stoves, rocket stoves, ram pumps. WASTE NOT WANT NOT Compost isn’t crap: learning the science and history of composting, and how to replenish your soil. BAG OF BACTERIA Learn about true guts and glory: the bacteria inside us is us! BUSH SURVIVAL and REVIVAL Bear Grylls would die to learn these survival skills. BUILDING BIG THINGS Barn raising and fencing – learn how to build big things for fun and purpose. MEDICINES BY MAGIC Naturally using Indigenous lore to learn of the medicinal value in local plants and treatments. CHICKEN OR THE EGG Raising a chicken outside of its egg. Page 36 Page 38
Living School Byron acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Bundjalung Country and pays respect to Elders past, present and future. Summary Living School is a new progressive model of education, carefully developed by a team of experienced educators. It will commence in 2020. It will be a co-educational offering. During the initial stage, Living School will operate from K up to Year 8. Living School’s objectives are to: • Engage a revolutionary rigorous curriculum which empowers student agency in co-creating a personal academic program. • focus on learning in healthy, natural, exceptional environments. • commits to engaging, celebrating and integrating the broader local community to support life-long learning. • promotes ethical evolution with an emphasis on service to improve humanity by amplifying the ‘Living’ philosophy. • educates based on principles of Sustainability: defined as environmental, social, cultural, intellectual, financial, emotional. • Living School will not have any religious affiliation. • Living School will be established in the Northern Rivers of NSW and grow onto multiple campuses. • Living School is committed to celebrating and integrating indigenous culture and heritage. • Living School will be centred on a co-learning community to share in the joy of life-long growth and sustainability. Living School is the passion of John Stewart, Conductor, MEd Cantab Page 37 Page 46
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