Saint Louis Sudbury School

Are you curious about another way? Join Sudbury International and humans, from around the globe, on November 16th. #selfdirected #democratic #school #saintlouis #stlsudbury #sudburyinternational #learning #community #autonomy #respect #trust #lifeskills #sde #asde #leadership #alternative #education

🛝 Overheard at the playground, “they don’t let you climb at school, do they? Sit down. I hope not.” 🌳 Hmmm, why? Don’t we wonder why conventional schools prevent children from their natural adventures, curiosity, and problem solving? We wonder and, daily, we experience a different way, an aligned way of learning. As always, please ask us about that. #curiosity #school #learning #respect #autonomy #trust #saintlouis #stlsudbury #selfdirected #democratic #education #leadership #lifeskills #community #problemsolving

🤔 Why is a school posting on LinkedIn, a professional website? It seems that many of us are on this platform to help, to offer support, to consult, coach, teach, or train our business world out of the problems they are encountering. What if, instead (or, at least, in addition to), we didn't need to undo what conventional school environments did...? Where do we learn to micromanage, to mistrust, to compete (at any cost), to grab a solution before actually understanding the problem...? 𝐈𝐟 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬? Your thoughts? #selfdirected #democratic #education #saintlouis #stlsudbury #school #unschooling #learning #respect #trust #autonomy #community #freedom #lifeskills #leadership #deming #kenrobinson #educationrevolution #rootcause

We came, we saw, we donned denim. Denim may be conventional, but our educational model is not. 😉 Ask us about it anytime! #school #freetolearn #saintlouis #stlsudbury #leadership #learning #respect #trust #autonomy #democracy #selfdirected #democratic #education #deming #kenrobinson #asneil #asde #sde #agentic #lifeskills

The Graybar Construction Trades Scholarship is accepting applications through November 1. This scholarship will be awarded to students who will enroll full-time as undergraduate students in an accredited nonprofit two-year college or technical school program in the construction trades. Up to 50 students will be awarded a $1,000 per year scholarship ($500 per semester) that is renewable for up to four semesters. Learn more, apply, or share this information with a student: https://lnkd.in/gBykc_kV The Graybar Construction Trades Scholarship is a program administered by the St. Louis Community Foundation.

This Wednesday is Denim Day and we’re excited! 👖 That’s it. That’s the whole post. 😂 #selfdirected #democratic #education #saintlouis #stlsudbury #school #unschooling #learning #respect #trust #autonomy #community #freedom #lifeskills #leadership #deming #kenrobinson #educationrevolution

🤔 What if there was a way to sense if schooling was serving you and your family, or not? 💫 Maybe it’s a question, perhaps, “𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲?” Where did we learn that work had to be miserable, something we dread, and just do because that’s the way it is? Perhaps it was during school? In earlier conventional education settings, where we learned that learning was rote memorization, directed by what others thought you had to know, without your input, based on standardized testing, and attendance at any cost…perhaps? What seems Truer to you - that learning is something done to you and to be dreaded OR that it is natural, flowing from our innate curiosity, and based upon our own pursuits and passions? When we see the latter as learning, ease begins to show itself and tension (the non consensual kind) melts away. Please be encouraged to ask us about that. #school #learning #joy #curiosity #saintlouis #stlsudbury #selfdirected #democratic #education #leadership #respect #trust #deming #robinson #futureofeducation #unschooling #asde

🎂 Engagement is the cake, not the icing. Well said, Don Berg; thank you! #school #learning #saintlouis #stlsudbury #selfdirected #democratic #education #intrinsicmotivation #respect #trust #autonomy #leadership #community

📖 But how will my child learn to read? 🤔 A common, welcome, and very real question we occasionally hear from adults. Reading is quite useful (if not necessary) for a modern life. So, trust them, your child will learn to read. Here is one Sudbury model parent, remembering the unique paths to reading for her own kiddos: https://lnkd.in/g-ixWCzP Kids learn to crawl, to walk, to talk. Why would we expect them not to learn to read? #trust #reading #learning #saintlouis #stlsudbury #school #selfdirected #democratic #education #freetolearn #leadership #community #respect #unschooling #homeschooling #lifeskills #parenting #childlikewonder #asde

What if... self-directed education allowed us to avoid the mid-life wrestling with WHO we are, WHY we're in this job, and WHAT do we actually "want to be when we grow up"... What if that beautiful, difficult, and whole-human struggling organically occurred in childhood and we were able to learn how to learn, decide what to learn, and orchestrate when to pursue our passions? What if?! Many adults come into our school space and lament "if only this was around when I was a kid"! Check out the Sudbury model - perhaps it's something you would have appreciated and would like to pass onto your children and grandchildren... https://lnkd.in/gBCNQyn5 #saintlouis #stlsudbury #school #selfdirected #democratic #sde #education #learning #lifeskills #leadership #trust #respect #community #learning #problemsolving #coaching #facilitation #unschooling #deschooling #freetolearn #deming #systemsthinking #intrinsicmotivation