S4:E142 – How to Start Your Own Learning Community - Melissa Kendall (The People's Reset: UK)
On September 29th, Melissa Kendall spoke at The People's Reset: UK in Bath on the theme "Building Free & Conscious Communities".
What is education? We will explore this question by looking at how the problems with the current school and exam system can be transformed through simple and creative approaches to learning that focus on developing skills, encouraging freedom and self motivation, and fostering connection and enjoyment. I will explain how we do this at Griffin Club, and show you how many other education projects and schools around the world are successfully doing things differently.
Melissa is a pioneer in innovative education in the UK. Formerly founder and Director of Lumiar Stowford School, an independent primary school near Bath. She is currently Director of a new education project, Griffin Club, a community-led education initiative empowering young people to learn from real-world experience and personal mentorship. She believes that much of the current education system is too narrowly focused on exams and external affirmation, and that young people need to be given more space and freedom to make mistakes, be creative and follow their own passions. The Griffin Club offers child centred, project based learning for children aged 10-14 years of age from a stunning location in Wiltshire.