OST with children...

Tue Oct 8 07:16:33 PDT 2002

Hi Winston an you other good folks exploring OST with children....

Within the last 2 months I have hosted 3 OST involving children -
which not just worked well but the intergenerational  energies came
into real play. This is a way to go.....

First was a summer party in my garden with 19 grown up and 10
children - we open space and self organised everything from the
entertainment, fishing  and bathing trip, playing with barbie dolls
in our fishing hut - convened by the yongest member of Celilie of 5
years, creating the fires for cooking foood to cleaning and  serving
the  food ...

is was effortless - and I want more of it.....

Second was with 30 puplil council members and headmasters and contact
teachers from 7 schools in the same area who were together to become
a learning network and gain understanding and creating project to
further the democratic work of the pupils councils....youngest was 3
grade.....Nikolaj.

His defenition of democracy was very simple - "it is when we all come
together to make the important decesion together".

Project are in motion from this process and they communicate on an
E-conference to share question, solutions and results.

Thirdly a OST with 190 people from the same village close to whare I
live - half of them children  other half grow uppers - for one day to
explore their common understanding of what democracy is to them and
them create project to enhance / develop their village and school in
and active democratic way.
Through open space was the democratic practise - not just talk about
it and - 17 projects was been created - 4 has already taken place
most organized by children - one - to paint the school was organised
by parents who would not wait any longer for that to happen...

there was great intergration between generation - youngest person
walked her first steps that day -the oldest was 4 pensionist ladies
of above 80 years....

this day I  will remember for many years.......

This is a way to go.....everyone who are stakeholders together....

my best

- toke

>I would appreciate to be reminded (senior moments increase in
>frequency) of Open Space events involving children.  I recall (I
>think) Soweto, and I am (kinda) sure Chris has mentioned one or
>more....
>Winston

--
My own practise is my own learning edge, where both my student and my
teacher  comes alive.

Toke Paludan Møller, InterChange, Dialogue Architects - Learning
Space hosts - by the river at Days like this, http://www.days.dk/
Gudenåvej 60, Voervadsbro, 8660 Skanderborg, Phone +45 702013 35   -
Mobile  +45 2616 6919  http://www.interchange.dk  Home office at the
lake - Stengaardsvej 5 A,   8600 Silkeborg, Denmark

Some of the work  we are  currently involved in:
* Open Space training, Denmark   http://www.concept-for-hire.dk/ostraining
* Knowledge mentorship training, Denmark  - BDOScanRevison - http://www.bdo.dk
* The Open Space Village,  Castle Borl,, Slovenia http://village.borl.org
* The Kufunda Village - learning center, Zimbabwe, http://www.kufunda.org
* Obraz - an emerging leadership education in Zagreb, Croatia

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