here the story..- 2 schools became one on saturday in Copenhagen

[toke]

You are so welcome

good winds with opening that space

- toke

mandag 1. mar 2004 kl. 23:46 skrev Merav Yanai:

> Toke,
> Your story opened for me a space to think differently about a project
> which I deal with that time: Building a school which is going to
> cooperate with an existing one. We have a lot of differentiations:
> different culture, generations etc.
> Maybe to open a space will be the right answer for that....
> Thanks a lot
> merav
>
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> Subject: here the story..- 2 schools became one on saturday in
> Copenhagen
>
>
> that was the appetizer.....
>
> here the story..
>
> 2 school in central copenhagen have existed for 2 generations - they
> are
> next door to each other - but has never cooperated and has developed 2
> different cultures - now some courageous politicians finally decided
> that they must become one school...
>
> So we used open space for that ... 6 1/2 hour on a saturday
> - 110 people showed up from both  schools - 15 pupils many from the
> pupils councils, 60 teachers, and 35 parents.....
>
> The kindergarden classes had made large drawings on how they saw the
> new
> school - this adorned the 2 sport halls that was the frame of the
> process... we checked into the days with the band from 5 grade playing
> "oye como va" - Santana song - then we team palyed with a tennis ball
> game - with much laugther and innovation
> - and then opening space with 2 rounds and a medicin wheel council in
> the end.
>
> They realized they not only could but that they enjoyed working
> together....
>
> the new school community was  created...and now they know they can do
> together...
>
> they were truely surprised
>
> it is such a pleasure and necessity to involve the children in creating
> their own future learning environments...
>
> many greetings
>
> - toke
>
>
> søndag 22. feb 2004 kl. 06:12 skrev Harrison Owen:
>
>> Love the pictures, but tell us more about the schools and what
>> happened!
>>
>> Harrison
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 8:49 AM
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>>
>> Hi friends
>>
>> 2 schools became one on saturday in Copenhagen
>>
>> the space is on
>>
>> and people want to do it themselves
>>
>> love
>>
>> - toke
>>
>>
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