<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear Elisabeth,<div><br></div><div>In my experience, OS works well with children; the key issue seems to be that the grown ups (school leadership, teachers, parents) often don't seem to believe that they will.</div><div><br></div><div>On one occasion for example, the school leadership was adamant that the younger children would not be able to participate (though the 12-15 years olds would).</div><div><br></div><div>I then convinced the teacher team for the younger classes to spend some hours with the younger children to draw, paint, build and so on, on the OS's topic:</div><div>"What school do we want in future, and how do we create it". The result was a powerful exhibition which showed the younger children's dreams and hopes,</div><div>that all participants had to go through before entering the meeting room.</div><div><br></div><div>I would have preferred them to be there, though.</div><div><br></div><div>The only adaption I have sometimes made is to shorten the time for discussion rounds.</div><div><br></div><div>Greetings from Denmark,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Gerard</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Nov 9, 2009, at 7:42 PM, Elizabeth Phillips wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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<div><span class="492523818-09112009"><font size="2" face="Arial">Hello-</font></span></div>
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<div><span class="492523818-09112009"><font size="2" face="Arial">I have read in the
past some resources and support for facilitators working with youth and the
possibilities of Open Space. I am working on supporting afterschool
programs through a metamorphosis and would love some suggestions. We are
looking at resources for including the children in the change process and think
this could be helpful. I was curious regarding any modifications or
adaptations people have used when opening space for children</font></span></div>
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<div><span class="492523818-09112009"><font size="2" face="Arial">Thank
you!</font></span></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">ElizaBeth Parker Phillips</font></div>
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