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Day 4 - Thursday, August 14

by Jim Carrico — last modified 2008-06-17 20:53

Day 4 - Thursday, August 14
1005 Main Theater

Film Show by MIFS & Shure Univ:
Great Indian Poet, Tagor wrote a short story about education:"The Parrot's Training". Russian and Japanese student directed school students made three versions of film about this story; Original Tagor version, Today's Russian one & Today's Japanese one. We will show this art animation film and talk with the audience.
9:00 to 10:30
Amazing Educational DVDs: Free to Learn:
(Helen Hughes) There are some wonderful DVDs about Democratic Schools and programs. We will be offering a few, and we hope you will bring some yourself.
15:00 to 17:00
1001 Theater

The IDEC Meeting:
The yearly decision making point for the IDEC community
10:30 to 12:00
Structures for Freedom: Ian Cunningham:
Unstructuredness is impossible - even though we get accused of it. Structure is always present - it's about what structures we choose.
13:00 to 14:30 		Digital Storytelling:
(Cara Elrod) Using digital multi-media techniques to help students express themselves, demonstrate and reflect on learning.
14:30 to 16:00
1002 Meeting Room

Teaching and Democratic Education Part 1:
(Ken Jacobson) Looking at our schools and asking some hard questions. Click Title for more
10:30 to 12:50
An Education Yatra (Journey) In India:
(Amukta Mahanpatra): Visiting alternative centres in India
13:00 to 14:00
Pursuing Passion in Education:
(Yael Biber Aviad) How can we create islands of learning motivated by desire, in the formal school system, which are based on instruction by coercion.
14:30 to 16:00
1613 Meeting Room

From the Beginning: noncoercive parenting, democratic households, family meetings:
(Elaine Wooton) This is an invitation for a discussion about giving children an equal voice in their lives from the earliest point possible.
9:00 to 10:30
Building Support and Solidarity:
(Laura Stine) How to support others in the movement
14:30 to 15:30 		Organizing a Movement for Power With Substance:
(Scott Nine) Vehicles and methods we can create together to offer our local, national, and world community the opportunity to engage with and support our efforts?
15:30 to 17:00
Ballroom

Hands on Science:
Hands on Science for younger kids "Hands-on science experiments for busy hands and curious minds, sponsored by a Windsor House parent."
10:00 to 12:00
Water Play Day:
Weather permitting, we will bring out the buckets and hoses andwater toys (no guns please).
13:00 to 15:00
Clay Art Workshop:
A demonstration of Korean kids' art curriculum - come and enjoy!
16:00 to 17:00 		Announcements: Brenda Birch:
Announcements, additional workshops, and changes will be scheduled daily. If you miss this, locate all changes on the white board in the Ballroom.
17:00 to 17:30
Special Guest: Yaacov Hecht:
A New Vision of Education for a Sustainable World
19:00 to 21:00 		The IDEC Auction:
Come to bid on a variety of items that have been donated as a fund raiser for this IDEC.
21:00 to 21:30
Study Hall

Drawing with 2D and 3D softwares:
Children can experiment with drawing software
10:00 to 12:00 		JC/SC:
(Meghan and Dayla) Windsor House live School Council and Judicial Council
12:00 to 13:00
Sequential Art:
(Dayla) Explore the medium of comics in a whole new light, with psychology and philosophy at the foreground.
15:00 to 17:00
Other (See description)

WHIM (Helen Hughes):
This stands for What Have I Missed? by going to an alternative school.
9:00 to 10:30
Panorama-rama: meet the Gigapan (1402):
(Dror Yaron) Explore large scale interactive panoramas
11:00 to 12:00 		Trip to the Purple Thistle (carla and zach bergman):
fieldtrip to the thistle!~ http://www.purplethistle.ca/ PLEASE NOTE: exact time of travel and all that will have to be decided by all of us going! LET'S MEET TUESDAY AT 11:45 AM at the BALLROOM to discuss details.
12:00 to 15:00 		Lynn Canyon Hike:
Hike in the beautiful Lynn Canyon
12:45 to 15:00 		Swimming:
Swimming at the UBC Aquatic Centre
13:00 to 15:00
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