In late 2011 Oak Grove School facilitated a series of one-hour dialogues focused on an exploration of punishment and reward in educational practice.
Vision and Practice: Exploring Reward and Punishment in Education Read Post »
The right kind of education begins with the educator, who must understand himself and be free from established patterns of thought; for what he is, that he imparts.
Theme Meetings: A Conversation Space for Educators and Parents Read Post »
The purpose of writing this article is not to project any story of achievement.
The razzle-dazzle of technology and media has captured the hearts and minds of teenagers, far outpacing parents’ and teachers’ ability to hold the attention of youth.
The Art of Parenting Read Post »
As a teacher, house parent and a parent, not necessarily in that order, I have often wondered at the seemingly irreconcilable differences between an energetic, impulsive, complaining, ‘immature’, angst ridden adolescent and the staid, ‘mature’, orderly adult.
“Is this a report meeting that I see before me?”
Reporting on the Senior School Student Read Post »
A school, like any other institution, is a complex amalgam of intentions, processes, practices and of course, people.
Learning in Mixed Age Groups: How We Made the Transition Read Post »
In the autumn of 1995 three families at BrockwoodPark School were discussing the possibility of providing some kindof alternative education for their children and started searching for a place where this could happen.
Inwoods: The Children’s Space Read Post »
