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Monday August 26, 2019 LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n I arrived at LOS at noon. A kind local person offered to drive me to the school and on the way he informed me that the building the school is housed in used to be a restaurant some years ago. Indeed, the former use of the place was still evident. Spacious and sunny with a big lawn-covered garden with trees, it quickly made me visualize it full of customers who were surely enjoying their food and surroundings in what could be a Michelin star winning diner. I entered through the wide open front door (no locking required as I was told) and asked one of the girls who were buzzing around the hall to show me to one of the teachers. My request probably sounded weird because the girl reappeared after a while bringing just another girl along, not a teacher. The ground floor of LOS building consists of four or five really big rooms. At the entrance hall one can find the check-in counter where students alone check in and out of the place by filling in a google sheet every day. The walls are filled with posters containing useful information and rules presented in a way which make them easily understood even by the youngest members of this school community (children who were at the stage of learning how to read).<\/p>\n Each pictogram in the poster above is accompanied by an audio description of the rule which is accessible by clicking on a bullet under it. As the age of the students varies a lot, there is also a very concise and informative poster, more of a target shape, which represents parents\u2019 will about the whereabouts of their off-springs after negotiation and discussion with teachers. So for example, by just looking at the poster you could easily understand that Norah, a 6-year-old girl could not leave the school fence alone or visit the local butcher\u2019s where most students bought their lunch from until further notice.<\/p>\n In a nutshell, the place looked more of a big country house inhabited by many excited campers rather than youngsters of the attitude we are used to meeting in our country (sadly school is still seen as a boring routine activity you are obliged to follow because you are told so by parents and policy makers).<\/p>\n The extra big kitchen is a place to be used for preparing and enjoying food, chatting, organizing activities and spending time. Next to it, there is an entertainment and sports room where students can use to play the billiards, listen to music, practice indoors sports and dance. The rest of the ground floor is full of meeting corners which host the school circles, one for every subject\/activity taught\/done. Every room had access to the garden a patch of which was occupied by a group of students and where work was in progress: the building of a tree house was of vital importance to the three boys I met there struggling with tree logs and wooden sticks. Three big tree trunks create a climbing lessons pit on the other side of the garden while the shadow of the trees and a swing rope is at everyone\u2019s disposal.<\/p>\n Soon I was invited to attend a small teachers\u2019 circle on the grass, a meeting which started by everyone taking turns to speak without being interrupted and finished by everybody\u2019s consent to the decisions taken and the usual meeting minutes keeping on a two-page document which as I was told was to be filed in a digital form, too.<\/p>\n After exploring the ground floor I found myself in front of the door leading upstairs. The rule was clear: shoes should be taken off, permission to enter should be asked for and no loud talking was allowed. I went upstairs bare-footed and whispering my questions to Emma who led me to the rooms. A room for meditation, another one where students with organizational duties (the school had decided to sell double copies of books online and use the money gained to buy equipment or pay for other necessities) worked on filing invoices and checking orders, a library-like space with students searching the web and studying books. Tuesday August 27, 2019 MY SYLLABUS ON DEBATE<\/strong><\/p>\n An earlier start today and the first thing I did upon arrival was to set up a small Greek corner near the school entrance with stuff I brought with me from Greece.<\/p>\n Two mothers visited the school and they were invited to sit around a small table with Anja and Fanny. As I was informed, parents were free to visit any time for a short time, maybe for a cup of tea and a chat, a fact I witnessed happening twice in the day. The visitors were offered water and all four of them had a discussion for quite some time in a warm and friendly atmosphere. A few moments later, Anja had a private session with\u00a0 an 11-year-old who joined this school community after several attempts to progress in what we call regular schools (her account made me understand that we are talking about a difficult to handle character and an emotionally negative family background). He stays at school for 2 hours daily and what he does is working on his personal study schedule and finding pleasure in the company of his new friends. I asked Anja to give me an example of the homework he gets. How about this? \"Watch Karate Kid movie and come to school with a list of questions\" or \"Use clay and make your self-model while having your eyes closed\". This is what J. does every day.<\/p>\n I kept asking questions and soon I learnt that youngsters in Holland take tests for the national baccalaureate between the ages of 16 and 18. After successful exams they can apply for a place at the university school of their choice and maybe asked to sit for another exam then. What they try to do in this school is primarily help children unveil their real gifts and conclude alone to what they want to do in life. When this stage is reached children make their own working schedule, arrange their study sessions with begeleiders and pursue their target. As expected I had to investigate children\u2019s interest in what I wanted to talk to them about. So, I made a poster advertising my stuff and asking them to choose.<\/p>\n Tomorrow, we will be talking about Greece and we will try to play a game. Thursday August 29, 2019<\/strong> WE ARE SAILING!<\/strong><\/p>\n The session on Greece was scheduled for one o'clock in the afternoon. I arrived at school at 8.30. Kids were still getting in. I found the coaches and some parents drinking coffee and talking around the round table at the entrance hall. I started organizing the things I needed for my class. As I needed a room with a projector I was shown to a small but colourful room which I could use. Futon beds on the floor, a green wallpaper at the back and a window with a view to the garden that could be covered by the rolled-down white projector screen.<\/p>\n Until the time of my session lots of things happened. A group of six children were driven by a coach to a sports place where they spent some time doing sports activities. A conflict took place in the secret place in the garden where the tree house was being built and one of the participants ended up with a deep scar made with a wooden stick and his rival's anger. A group of students visited a kitchen furniture factory to ask for a\u00a0 free of charge remake of their kitchen. Jonas, a child who had been receiving home schooling up to this moment proved to be rather shy and reluctant to leave his mum's lap. Tanja, the mother, stayed at school all day in an effort to support his child's first steps outside home. I think it is better to leave images speak for themselves and just add that older students were using the study rooms upstairs to study (German, Maths and other subjects) while their younger schoolmates were obviously enjoying themselves downstairs. Today was also Bren's birthday and I had the chance to see how birthdays are\u00a0 celebrated here. Nothing of the fuss colleagues make in our school, noone\u00a0 was behaving like the host\/waiter here. What struck me the most was that all students gathered in the garden, made a line and wished him in turns. Bren was very serious with receiving wishes and treating kids with ice cream. I had my treat as well! As usual I kept roaming about the place and taking pictures. Children kept a lunch box with dry food mainly with their name on it. They used this plus the fresh food they bought from the local butcher's to have their meals while at school.<\/p>\n I wanted to add something to my Greek corner so I asked Pien's help to make a a small poster-like phrase book with basic greetings in the two languages. English was used as the medium and I was once so surprised to see that English is taken in so naturally here.<\/p>\n It was time for my session on Greece. The kids were great! Warmly responding to the video I showed and asking questions about everything. Tanja attended the whole class, participating in the kahoot game at the end, too. The session ended where it began: around the garden table with the kids following my steps (Niko, I had to rehearse quite a lot before doing it!) so that we make our paper boats.<\/p>\n Kids stayed with me for one and a half hours enjoying their Greek adventure. Paper boats were named and painted, some of them sailed to their Dutch home some were put on display near the Greek corner. I knew we were close to the end of the day when I heard the noise of vacuum cleaners and that of dishes being stuck in the dishwasher. By the way, the school is full of electrical appliances which children use with great ease as the message on the storeroom implies.<\/p>\n Children evacuated the building rather unwillingly at around 3.30 pm.\u00a0 Begeleiders and me left at 5pm. A circle again, to discuss about what had happened during the day, about each child in particular. Decisions made: Jonas, the shy little one who insisted on having his mum by his side all day, should choose a place in the school and the coaches should make it look warm and safe enough for him. D., the boy with the wound in his belly hides a sad story so he needs a lot of care. I saw Anja hiding some tears when she spoke to me about him and I was so amazed hearing her say that D. had confessed quite a few bad things about his life at home which she insisted on keeping a secret, even from her colleagues. Their reaction to that was to ask her to reassure him that all his secrets were safe with every coach in this school. The appeal for the free kitchen remake stood good chances to be satisfied and a visit of the perspective donors was going to be arranged soon.<\/p>\n Finally, discussion turned into things I wanted to make clear, so here is what I learned:<\/p>\n 1. The school pays\u00a0 five thousand euros per month as a rent for the building.<\/p>\n 2. Hardly any coach who works in a Democratic school receives a payment which can guarantee his keeping alive on the job earnings. All coaches do a second job to earn a living or rely on the family income. Therefore, these ladies and gentlemen who are in this school do volunteer work basically following\u00a0 their heart call! The group of begeleiders here in LOS can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n 3. Only some of the coaches in this school had undergone studies in the education field. In Holland, anyone can set up a school but if they want to be certified there must be at least one among the organisers with an education degree and if the school hosts secondary sector students there should be at least one subject related teacher.<\/p>\n 4. My question was rather expected. Kids use a place where sharp and dangerous objects and tools are within everyone's reach (knives, garden tools, needles, axes and many more). How do you make sure that children refrain from using them as weapons? The answer was short and firm: anyone using a knife or other device in a life threatening mode is expelled from school.<\/p>\n Tomorrow, I will be talking to the kids about school life in Greece. Hm, where do I begin?<\/p>\n Friday August 30, 2019 LONGING FOR THE CAMP FIRE<\/strong><\/p>\n Good morning wishes from the apple tree at the entrance! I was the first one to arrive today. After me Mariken came and\u00a0 started doing the usual routine stuff as she explained to me: turning on the computer for people to sign in for the day, putting some coffee in the coffee machine for people to share, changing batteries in the wall clock. I met another begeleider today, Jeannette. Tom, a nice boy who is helping me around a lot, had asked her to come earlier and help him make coconut cookies for breakfast. While Tom was measuring some self-raising flour Norah and her friend were preparing their own \"fantasy\" meal in the sand pit.<\/p>\n Cookies were baked and consumed pretty quickly. Cooking is a routine here and this explains the presence of a shelf with cookery books from all over the world. Greece couldn't but be included.<\/p>\n After my kitchen adventure I was invited to attend an ICT circle. The coach and kids met around a round table in the room called \"Fantasia\" and talked about organising their sessions this year. What participants really discussed what\u00a0 was who would take on teaching and helping the others on various fields (webmail, social media, data protection, java) in accordande with their expertise. Tom is going to help his peers with programming.<\/p>\n One of the things that has impressed me the most is the fact that kids speak very good English. I grabbed the opportunity to talk to Moos today (his height and looks make me guess he is no older than 9 years old). He told me that he mastered the English language through gaming. He has been playing computer games since he was very young and been talking to his game companions (Americans,\u00a0 English, Norwegians) in English. I am not sure how much this jeopardised his safety but it has certainly boosted his foreign language skills! The same kid is very keen on designing trains. He has been working on a new design which he insists on sending to LEGO in Denmark and asking them to turn his design into a new lego model. The coaches will mail his design once it is finished (entrepreneurship on the go!). As finding a parent for a chat is not one of the difficult things around this school, I had a conversation with Peter. He came to find me with his bouzouki meaning to have me test his skill at playing it. He had bought the instrument on a trip to Rethymno and he liked the sound of it so much that he studied hard and he is really good! Peter and Tanija live quite far from the school. They do appreciate the work done here. Today they received the portfolios of their children which they must keep at home so that kids can fill in according to the school's guidelines and using the stickers provided. I will soon upload some photos of it. Inger and a student were doing some serious work: they were calculating the money they had managed to collect in one year from different sources (selling online second hand books which they managed to get from other schools for free, money from bazaars and other activities). The amount of 2.305,79 euros will definitely buy things they need but I was impressed by her saying that their real gain is the opportunity to offer books at a lower price to people who can't buy new ones and the joy children and staff get from the\u00a0 appreciation letters they receive. Well done, all!<\/p>\n Since it was a very hot day today, no one sat around the camp fire lit in the garden. They all chose to play with the trampolines or have a chat away from it. The treats I had brought with me from Athens were delivered in the house. The kitchen today was full of people. The puzzle table was crowded. The world map was about to finish and everyone was hoping to be the one to fit the last puzzle piece in. I looked around. How beautiful this place is! Anyone longing for an alernative kind of schooling?<\/p>\n Saturday August 31, 2019 AT 's HERTOGENBOSCH MEETING BOSCH!<\/strong><\/p>\n Erasmus+ is also about getting to know the culture of the palce you visit. So time for a day trip to 's Hertogenbosch or Den Bosch. Locals\u00a0 strongly recommended it so it seemed that taking the 40-minute train ride to the place was worth trying. It was indeed! Den Bosch is a city of almost 153.000 people with a medieval vivid past still evident in the streets and the canals which run under the houses. The city owes its name to Duke Herny I of Brabant so it actually means \"the Duke's forest\". What makes tourists visit the place is the wonderful canal network under the city, Sint-Jan's cathedral built in 1220 and Jheronimus Bosch<\/a>, the famous painter whose life is closely connected to the city. Erasmus also lived in this city for four years and this is where he was taught Greek. Should I add the the Bossche Bol, the giant chocolate profiterole I tried right after I got off the train at Jan de Groot cafe<\/a>? Oh, yes! I took the boat ride and saw the city from below. In the 90's a major preservation project gave the canals a fresh look by making them navigable again. Sint-Jan's cathedral is enormous. Though it was built a long time ago it bears a sign of the modern era. On the roof top a statue of an angel which holds a mobile phone (that server is surely divine!) reminds people of the latest rennovation in 2011. Jheronimus Bosch' s Cultural centre gives the visitor a good idea of his works despite the fact that the paintings you see there are copies of the originals which are scattered around the world in famous museums like Museo del Prado, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and the Metropolitan Museum of NY.<\/p>\n Sweet greetings from Den Bosch, Holland on a hot day of 30 degrees Celcius!<\/p>\n Monday September 2, 2019 A TASTE OF GREECE AND CIRCLE TRAINING<\/strong><\/p>\n Th <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n When cooking and early lunch was over I found my place behind this door.<\/p>\n Comfortably seated on the floor, children and coaches had a white sheet of paper in front of them with their name of it. The paper went around in the circle in a clockwise mode and each person held it for a minute and put the positive qualities of the person which might be useful in case they were appointed as the chairperson of the circle meetings. 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\nEmma, the principal\u2019s daughter and student of the school welcomed me warmly in English asking me to excuse her mother\u2019s absence as she had to deal with an emergency doctor\u2019s appointment with her brother. She reassured me that she would be back at school in half an hour and she offered to show me around the premises and provide me with any possible answers for my first questions.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-3dimzografou2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/08\/IMG_20190826_141332-300x225.jpg\")
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\nMy first day at LOS came to an end with me helping teachers and students on duty with the cleaning up of the school. For some reason, using the vacuum was a well-justified, guilt-free and liberating activity for me. I would love to see my students and colleagues\u2019 reaction to this!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-3dimzografou2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/08\/5-300x225.jpg\")
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\nToday I learned more about how this school was established. Two years ago, five mothers who were pretty concerned about their children\u2019s education decided to set up this democratic school in Deurne in the site of a former restaurant. Their children had been attending a similar school in Eindhoven which was moving to a new place they didn\u2019t seem to approve of. LOS opened its doors in January 2017 and after three months of operation it underwent the first evaluation process by an external committee. There were suggestions for improvement which were implemented and after the second evaluation in two months\u2019 time the school was certified. However, being recognized as an education providing organization in Holland doesn\u2019t mean that one gets funded for operation costs. Therefore, the school has been making their own way out of this trying to collect money from donations, bazaars and by selling books online.
\nApart from the history of the place, I had the chance to talk a bit about these Begeleideir<\/a>s\u2019 vision of education. According to their view, learning happens when humans feel the need for it and they start seeking it. This takes time, and that is why children should be left alone to decide. The coaches\u2019 (this is the English translation for Begeleiders) duty is to provide them with opportunities and stimuli, to expose them to real life situations and favour their inner search for identity and mission. When I expressed my worries about the time when a child learns how to read and write (a state which in our education system is reached at the age of six or a bit later) and how schools like this make sure that they all accomplish this task, this is what came as an answer:
\n\u201c\u2026. You saw our students and us taking part in circles where all decisions are taken. Before having these meetings, we hold training sessions about the way we should all behave and act and vote for the post of secretary. A student who didn\u2019t know how to read and write nominated himself for the job but he was turned down for the moment being due to his inefficiency to cope with the task. As a follow up, the student asked to be taught how to do this and writing and reading sessions were scheduled with a begeleider right away.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-3dimzografou2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/08\/6-300x225.jpg\")
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\nToday I also saw children having their school snacks which they bought themselves from the local grocery 100m outside the school. This is what they had\u2026.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-3dimzografou2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/08\/7-300x225.jpg\")
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\nFinal gains of the day at school were a chat with a mother and a glimpse of the secret house project in the garden children have been working on! Oscar\u2019s mum drives 80 km a day from home to school and back but at least she is certain that her boy is well taken care of and happy here. When I asked her how other parents she knows react to her decision to have Oscar here she told me that most of them acknowledge the truth of her arguments for this institution but they are unable to follow mainly due to their finances or they just wait to see if this whole endeavour will bear any fruit. While we were having this discussion, Oscar was jumping on the trampoline giving us a live proof of his mother\u2019s claims. Mariken, a coach, interfered for a while: \"Julie, we need schools, more schools, suitable for all types of learners.\"<\/em> A sense of criticism against inclusive schools was left bouncing on the trampoline with Oscar.... discussion over it to be continued!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-3dimzografou2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/08\/10-300x225.jpg\")
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Goedemorgen, Inger and Mariken! The ladies were already working when I entered school this morning. Inger told me she had a very good feeling for the day and I think I will trust her instict for the days to come. Mariken told me that they were going to have a circle today to work on the qualities of a good circle chairperson and of course I was invited to join. I had some time until then so I used it to prepare samples of Greek dishes to be presented in the cooking workshop on coming Sunday. I was surrounded by Jeannette and curious Tom who helped me spot kitchen utensils and cutlery.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-3dimzografou2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/49-300x300.jpg\")
ey seemed to enjoy what I prepared for them considering the time they stayed around the kitchen table. Little Norah was a bit disappointed though as she couldn't try my food so I have to think of something lactose free for her as well of a non-gluteine Greek delicacy for Mariken. That's a project.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-3dimzografou2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/IMG_20190902_120835-300x225.jpg\")
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