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12 Universal Principles
For Birthing the Best Schools in the World
  
Created
with the Children of the World
1. Interconnected World
In the Schools of Tomorrow we create peace through
justice, and we celebrate all of life by honoring its beauty,
mystery, and wonder. Our global schools will create a world
that works for all.
2. Child Honoring
We now see children as our greatest natural resource
and our future! Education is our greatest tool for change.
We must move from a culture of violence to one of affirming
life. We create together a community where every child
feels healthy, whole and respected.
3. Nature as Home
We are re-learning how to walk more lightly and respectfully
upon our beautiful home, the planet Earth.
4. Conscious Choices
This is the first time in our history when we have
enough understanding and awareness, along with the tools
of technology, to realize that we have "Conscious
Choice" to use our minds and hearts to create a
world that works for all..
5. Learning Wholeness
The Teachers of the Future lead us to insight, to know
that wholeness brings inner peace, connectedness, and
honors unity and diversity!
6. Partnerships
Partnership education honors the child's natural learning
style while he/she receives the guidance of adults who
lead as co-equals.The needs and interests of the individual
learner are clearly balanced with those of the community.
7. Communications
for Community
Strong communities are the roots for building harmony
and balance in a life-centered world. Effective and
sustainable communications ensure strong, healthy communities.
8. Living Democracy
Living Participatory Democracy gives ALL humans a voice.
With only one earth and one humanity, we all have the
responsibility to be partners in creating a just, peaceful
and sustainable world.
9. Awakening Greatness
Greatness is about honoring the inherent worth of all
and inspiring and empowering one another to reach for
our highest potential.
10. Problems As
Opportunities
A problem indicates that something is out of balance,
and it challenges our creative thinking to view it from
many perspectives, to see all possibilities, so that
we can
design the best possible solution.
11. Actions for
a New World
We know that vision plus action can change the world.
People acting together for the greater good is more
powerful than any single vision.
12. StarSchools
StarSchools are the schools of tomorrow -- where we
educate mind, body, emotions and spirit to empower everyone
and build a sustainable civilization.
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