Nature Nic

Nature Nic: http://www.naturenic.com.au/

This young fella is interested in using the Zoe hall as a meeting
space for his projects with other kids.

I'm meeting his mum at 4pm-ish, I'll keep you posted.

:D

Lord of the Flies and Battle Royale

zoë has no overt power structure
the structure is about children having responsibility
children are to an extent free, in that they are responsible
this is a hard lession to learn
the problem is perhaps lord of the flies and battle royale
the question is about human nature
the answers are, I beleive, as various as people are various, 7 billion and counting
these days we seem to have a form of institutionalised irrasponsability so that individuals don't need to develop any
I beleive this is how we get into a mess
we dissasociate in so many ways
like the separation of family and work and leasure which we take for granted

we're working on it

the wonderful thing about working with stones is all the thinking it allows

working on the steps to the school is about the most practical way possible of working towards the school

so i think about school and i think about work and i think about sustainability and i think about community and i think what do i think about these things

work ---> community ---> school

i think thats the order it goes in

while I'm there I'm surprised by how the local sentiment seems to have transformed into a more positive veiw of what we're doing

So the time appears to be aproaching when we will need to have a clearer deffinition of what we're doing, a sort of umbrella under which we might gather for a while

the old school has rested and calmed and taken on something of a mythical or nostalgic quality

the Zoë. the Life.

so i want to try and discribe a fillosoffy
one that includes A.S.Neil
the Tasmanian curriculum
Sustainable Eduction
UNESCO rights of the child

more further...

:D

Danu's Direct Action Theatre Workshops

To start at Zoë, Monday 14th July 3pm

I'll have to wait and see what its all about!

Stone steps

I've started to bulid the stone stairway up the front bank. Its a seriously large project but one that should make a huge difference to access and the all important 'first impression' of the building. Its great work, digging and shifting some big rocks. Started last weekend and spent most of the intervening week at work looking forward to getting back into it again.

Picked up a hitchiker on the way home last Sunday. He came up to help with the stone work and seems very keep to help with the school. Then he asked to rent a studio space. His name is Danu. He told me he's been wanting to make a connection with this project for a long time.

I should include some photos of the work. Trick is to create it in a way that it will remain safe for children. Hoping to make it possible to space out the stairs enough to get some pine-bark and eventually mossy bits in the spaces, for a soft landing when someone takes a tumble. Bound to get icy too.