Here is a powerful 1.09 second clip of Sam Taylor’s chat at Doorways to Learning with Donna. Full episode can be heard here.
How can a little school in Iowa manifest Quaker values in its faculty and student body?
How can beginning each day in silence and meditation change a students’ possibilities?
You are about to fall into an adventure listening to Sam Taylor. He is the Dean of Academics at a small Quaker school in Iowa that’s imbued with not only the precepts but also the spirit of these passionately humanitarian people. You’re going to hear how the school manifests Quaker doctrines in the daily running of its school – and about how its adjoining farm, doubles as food source and classroom for the boarding students and staff.
Let’s open our minds to Sam’s description of the power of positivity and how the effects of the doctrines of a people committed to community have on its population in this small but remarkable school in Iowa.
Want fun facts about our guests? Little-known information about this topic? Find out all of it HERE!!
You can find more conversations like this one at Doorways to Learning with Donna
If you like this episode, treat Donna to a coffee!!
Scaffoldingmagic.com is your entryway into DYNAMIC bilingual learning methodologies, such as Phenomenon-Based Learning, CLIL, EMI, and ESL. You’ll find ways to implement critical thinking tools (DOK) to promote higher level thinking, the growth mindset, instil an ethic of excellence, deep reflection on learning, and all through multi-cultural, interdisciplinary activities. We have the keys to turning competences into action and to creating collective efficacy in your school so you move ahead as a unified, enthusiastic team.
