2018 marks two special anniversaries for the Academy for the Love of Learning, leading us to both reflect on our history and look to the emerging future. This year is the 20th anniversary of the formal establishment of the Academy as an organization. We are also celebrating the centennial of Leonard Bernstein’s birth. Lenny, as…
As the El Otro Lado in the Schools program enters spring semester, our teaching artists, teachers, and students are preparing for our 4th annual community celebration. Here is a glimpse into what is unfolding in the 5th grade at Atalaya Elementary. We hope you will join us to witness the artwork and stories on Friday,…
Nava Elementary School in Santa Fe, New Mexico has been part of the El Otro Lado in the Schools program for seven years, with the teachers making it part of Nava’s school identity. Throughout the year, multiple classrooms experience the El Otro Lado program, using the power of art and creative expression to explore and…
From March 12-16, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama will engage in an in-depth dialogue with leading scientists, humanities scholars, education researchers, and practitioners on the topic of education and how to best prepare young people for their roles in a rapidly-changing world. New models for integrating the teaching of compassion and ethics in schools…
The third annual Creative Facilitation Gathering was held January 19-22, 2018 at the Academy for the Love of Learning, with the intention of bringing together a group of inspired change-makers to cultivate peer-to-peer community learning. This year’s gathering was focused on developing constructive feedback processes to deepen individual creative facilitation practices. Twenty-five deeply-rooted New Mexicans…
1 año, 6 maestros, 3 artistas docentes, 120+ estudiantes, historias incontables… 1 year, 6 teachers, 3 teaching artists, 120+ students, countless stories… For the 7th year the Academy for the Love of Learning is collaborating with Santa Fe public schools to bring El Otro Lado (EOL) to our local community. This year we are honored…
In 2015/16 the Academy for the Love of Learning brought 25 creative facilitators from diverse communities together in a participatory process, informed by the Academy’s transformative learning model and depth facilitation practices. The goal was twofold: to begin developing a cohort with common language and shared experience and to delve into the inquiry: How can…
At the core of the Academy for the Love of Learning’s mission lies the intention for the growth of right action, beginning with an individual and moving outward into the larger community. Our Creative Facilitation Cohort, a group of creative practitioners and community change-makers, have gathered together for the past two years at the Academy’s…
“This is a great gift to our island.” —Friday Harbor Story Gathering Workshop Participant Over the summer of 2017, The Academy for the Love of Learning worked with composer/facilitator Grisha Krivchenia to deliver a Lifesongs Story Gathering Training in Friday Harbor, Washington and explore a model for bringing Lifesongs to new communities. This past September,…
More than twenty-five years ago, I made the decision to become a classroom teacher. It was not, admittedly, my first career choice. I believed I was destined to be a Saturday Night Live cast member or maybe an international photojournalist. But, as it turns out, I really loved teaching. I entered my first year in…
