We need a change in education...
​The current system is full of anxious and unmotivated children, burned out teachers and an education that does not prepare children for life. Kids are not free to learn, therefore they are unmotivated. There is too much useless information and not enough engagement or attention, especially for neurodivergent kids.
Generation Z and Alpha children are not cut out for the old ways of learning and the pressures parents put on them. These children need a different way of learning.
We need a place for children where they can be seen and heard, where they can learn while playing, where kindness matters, where they can learn important life skills and self-love, and most importantly, they can become self-aware. That is where they need our gentle guidance
At the same time, we want to help the parents of our students by providing an education and a way to heal emotionally.
During this process, parents can learn and understand how their own past may affect how they parent. This will allow parents to grow together with their children.
We have created a new learning paradigm...
for the children:
FREE PLAY
SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING
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for the parents
(and the children):
CONSCIOUS PARENTING
CONSCIOUS LIVING
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Combining unique teaching methods from leaders in pedagogy and pioneers of mindfulness and consciousness, we have a new set of principles to build the school upon.
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Children learn best through their interests. By focusing on each child's curiosity, uniqueness and well-being, we can encourage self-motivation, self-awareness, self-expression, and break down the competition barriers.
Simultaneously, shifting our parenting methods is essential to make the changes stick. That's why we have a multi-pronged approach for the Kite Method that focuses on re-educating children and parents at once.
from Traditional Parenting
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​Control and fear based
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Fixing kid
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Rewards and punishment
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Past and future based
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Mainstream culture
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Hierarchical
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Kids are lesser than
to Conscious Parenting
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Connection and empowerment based
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Fixing parents and their wounds
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Natural consequences
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Present moment based
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Out of box culture
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More circular
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Kids are equal to and our greatest awakeners​
Conscious Living & Parenting
Dr. Shefali Tsabary’s Conscious Parent Coaching Method is a game changer, not only coaches or parents, but also for individuals without children. At Lily’s Kites, we are trained in Conscious Parenting. A parent may send their child to the best school, but after school, the child goes home. If the parent doesn’t have the right skills and tools, the child will not reach their full potential, because he or she will not have the ability to be authentic. We provide a workshop for parents to understand the differences between traditional vs conscious parenting (summary below), to teach parents to heal themselves which, in turn, will allow for a deeper connection with their child. Parents who are ready for this journey are welcome into our village!
Every child is a GIFT
He or she is another chance for humanity to make the world a better place! Our job as parents and teachers is to give them the most love, guidance and freedom we can. It is priceless for a parent or any adult to watch a little helpless person grow into an individual who has his/her own ideas, despite genes and/or circumstances.
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Every child deserves to be and feel loved, accepted and respected. Each child should learn at their own pace. We need to spend time learning about each child as a person, what their interests, temperament, abilities and focus are. Then we can gently guide them through all subjects via their own interest, so they can relate easier. During this process, we have to make sure that they are healthy mentally, spiritually, emotionally, physically and academically.
Children will be held in a safe container at our school, facilitated by teachers trained in Conscious Parenting & Conscious Living.
They will be nurtured into self-awareness ~ and given the space to become their most authentic selves:
Free Play
Peter Gray, Ph.D., the American psychology researcher introduced the idea that free play is the most important thing for the child’s learning development. Children don’t need to sit in school for 7-8 hours a day and be instructed to learn. In today’s world, existing innovative schools as well as microschools and home schools demonstrate that minimal instruction time (2 hours max.) is sufficient to teach basic reading and math skills. The rest of the time is used to allow children to discover and learn on their own.
Summary of the main benefits and traits of free play:​
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Inducing Playful Mood Improves Creativity and Insightful Problem Solving
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Playful State of Mind Enables Children to Solve Logic Problems
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Play is Self-chosen and Self-directed
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Play is Conducted in Active but Non-stressed Frame of Mind
Self-Directed Learning
The idea of self directed learning goes far back in history. Starting with hunter-gatherer societies, children followed their own curiosity and learned all life skills without the existence of schools. In today’s world, adults determine what children should learn and force feed it to them. By being forced to learn, children lose their curiosity and also their motivation to learn. By allowing them to follow their own lead, we nurture that innate curiosity.
Summary of the main benefits and traits of self directed learning:
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Kids can learn at their own pace
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Kids chose what they want to learn
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Kids learn real life skills, including “back to basics” skills
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Kids will remain curious and motivated
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Kids’ critical thinking will improve
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Kids become proficient in problem-solving and self-regulation