Ulrike Greenway visits CCS

 

Marie-Louise Baker brought her friend and German Educational pioneer, Ulrike Greenway, to visit the Charter School this month. Ulrike was offered the position of Secretary of Education for the state of Germany, but declined the position to continue to focus on innovation and expansion of the school she founded and its educational ideas in Germany with sister schools in China. Ulrike spoke richly of her passion about student self-direction and self-motivation, and questions of how this really works and what are the best and most inspired ways to create a learning environment that directly supports student self-motivation? Ulrike and her husband have been part of the Crestone community since the 1970's, making home both here and in Germany. It is such a privilege to participate in spontaneous conversations such as these about Philosophy of Education with scholars and activist of depth and committment like Ulrike Greenway here on "T" road. These are the living Conversations that continue themselves in many conversations elsewhere.