Education

I keep on talking and discussing about what gets in first when it comes to human shaping up. The debate is often along the lines of “chicken and egg”: chicken, sometimes, is just a way to make another egg.

What you see in here is might not be animal silhouettes….

As Educator and coach, I am strongly tempted to fall in the “Education comes first” paradigm; of course I am not talking purely about schooling though I admit schooling contributes a lot. Genetics too has very little to do when we think of one’s development. Genes make us tall, brown eye or, God forbid, us facing consequences for their mutation; behavior, for the best and for the worst, is most powerful and effective educator. One’s development is indissolubly related to other’s behavior, especially to the behavior of parents and relatives. The closer we are each other, the more effective and pervasive the influence will be. As easy and obvious as this could appear, we most of the time we lack and miss this perspective. We all have a place in the world, in the society: parents, children, educator, grandparents and for each and every of these roles corresponding behaviors carry consequences and effects. Is a serial killer such because he or she had bad parents? Or is a Nobel prize winner particularly lucky to have parents who are genius? Of course there is not just one answer; it is true however that most of the times, things happen for a reason and rarely as a result of “random” causes. Butterfly effect is just an elementary simplification of this concept. My humble view on this is therefore: we are what we are for a reason even though we cannot even pretend to control every single facet of life. Chaos, in the best interpretation possible, is the very, prime and true law ruling our and other’s existences. We do have the possibility though to reasonably affect and make the difference in our own and other’s lives, with every word we speak and every deed we do.

Never underestimate the powerful influence we can exert on other’s lives. Never underestimate the powerful influence that our thoughts and deeds have on ourselves.

Lorenzo

Education, Pedagogic Journey

And here we are, again! Our journey continues heading to Flensburg, Germany. In May 2020 (15th till 19th), we will accompany Italian team throughout the beauty of the very first Forest Kindergarten in Germany.

Petra and I we will not be alone during this experience as Paolo Mai, co-founder of the Italian forest kindergarten “Asilo nel Bosco” in Rome will join us. During these five extraordinary days, Italian Team will have the opportunity to visit Flensburg FK and also the Beach Kindergarten, close to Flensburg. Experience sharing, round table and most importantly community time will represent an unique opportunity for teacher, parents and concerned people to deepen their knowledge and confidence in the realm of the Education in Nature. See you soon in Flensburg!

Petra and Lorenzo

Conferences, Erasmus

Erasmus @ Abeerden

ERASMUS project led by the City of Aberdeen is on its way heading to North Germany and a fantastic team from UK is thrilled about this journey. Petra and I would never miss this chance to visit lovely City of Aberdeen to set the stage for the next coming Seminar in Flensburg, though. So, see you there, soon.

Petra and Lorenzo

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