Our Vision of Community
Lifelong learning is one of our core values and informs every aspect of our design. It is hard to imagine a more fertile ground for raising conscious, curious, joyful children (and students of all ages) than to be surrounded by an intentional community that participates in and celebrates their development. To have friends of all ages; mentors, teachers, aunties and uncles; to be able to learn from others and also to be able help those younger and less developed oneself, allowing for that constant changing of roles between student and teacher, mentor and mentee that is so helpful in one’s maturation; and to allow the natural magnetism of Friendship to work it’s magic in a group of people that share life together: this is the power of community in education.
We have wonderful connections with several educational traditions including the ‘how to live’ schools Yogananda created in the early years of his life’s work, the Montessori tradition and the ‘Education for Life’ system from Ananda Village. All of these emphasize the whole child and promote the harmonious development of body, mind and spirit. Exactly how this all takes shape on our campus is still unfolding – please let us know if you would like to get involved!
