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| CRAFT: The first project-based magazine dedicated to the renaissance that is occurring within the world of crafts. Celebrating the DIY spirit, CRAFT's goal is to unite, inspire, inform and entertain a growing community of highly imaginative and resourceful people who are transforming traditional art and crafts with unconventional, unexpected and even renegade techniques, materials and tools; people who undertake amazing crafting projects in their homes and communities. ... |
Thursday, October 09, 2008 --- 53 days ago http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/10/austin_eco_school_brings_the_g.html?CM
 Kids who attend the Austin EcoSchool learn from teachers and families who understand the power of learning by doing. In its third year, the EcoSchool is a three day a week school that's a bridge between homeschooling and traditional schooling. Among the creative ways the EcoSchool teachers implement their curriculum is having the children use The Game of Villiage to learn about other cultures, countries and periods of history. From The Game of Viliage Web site: Briefly, The Game of Village (aka Village) is a slice of the real world at its best, in the scale of 1:24. Young people are invited to become Homesteaders on a mini frontier of real territory. In exchange for their agreements, they develop a harmonious and productive community in miniature. Homesteaders are granted a mini acre of land on which their PEEPS (short for miniature people) are required to reside, and make their home. EcoSchool founder, Dee Cárdenas, explained how this year's students have used The Game of Village. We have used the Game of Village as the hub for teaching children about history and life skills. In this year's Village, children create a small scale medieval village, complete with residents ("Peeps"). They design and construct Peep houses, take on jobs, form a government and build community, all in a historically relevant context. Children learn financial sense, self-reliance, interpersonal skills and group cooperation, competence with tools and bringing ... |
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