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A Nature-Based Approach to Schooling
Author: Natalia LemaDecember 30, 2025
Growing up in a city and living in one of the busiest cities in the world does not always allow us to connect with Nature in a way that we feel deeply and consciously part of it. And perhaps we don’t even notice it as we rush from place to place, become accustomed to the [...]
Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are
Author: Manjula NanavatiDecember 27, 2020
One of the foundations of how we conceptualize our sense of self today, perhaps came from the 17th century philosopher Rene Descartes’ most famous maxim, cogito ergo sum or I think therefore I am. Taken to an extreme that Descartes himself may never have meant, we are conditioned to prioritize self-interest, applaud the pursuit of [...]
Generation-Z: Deltas, Founders & Doers
Author: Siobhan Cait FarrarJanuary 15, 2020
Generation Z is the most widely known term used to distinguish the post-millennial generation born after 1995. However, this classification is not necessarily the most illuminating or the one chosen by the generation themselves. A New York Times article (Jan 2018) discusses several options ranging from the abject – ‘the last generation’ ‘the final generation’ [...]
The Ice Rink
Author: Gilad SommerJanuary 25, 2019
During an attempt at ice skating at the Sculpture Garden in DC, I had one of these wonderful moments where life seems to speak to you through the so-called “ordinary” moments. Watching the happy faces – of every age, race and color – go round and round, I couldn’t help but admire the beauty of [...]