Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin
This quote says it all when it comes to our learning approach at Slow School.
Last Tuesday night we hosted a thought-provoking dinner on how educators and facilitators can become catalysts for change and on Thursday night every conventional learning norm was challenged with an experiential class exploring the optimal conditions for effective collaboration. Thank you Sandi and Richard for your superb service to Slow School.
This wonderful article on slow education just came to my attention and is real validation that the work we’re doing is so desperately needed in both youth and adult education. Read more
Still, there have been ups and downs in bringing the vision for Slow School to life.
The downs have included the occasional tendency to beat myself up over the fact that we don’t have some of the big stuff in place yet, like umm… the business model. The other is that the class sizes have been smaller than hoped for due to the deep desire not to use conventional mass marketing techniques and to simply allow the school to grow through attraction vs promotion (one of the core principles of conscious marketing).
On the other hand there’s been quite a few ups. We’re attracting lots of attention and interest, including from the Grand-Daddy of Slow, Carl Honoré author of In Praise of Slow, who I’ll be interviewing for Slow School next week. And perhaps most excitingly, our holding company (Carolyn Tate & Co.) is just a bees-knee away from becoming a certified BCorporation to be announced at a party in Melbourne this week. Yeeha!!!
So really everything at Slow School is perfectly imperfect, which is why we’re asking for your help to keep it that way. Please help us to grow the school and turn learning on it’s head by joining a class (see below) and spreading the love amongst your friends!
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What’s coming up?
Tues 26 Aug – Slow Study Club – 9am to 10.30am, Hub Melbourne, 3/673 Bourke Street Melbourne. Come along and share an update of where you are now in your business, where you need help and receive impromptu mentoring from Carolyn and others. This study class is held every Tuesday at the same time. Just turn up, no need to register and it’s free.
Wed 27 Aug – Slow Dinner – How to know your purpose, vision and values in business. At this dinner you’ll be provided with the learning and tools required to help you define your purpose, vision and values and be given the opportunity for direct input from other dinner participants. Register here
Wed 3 Sept – Slow Dinner – How to build a sustainable business model. At this dinner we discuss how your purpose, vision and values drive your business model and the best ways to go about building your business model. We explore the ‘Business Model Canvas’ as a great tool to help you move towards your vision. Register here
Fri 5 Sept – Slow Workshop – How to build a purpose-driven business. Learn how to build a prosperous business that’s purpose-driven and based on the principles of conscious capitalism and conscious marketing. Study real-life examples of small businesses that are actually doing it and receive a framework to follow for your own business. Register here
Tues 9 Sept – Slow Dinner – How to value your services and get paid what you’re worth. At this dinner we’ll discuss what ‘value’ actually is and how to work towards a non-time based pricing model that truly reflects your worth, experience, knowledge and skill-set. Register here
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At Slow School, our aim is to help you expand your mind through deeply collaborative and experiential learning that gets you taking action… slowly and mindfully. As we come together to learn and connect, trust is established and true collaboration takes place, so that together we can do the work that really matters in the world.
Slow School. Think about it.
Yours slowly
Carolyn and the Slow School Team
PS Like us on twitter and join the linkedin group. Also, if you’re not already a member of Hub Melbourne (our co-working community partner) and would like to check it out, receive a free day pass by using code SSOB when booking your day here.
