BUILDING THE
SCHOOL IN YOUR COMMUNITY:
Letting the Kids Do It!
By Patricia Jepsen
and Delphi
(2003, 8 1/2"x 5 1/2", 20 pages, stapled
booklet, US$6.00)
EXCERPT
A Brief
Note from the Authors, Delphi and Pat
Our
school is different because the Sanctuary
School has risen out of the land. It is a wise
place where animals can speak and kids can
hear them and talk back!
It is a
place where we all respect one another and
practice being kind and loving.
There is
a secret here--most people don't know
it--well, some kids do!
When you
mix respect for all life with kindness and a
real loving partnership, the mind goes to
another place entirely where you can think
with your heart.
Give this
school a chance. It is better than any other
school on the planet.
What the Kids Need to Teach
Kids are
teachers before they can be taught. They have
so much information within them and we have to
listen to them when they are speaking!
I,
Delphi, have the ability to hear babies and
understand their talk. That is because I am
very open to them and consider them to be the
smartest of all the human inhabitants. Babies
speak straight from their souls. They haven't
gotten the human talk yet and so what they say
is quite pure and heaven-sent. If you believe
that babies know a lot and can teach you many
things about heaven, you will be right where
you need to be--the heart-mind. Most children
speak from that place and they learn better
when you speak from that same place.
In the
classroom and in the home, you have to provide
the opportunity for kids to teach you. At
least half the time spent in school should be
given to listening to the children and
learning from them. Education should come out
of children. Their hearts know a great deal.
Teachers have to take time to listen and to
create ways to inspire children to divulge
what they already know.
Many
people realize that the heart has a brain. It
is rarely used, except by kids. The Children
of the New World make a point of speaking from
the heart, and they like to think from that
place too. When you have a teacher who
recognizes the value of the heart-mind, there
is no end to what the kids can do.
Listen
with your heart! And remember to ask the
animal members to also take part in making the
school fun and exciting for all! By the way,
if you would like to learn how to communicate
with us, you must listen with your heart.
One more
point I would like to make is let the kids map
their day. And do not stick to the same
schedule. Be different every day. Kids like
surprises, don't forget.
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