Interesting question. One idea: team up older and younger children. Have the older listen to emerging adult conversations and suggest things the younger can cut from magazines or paint/draw to visualize the ideas, then have them post them where they belong - creating visual collages that I think would provoke new energy for adult participants.
thanks, Jack _______________________________________________ Jack Ricchiuto / 216.288.9431 web: http://www.designinglife.com/ blog: http://www.gassho.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Gerard Muller Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 4:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: OS with kids - please advice Dear All, I have been asked to facilitate an Open Space for a school. The theme will be: "What school do we want to have in the future, and how do we create it ?" When discussing who should participate, the conclusion at this moment is the Board, the schools staff, parents, children and a couple of others who have a say about or expertise in this. My question is about the children. This school has children from 6-16 years old. The preparation group I am working with feels the older classes could participate. I expect also the younger ones would just do fine - except that probably they will not be given a choice to participate or not - parents who want to join the meeting will just take them along so as to not have to pay for someone to look after them. Anyone else has any experience with this ? Greetings from Denmark, Gerard Muller Open Space Institute Denmark * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
