The Westside Permies are proud to announce the formation of a new group called the Westside FreeSkool. The Westside Free Skool is an opportunity for people of ALL AGES to
come together to share knowledge in a non-commercial setting to
strengthen community. We believe education is a way to achieve equality
and freedom. Everybody has something to teach and something to learn.
By stepping out of our traditional teacher/pupil roles, we can
strengthen self-reliance and the DIY (do-it-yourself) ethic. Only by
sharing our skills and talents can we break away from the
commodification and hierarchy of society.
Anyone can teach a class in anything they want. WE NEED YOU!!!
The instructor finds a space in house, park, or community center, or
gets help finding a space from people who help with organizing the free
skool.
Please post classes you would like to teach or find out what class you would like to take at http://westsidepermies.ning.com.
History of FreeSkool
Wikipedia has an interesting opinion
An anarchist free school, sometimes spelled free skool, can be a
decentralized network in which skills, information, and knowledge are
shared without hierarchy or the institutional environment of formal
schooling. The open structure of this type of free school is intended
to encourage self-reliance, critical consciousness, and personal
development. These free schools have their roots in the anarchist
Escuela Moderna of Spain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
They are, at heart, non-institutional, non-authoritarian, and
counter-cultural. Generally, these are formed at a grassroots level by
a group of individuals acting collectively and autonomously to create
educational opportunities and promote skill-sharing within their
communities. These free schools often operate outside the market
economy in favor of a gift economy. Nevertheless, the meaning of the
"free" of free schools is not restricted to monetary cost, and can
refer to an emphasis on free speech and student-centered education.
For more ideas on classes, check out the East Bay Freeskool, our inspiration.
http://eastbayfreeskool.wikia.com/wiki/East_Bay_Free_Skool_Wiki
Happy Skooling.