about
School of the Future is a project about what a school can be. The mission/hypothesis of the future is that the best learners/teachers are the best teachers/learners. School of the Future invites anyone to propose classes, workshops, apprenticeships, installations, or moments that add to our active research about how to make a better education.The project defeats the notion that school is as it should be, and to offer witnesses of the school the freedom to experiment with what their learning and teaching process can be. In the process of exploring the possibilities of school, we aim to become a body of unschooled and educated teaching students.
Download a Course Catalog (PDF)
School of the Future is ongoing. Our first experiment was July 1 – 31, 2010 in Sgt. Dougherty Park, Brooklyn. Stay tuned for more unschooling.
// Supporters and Partners:
School of the Future is a collaborative project by Student Body Cassie Thornton, Head Librarian Christopher Kennedy and an array of community partners and supporters including: Solar One, AlphaOne Labs, Flux Factory, Association of Teaching Artists, Trust Art, Buckminster Fuller Institute, NYC Parks Department, Open Space Alliance of North Brooklyn, St. Nicks Alliance, St. Cecilias, Neighbors Allied for Good Growth and our wonderful Bored of Education:
- Nick Normal – Social Netleisure
- Jackie Dodd – Neighborhood Outreach, Mandarin Translator, Dancer of Spirit
- Alison Levy, Noelle V Dor – Teacher: Stand in the Place
- Abby Weg – Food Princess
- Dylan Gauthier – Motivational Scholar, Teacher: Dawn School
- James Andrews – Inside Job Doer, Facilitator:
- Dina Elkin – Back Door Opener
- Huong Ngo – Craftsmaster, Teacher
- Doug Paulson – Director of Distractions, Chess Player
- Aaron Finbloom – School Philosopher, Teacher
- Allison Faye – Radical Assessor, Yurt Designer and Builder
- Cory Brown – Urban Sustainability
- Sean Psytek – Garden Hacker,
- Christine Lagorio – Curator of Games, Moral Sustenance
- Lacy Tauber – Political Guru, Local Mapper, Teacher
- Caroline Woolard – Sports Maniac, Costume Designer
- Grace – Neighborhood Steward
Research Team:
- Mary Deas, Monica Cohen, Katherine Jernejec, Richard Diaz, Andrea Jaeger
Artist Scholars:
- Barrie Cline, Will Elkins, Hiroshi Shafer, Elizabeth Knaffo, Grace Hwang
Architecture Team:
- Jordan Carver, Alexis Burson, Kyle Hovenkotter, Estefania Pilatti, Christina Nguyen and Kate Cahill
