Life as an Alternative Education Provider

Join Christopher Schoenwald of the podcast LIFE AS A.. as he chats with Peter Philips of the Bali, Indonesia based Open Flow Learning Centre.

The conversation presents a number of insightful ideas and discussion points concerning current educational philosophies and whether they are truly structured to deliver the skills and knowledge young and developing minds require to thrive in modern society.

This episode covers a lot of ground and will be a talk worth listening to for:

*Anyone interested in the field of teaching

*Alternative education

*Business & Entrepreneurship

*Children's education

Listeners will gain new insights pertaining to:

  • The criticality within the 21st century of paying more attention to the development of children's soft skills

  • What it’s like operating an alternative education based learning centre in a place like Bali, Indonesia

  • How his school integrates many non-traditional educational philosophies into their curriculum ranging from the likes of Rudolph Steiner, Maria Montessori and others

  • His thoughts on current and mainstream educational practice and what he feels it’s lacking

  • How the Open Flow Learning Centre physically differentiates itself from a traditional classroom setting

  • How and why nature is invited into their learning spaces and why that element is so utterly important

  • What biomimicry is and how they leverage this type of learning approach

  • What opportunities and challenges there are teaching within an alternative education based program

  • Peter’s take on the future of alternative education learning programs and how technology via decentralization and blockchain may play a role moving forward

  • Much more! 

To learn more about Peter and his work, you can check out the following links:

LinkedIn

Website

Instagram 

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