Teaching and Learning Without Bounds

One of the real privileges of working with Kunskapsskolan family of schools is being able to meet with our international colleagues to explore the way we can learn together and from one another. A week ago before the most horrendous effects of Hurricane Sandy,   I met with the Education Directors from Sweden, USA, and for the first time India. We visited two schools – Bank Street on Upper West side of Manhattan and the  Kunskapsskolan’s sponsored charter school, Innovate Manhattan.

In particular we were working together to see how we can live the Kunskapsskolan Education (KED) values in a pre-primary and primary setting. This has particular resonance for India who open their pre primary and primary sections this April in Delhi.

The first visit to Bank Street was inevitably a challenge for someone hardened by too many years in secondary education. The school offers pre primary/kindergarten from children of 18 months upwards to top primary…