1. Children are cosmic beings

by admin1 | Jun 7, 2022 | Key concepts

Children are cosmic beings “Home is being embedded in a greater whole.” (D. Duhm) The highest principle is respectful care and protection for the life of all beings on our planet Earth. Within every child and every young person there is a seed of compassion and...

2. Thinking of the future

by admin1 | Jun 7, 2022 | Key concepts

“The thinking of the future must make wars impossible.” (Albert Einstein)  The foundation of a future peace-culture is laid in schools. “War is always a defeat for humanity.” (Pope Francis) An understanding and knowledge of the diversity of human cultures is...

3. Knowledge for the future

by admin1 | Jun 7, 2022 | Key concepts

Curriculums should convey that which is needed for a future worth living. The Escola da Esperança aims to impart profound social, ecological and technological knowledge. This is the basis for the development of a global consciousness for the protection of our planet‘s...

4. Attraction instead of pressure

by admin1 | Jun 7, 2022 | Key concepts

Attraction instead of pressure – learning is a natural process of life which happens by itself. Within the conditions of trust and mutual respect, learning follows life’s natural energy flows. Children and adolescents all have big questions: “Why...

5. I am, I want to

by admin1 | Jun 7, 2022 | Key concepts

‘I am, I want to, I can’ – Each individual has his or her inner course of development Children are born into the world with different talents. The development of their individual potential requires educational surroundings in which these are seen and supported. Each...

6. The world as an organism

by admin1 | Jun 7, 2022 | Key concepts

The world is a holistic organism Like the experiences of a child, the world cannot be divided into categories without us losing the sense of the whole. The synergy of active research and cognitive understanding, from which cellularly-anchored integral knowledge and...