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I am an educator and an unschooler.  I have a master’s degree in Educational Studies, with a  focus on democratic education and co-created learning.  The heart of my work focuses on engaged, respectful relationships between adults and young people.

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My favourite thing to do is to work with people to co-create spaces, systems and activities that allow people to support themselves and each other.  So often, when we collaborate with others we can create things that function and nourish more deeply than we could have imagined working alone.

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 For over fifteen years, I have had the profound delight of developing my practice under the mentorship of Helen Hughes.  Amoung other things, she has taught me about deep respect and the important work of paying attention to the sparkle in people’s eyes.

 

I have been working with young people and adult learners for over twenty years in a variety of alternative contexts: The Learnary, Collective Homeschool Group,  Windsor House Democratic School,  Playgroup Facilitator, Village Free School, Capilano College Adult Basic Education, Humanities 101 and Bamfield Community School Youth Program.​

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