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Education Is Life PodcastEducation Is Life [EP 25] Learning is a non-conventional practice with Greenfields Parent, Chris GWe don’t hear it too often at Greenfields, but kids love to ask: “Why are we doing this?” “When will I need to use this in the real world?” At its core, this question is about much more than being bored or impatient with the subject at hand. It shows that kids care about the larger purpose behind their education. So what is that, exactly?Chris Grenier’s experience with public school education is like so many others we have heard from other podcast guests. This Greenfields parent has a few standout memories such as dissecting worms and wo...
2021-06-0757 min
Education Is Life PodcastEducation Is Life [EP 26] with tutor Lindsey ZoellerWhat does academic success mean to the students themselves? When their grades start slipping in a particular subject, what does that mean to them? In this interview with The Chicago Family Tutor owner Lindsey Zoeller, we quickly learn that tutoring is about much more than a cognitive understanding of math concepts or additional practice with reading. It’s time and space for a student to work through their relationship to a subject or skill with a trusted mentor and do one thing we love to do at Greenfields: fail safely!
What’s fascinating about Lindsey’s approach to tutoring comes from h...
2021-05-2656 min
Education Is Life PodcastEducation Is Life [EP 25] Learning is a non-conventional practice with Greenfields Parent, Chris GWe don’t hear it too often at Greenfields, but kids love to ask: “Why are we doing this?” “When will I need to use this in the real world?” At its core, this question is about much more than being bored or impatient with the subject at hand. It shows that kids care about the larger purpose behind their education. So what is that, exactly?Chris Grenier’s experience with public school education is like so many others we have heard from other podcast guests. This Greenfields parent has a few standout memories such as dissecting worms and wo...
2021-05-2540 min
Education Is Life PodcastEducation Is Life [EP 24] Defying the “Just Deal with It,” Approach to Life with Greenfields Parent, Mitchel BleierShould we just “suck it up and deal with it” when life isn’t right or going our way in a job, a marriage, or a bad situation? What about school- is that for kids to just ‘deal with’ if it isn’t working?
Mitchel BleierGreenfields Academy parent invites parents to listen to children who are sending out the warning signals about school being broken- they are yelling it loud and clear!
In this Episode, we flip things around a bit from tradition when Rob & Mitchel have a discussion about the way school has always been defined as this place you go to, w...
2021-03-2434 min
Education Is Life PodcastEducation Is Life [EP 23] Sports for Girls & Lessons Learned for LifeAlong the lines of creating something unique for your outside-of-school activities, check out the My Pandemic Life Creative Expo coming up on March 18th - 21st for another great way to see how education in young people is more than academics. It is important to emphasize social & emotional learning, along with athletic and physical development to make a greater impact on each of our lives! Sign up for FREE to the event: https://bit.ly/pandemiclifeebsignup If you are interested in joining the movement as a student at our school, please vi...
2021-03-1028 min
Education Is Life PodcastEducation Is Life [EP 22] Perspective from our Youngest Griffins Sonia and ShauryaHow many podcasts do you hear from young people about what school and learning is like? Brace yourself for cuteness and stay curious about how these young people are taking charge of their education, their learning, and life through a pandemic.
“Is it a big change or a change like the size of a … pea!?”
They giggle, we giggle, and this is a little how this episode goes with a lot of first-hand insight. Hear from 6 and 7-year-olds, Sonya and Shaurya, who share what it’s like to be in the launcher program at Greenfields Academy.
Together in one episode, see how...
2021-02-1032 min
Education Is Life PodcastEducation Is Life [EP 21] Stop Competing and Start Creating - Using Music to Heal the World with Adrienne SchroederVisit Adrienne Schroeder's Website: https://www.adrienneschroeder.com/If you are interested in the My Pandemic Life Creative Youth Expo, more information here: https://www.greenfieldsacademy.com/my-pandemic-life
2021-01-2044 min
Education Is Life PodcastEducation Is Life [EP 20] with Allison James - Empathetic Entrepreneurship & Innovative InventionsHow is traditional education squashing the possibilities of solutions & new opportunities for the world to thrive?
From food deserts to cancer patients receiving chemotherapy- young children are capable of coming up with solutions to some of life’s biggest challenges that even adults can’t quite get just right.
Program Manager of the Chicago Student Invention Convention (CSIC), and Greenfields Academy’s Chicago Children’s Business Fair Judge, Allison James, shares her experience with the experiential invention education program that ignites the spark of innovation and entrepreneurship in Illinois youth.
In this episode, Rob & Allison uncover some of the ways that stu...
2020-10-2950 min
Education Is Life PodcastEducation Is Life [EP 19] Rethinking College, Academia, and the Purpose of Education with Vero SmithFrom Teaching College to Guiding at Greenfields, we hope that you find an abundance of insight in this episode of Education Is Life!
Starting with the concept of Time Deserts vs. Education Deserts- have you thought of the difference in how much time people spend having to work just to have access to the bare essentials with the opportunities presented in the current education system?
Vero Smith shares insights and ideas around what tools students really need to operate as a school & as a society, while comparing today to the way we’ve always done things. She is also a gu...
2020-10-2142 min
Education Is Life PodcastEducation Is Life [EP 18] Insider’s Tips to Succeed as a Vendor at the Chicago Children’s Business FairWith years of experience, young entrepreneurs start businesses from as early as the age of 7 at the Chicago Children’s Business Fair, hosted by Greenfields Academy. Founding student, Aviva, has participated as a business owner for the last 6 years and has a treasure trove of knowledge for any first-time students looking to become a kidpreneur this year at the fair. With the unique circumstances of COVID19 allowing the fair to be a Cyber event, here are some interesting tips & ideas from experienced vendors, sellers, and entrepreneurs of the Chicago Children’s Busine...
2020-10-0200 min