SALON DINNER & WORKSHOPAn invitation to re-imagine school as a launch pad for social good.

April 26-27, 2013

SALON DINNERS

eat. meet. share.eat. meet. dream.

Getting to know one another.

INFORMAL & SUPERHERO TITLES

WE ALL PLAY ROLES, AND SOME TITLES JUST DON’T TELL THE WHOLE STORY. A PEEK AT WHO SHOWED UP ON FRIDAY NIGHT, IN THEIR OWN WORDS:

Beaten up but born again ed transformer

Ambassador of Peace

A Maui market mystic

Path-bender

An introvert trapped in an extrovert's body

Creative problem-solver

Antsy traveler and adventure seeker

Constantly connecting the dots

Two parts Puck without the wicked and three parts occasionally absent-minded dreamer, mixed with a dash of Southern pragmatism

Persistent seeker of perfect moments

An inventor and financier who suffers from a big case of never satisfied

Always inspired to take a peek down the rabbit hole

Word-smithing, rule-navigating instigator of justice

New sound futurist

The bass player in the garage band of media renovation

Imaginer + RFK + Coyote

HELLO

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“Help teachers to think of themselves as entrepreneurs.

Give them the tools and resource to explore, iterate, and break models. The entrepreneurship spirit will spread to students and school environment.” RESPONSE TO “HOW CAN WE CULTIVATE A SPIRIT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOLS?”

“Entrepreneurship is not, to me, about starting businesses, or starting things period. It's about creating fixes rather than acquiescing to the status quo.

Innovation is about seeing the world not as it is but as it could be, and I think it starts with unleashing agency: giving people of every age a chance to realize, starting one small win at a time, that they have the ability to solve the challenges that surround them.” RESPONSE TO “HOW CAN WE CULTIVATE A SPIRIT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOLS?”

“Sharing stories that reflect on how interconnected we all are, and spark inspiration mixed with a framework that allows students to get involved and take creative actions around issues they connect to.” RESPONSE TO “HOW CAN WE CULTIVATE A SPIRIT OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & JUSTICE IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOLS?”

ASKING NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THEFUTURE OF LEARNING.A collection of questions from salon guests to spark newdialogues on what education should look like.

If any, which moment in your education changed you?SALON GUEST

If you were a junior in high school right now, knowing what you know about the world, would you invest in a college education?  If not, what would you do?SALON GUEST

Take money and bureaucracy out of the equation. What is the one thing you would do now to change education systemwide?SALON GUEST

What is your life mission of good?SALON GUEST

How should a school for the future hatched from scratch contrast with the past/current prevailing antique model? Be specific.SALON GUEST

What is your definition of social entrepreneurship?What is powerful about this term? What is problematic?SALON GUEST

Why is it that all the good stu! happens after or outside of school?SALON GUEST

When I dream of the future of learning

I IMAGINE...

SHOW & TELLBring an item that tells a little bit about your learning journey.

A FEW THINGS WE LEARNED FROM SHOW & TELL.From artifacts of learning journeys, we shared stories whosemeaning still resonates.

“Re-enchant the world.”BARNET BAIN, BOX OF MAGICAL THINGS

“Get sweaty.”LENNON FLOWERS, SWEAT BANDS & SOCIAL CHANGE

“If you don’t like the news, make some of your own.”SCOTT SHERMAN, A SCAR & TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION

“Always buy the fun pass.”NIRVAN MULLICK, FIRST FUN PASS FROM CAINE’S ARCADE

BREAKING BREAD TOGETHER....or making tacos.

discovery. dialog. debate. debrief.

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DINNER QUESTION

What would a 'successful' graduate –of a 4-year HS dedicated to "creating social entrepreneurs" – be able to accomplish at that point in their life? What would 'success' look like for the high school? FEEL FREE TO HACK THE QUESTION.

SKETCHING FORWARDdesigning possibilities for a new high

school for social good

Barnet Bain Barnet Bain Films

Amy Berkholtz Magnetic Management

Chris Marinetti Found Sound Foundation, OneBeat

Greg Chase Liox Power, Inc.

Jennifer Casap Vollman New Global Citizens

John Woldenberg Blue Planet Films

Jordan Wallens Brinker Capital

Laura Gowen ZestFinance

Lennon Flowers Ashoka, Start Empathy

Linda Stewart Consultant, Producer

Luke Ryan Disruption Entertainment (Paramount)

Michael Mancini San Francisco Day School

Mike McGalliard Imagination Foundation

Michael Peter Balzary “Flea”

Red Hot Chili Peppers,Silverlake Conservatory of Music

Nick Kislinger Entertainment Industry Foundation

Nirvan Mullick Imagination Foundation, Caine's Arcade

Scott Sherman Transformative Action Institute

Steve Robertson Project Peace on Earth

Tim Kring Producer

Viktor Vensen No Right Brain Left Behind

Josh Brody The Sequoyah School

Elena Phleger The Sequoyah School

Marc Alongi The Sequoyah School

Andrew Avery Host, Sequoyah Parent

Laura Gabbert Host, Sequoyah Parent

Christian Long The Third Teacher+

Melanie Kahl The Third Teacher+

Jamie Thalman Photographer

HOSTS & FACILITATORS

SALON GUESTS

p.s. thank you again to our hosts, laura and andrew

SEQUOYAH : A WORKSHOPDreaming & doing together

9:00Arrival and Introductions

9:30What do we mean when we say social entrepreneurship? How does that translate into core values?

10:15What is our opportunity?Exploring the Braveheart scale.

What could that look like?A student’s journey through core experiences.

11:30What does that look like tomorrow? How can we explore the prototype and build the momentum?

12:30Reflection & Action

What skills and mindsets do young people need to grow into creative, entrepreneurial, and socially-minded leaders of tomorrow?WHAT WOULD A HIGH SCHOOL ROOTED IN THEMES OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOOK LIKE?

THE BRAVEHEART SCALE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

safe brave

AVERAGE: 8.5a highly scientific assessment of risk-taking and mold-breaking

How brave should we be as we design this high school?

GROUP PRESENTATIONSDesign a summer experience to prototype a what learning looks like at Sequoyah.

“Real ones: the kind that enable students to feel powerful.

Cultivating change makers is about creating opportunities for students to identify and examine the challenges they see in their own schools and communities, and offering them the space to study why those challenges exist, who else is doing something about them and the gap between problem and solution, and the chance to creatively develop a solution.” RESPONSE TO “WHAT TYPES OF EXPERIENCES DO STUDENTS NEED TO BE CHANGE MAKERS IN TODAY'S WORLD?”

MINDSETS

SKILLS

OPPORTUNITIES TO RE-INVENTWays Sequoyah can break the mold

Self-reflection

Assessment

Relationships Partnerships

AuthenticLeadership

TrueTeamwork

ProblemSolving

PatternFinding

SystemsThinking

Financial Literacy &Economic awareness

Self-knowledge

Agency &Purpose

Role ofTeacher

Social-EmotionalHealth

Real worldExperience

Live the prototype & process out loud.USE SUMMERS AS COLLABORATIVE EXPERIENCES TO TEST OUT NEW IDEAS AND CO-CREATE IDEAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES WITH FUTURE STUDENTS, YOUNG CHANGE MAKERS, AND KEY PARTNERS. MODEL THE PROTOTYPING PROCESS, GAIN INSIGHTS ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND BUILD BRAND & CONFIDENCE.

Don’t start with school.IT IS EASY TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THE STRUCTURES OF WHAT “SCHOOL” & CURRICULA MEAN. AS SEQUOYAH EXPLORES WHAT ITS MODEL LOOKS LIKE, BE BRAVE FIRST. THERE WILL BE TIME FOR SCHOOL.

WHAT WE TOOK AWAY8 meaningful conclusions from our workshop.

Leverage the power of social entrepreneurship. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS A BIG TERM–– LEVERAGE ITS RELEVANCE BUT DEFINE ITS MEANING IN TERMS OF VALUES, MINDSETS, AND SKILLS FOR YOUNG CHANGE MAKERS. THIS IS A KEY OPPORTUNITY TO DECLARE YOUR SCHOOL’S IDENTITY, BUT BE MINDFUL OF CLARITY AND GENERATIONAL UNDERSTANDING.

Create a narrative now. SHARED STORYTELLING HELPS CREATE CULTURE, LEGACY, & MOMENTUM. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE UNIQUE ASSETS OF LOS ANGELES AND YOUR COMMUNITY TO BRING DOCUMENTATION AND NARRATIVE TO THE CORE OF THE SCHOOL AND SCHOOL OPENING PROCESS. YOU’LL HAVE AN AMAZING ASSET AND SEND A BIG MESSAGE: STORYTELLING IS KEY TO CHANGE MAKING.

Opportunities for reinvention abound–design & align.SEQUOYAH HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AN ENTIRELY NEW ECOSYSTEM FOR LEARNING–– FROM THE ROLE OF EDUCATORS AND KEY PARTNERS, TO ORGANIZATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL STRUCTURES, TO CURRICULA AND PROJECTS. DESIGN AND ALIGN YOUR CORE MISSION WITH ALL AREAS OF YOUR ECOLOGY.

WHAT WE TOOK AWAY8 meaningful conclusions from our workshop.

Be a lab school for the world.USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH INSTITUTIONS–FROM CORPORATIONSTO FOUNDATIONS TO UNIVERSITIES–TO HONE & REINVENT EDUCATION THROUGH PRACTICE-BASED RESEARCH.

Be the aggregator. THERE ARE MANY ORGANIZATIONS EXPLORING THE THEMES OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP–– HOWEVER, NOBODY IS CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL. THEREFORE LEVERAGE THE PLATFORM TO BRING TOGETHER KEY PARTNERS IN THIS FIELD.

Build the network.CREATE EXPERIENCES & EXCHANGES TO EMPOWER A NEW BREED OF EDUCATORS, EDUCATIONAL LEADERS, & ENTREPRENEURS. CREATE THE AUTHENTIC CONVERSATION & COMMUNITY YOU CRAVE.

Azizi Williams The Sequoyah School

Chris Kirk Mindbomb Films

Chris Marinetti Found Sound Foundation, OneBeat

David Grannis Parent

Elena Phleger The Sequoyah School

Jennifer Casap Vollman New Global Citizens

Jennifer Frank Former parent, Past board president, Current board member

Jordan Wallens Brinker Capital

Josh Brody The Sequoyah School

Laura Gowen ZestFinance, Parent

Lennon Flowers Ashoka, Start Empathy

Lorin Knell Treasurer, Alumna, KCBManagement

Marc Alongi The Sequoyah School

Michael Barak Trustee, Union Bank

Michael Mancini San Francisco Day School

Meriel Stern Trustee and Alumna

Nicole Logan Parent

Renee Dake Wilson Parent, Dake Wilson Architects

Stacey Mann Parent

Steve Dahl Previous Parent, Consulting Architect

Susan Harmon Trustee

Susie North Trustee, Mediator

Christian Long The Third Teacher+

Melanie Kahl The Third Teacher+

FACILITATORS

WORKSHOP GUESTS

A “FUTURE OF LEARNING” COLLABORATION BY:

www.sequoyahschool.org www.thethirdteacherplus.com