Welcome to the second episode of the Human Hive podcast, where we're exploring the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 4 - Quality Education.

Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been established by the United Nations, and are humanity’s collective call-to-action to solve the most pressing problems facing people and the planet today. 

In this episode we're joined by Dr Ian Cunningham (a pioneer in the field of self-managed learning), young people from our flagship Hive School in the Dominican Republic, and members of our Human Hive global community, to explore what quality education truly means and how we can make a difference for achieving this vital SDG.

Dr Ian Cunningham is the founder of the Self Managed Learning College in Brighton, a unique organisation that supports young people aged 9-16 in managing their own learning. The College provides a learning community that enables young people to learn to lead a good life. There are no classrooms, no formal lessons, no imposed timetables and freedom for young people to learn whatever they want and in any way that they want.

For more information on Ian and his work visit https://smlcollege.org.uk/

Or you can read Ian’s book “Self-Managed Learning and the New Educational Paradigm”:  https://tinyurl.com/27ts2v24

What can you look forward to hearing in this episode?

"A good education is one where it doesn't necessarily have to be the same for everyone." - Tepenga (Hive School student, age 11)

" At the moment, the mainstream education system require students to cram for stressful high stakes examinations, which many of them fail. And even those who pass quickly forget the vast majority of the curriculum. Once you leave school there isn't usually a teacher there to tell you what to do, when, how and so on... So to me, quality education is one which teaches people how to teach themselves - how to be confident, effective, self-directed learners." - Dr James Mannion (Director of Rethinking Education)

Find out more about The Human Hive and get in touch: 

Human Hive website: https://thehumanhive.org/

Our Hive School in the Dominican Republic: https://thehive.school/

Join our free online global community and meet like-minded people who want to make a difference:  https://the-human-hive.mn.co/

Follow us on Instagram:

The Human Hive: @humanhiveglobal

The Hive: @thehive.school

TRAINING!

Do you want to learn more about our education methodology, are you looking to home-school, or have an interest in independent, progressive education? Then join us for an introductory immersive experience into Human Hive Education, and discover a better way of 'doing' learning. 12 - 19 November, 2022, Cabrera, Dominican Republic.

Find out more: https://thehumanhive.org/introduction-programme-to-hive-education/

To learn more about the topics and people mentioned in this podcast episode:

Book - “Fear Is The Mind Killer” by Kate McAllister and Dr James Manion: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/James-Mannion/Fear-Is-The-Mind-Killer--Why-Learning-to-Learn-deserves-l/27009281

"Miss, I don't give a sh*t" : Engaging with challenging behaviour in schools” by Adele Bates 

https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Adele-Bates/Miss-I-dont-give-a-sht--Engaging-with-challenging-behaviour-in-schools/26549693

Big Leaf Foundation https://www.bigleaffoundation.org.uk

Rathfern Primary School Lewisham https://www.rathfern.lewisham.sch.uk

XP School https://xpschool.org

ReThinking Education Podcast https://rethinking-ed.org/category/james-mannion/

Thanks for listening! Get out there, Be the Difference and Join the Evolution!

Episode Host: Darren Abrahams

Editor: Megan Bay Dorman

Dominican Republic Recording & Editing: Jose Ramon Rodriquez Munoz

Music by Jim Pinchen