We envision a world where excellent education is not a scarcity; rather it is freely available to unleash and nurture the creativity, care, and capacities of all our young people, preparing them to lead wisely in our ever complexifying world. As educators, mentors, and elders, we embrace the responsibility and sacred obligation to inextricably fashion into our educational pathways secular ethics, nobility of purpose, consideration for the greater good, and aspiration to realize our higher human potentials.
Recognizing that with the emergence of AI and other digital technologies, exceptional education and knowledge is increasingly available at our fingertips, we embrace the mission of redefining the purpose of education and realigning our educational system. Our mission is to prepare youth to be wise and compassionate leaders of the future by fostering their higher potentials, instilling in them a set of secular ethics (including care for the greater good, recognition of our interconnectedness, love and joy as the birthright of all beings), and teaching them the contemplative, inquiry, and communication skills to navigate the complexity of our world with vision, integrity, and love.
The transformative potential of AI and other new technologies in education. This focus group will explore how to build compassion and purpose into all dimensions of learning, and how to guide the use of ed-tech to enhance our students’ love of learning and sense of purpose. Inherent to the discussion will be protocols to train Ed-Tech with secular ethics, wisdom, and care for a larger purpose.
Exploring effective ways to incorporate mindfulness and contemplative arts into education, focusing on culturally relevant, supportive, and character building activities for diverse communities.
The input from youth, amplifying their voices and vision. Youth will be given platforms to address the key issues that they feel need to change, communicating their lived experience and opening adult eyes to their realities.
Identifying important and successful methods to uplift diverse voices, foster collegiality and communication, and establish shared respect and collaboration across difference.
Outline key strategies for implementing pilot programs and transforming districts or regions.
