The Bedroom Series, 2

Published May 14, 2012 9:25 am in Artwork

The bedroom series

It is interesting to see the elements and atmosphere of someone’s room: it tells you things about the person and the place they live. Living at Brockwood, we all live in rooms that are ours only for a certain time, maybe sharing with someone we initially don’t know, and by the end of the school year we move or leave the community and these bedrooms become part of someone else. It’s nice to see how each person customizes their temporary rooms to make them more personal. Also it’s cool to show Brockwood through bedrooms, because the images of the school that are always shown are merely only the public spaces. Because I wanted to include the whole community I’ve been taking pictures of students, mature students and staff members.
Marina, Photography Free Class student.

The bedroom seriesAmel and Alina, mature students.

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The Bedroom Series, 1

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Present Tense Lecture Series: Stef Kling – “Money That Works”

Published May 14, 2012 6:00 am in School Events

In the ‘Present Tense’ series of talks at Brockwood Park School, Stef Kling explains how the financial crises has come about and why our present system can not work. He offers radical and convincing suggestions of what what we can do to create a sustainable financial system.

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Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Movement speaks at Brockwood

Published May 7, 2012 1:49 pm in School Events

Rob Hopkins gives an inspiring talk in our Present Tense lecture series:

He is co-founder of Transition Town Totnes and Transition Network. This grew out of many years experience in education, teaching permaculture and natural building. Further, Rob Hopkins also set up the first two-year full-time permaculture course in the world, at Kinsale Further Education College in Ireland, as well as co-ordinated the first eco-village development in Ireland to be granted planning permission.

He is also the author of “The Transition Companion: making your community more resilient in uncertain times”, and previously wrote the best-selling “Transition Handbook”. He blogs at www.transitionculture.org, tweets as robintransition, speaks widely on Transition and peak oil, has won various awards, and lives in Devon where he raises both children and vegetables.

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The Bedroom Series, 1

Published May 7, 2012 1:45 pm in Artwork

The bedroom seriesClick on the picture to see it in full size.

It is interesting to see the elements and atmosphere of someone’s room: it tells you things about the person and the place they live. Living at Brockwood, we all live in rooms that are ours only for a certain time, maybe sharing with someone we initially don’t know, and by the end of the school year we move or leave the community and these bedrooms become part of someone else. It’s nice to see how each person customizes their temporary rooms to make them more personal. Also it’s cool to show Brockwood through bedrooms, because the images of the school that are always shown are merely only the public spaces. Because I wanted to include the whole community I’ve been taking pictures of students, mature students and staff members.

Marina, Photography Free Class student.

The bedroom seriesClick on the picture to see it in full size.

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Winter Workshops (formerly known as the Autumn Week Workshops)

Published April 2, 2012 6:25 am in School Events

Hip-hop and raku ceramics, songwriting and Japanese cooking. What is the link? Every year for one week Brockwood’s normal routine grinds to a halt and in its place we have one week’s exposure and excitement with a host of skills. These Winter Workshops provided a learning opportunity for everybody involved and showcased that power Brockwood has of bringing together fascinating people from all corners of the world. Each workshop showcased a unique skill by talented individuals who taught precision techniques to first-time novices in the form of students, mature students and staff at Brockwood Park School. The most obvious example of this is Alan Baxter’s ceramics workshop, dealing with raku firing techniques. This had participants cooking pottery pieces, often in six foot flames raging into the thousands of degrees, with a sure and deft touch. “The beauty of the work is in the unexpected imperfections that the fire gives it,” say Jorge (Spain) and Max (Belgium), two participants in Alan’s workshop.
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Present Tense – Alumnus & UCLA Prof. Frode Steen at BPS

Published March 26, 2012 6:59 am in School Events

In the ‘Present Tense’ series, Alumnus Frode Steen talks about his time at Brockwood Park School, and how important it was for his development. His talk was entitled “Making a career in academia without giving up your soul.” It took place Saturday 3rd of March 2012:

“Brockwood is sometimes accused of being excessively idealistic and impractical, failing to prepare students for the harsh realities of life. Frode will talk about how his background at Brockwood provided the impulse for his work in graduate school, helped him get through hard times, and laid the foundations for his interdisciplinary research.”

Frode was a student at Brockwood in the late ’70s and early ’80s, and is a trustee of the Krishnamurti Foundation of America. He is a professor of Communication Studies at UCLA in California, and an associate of the Mind & Society Initiative at Azim Premji University in Bangalore.

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Thank you! Six Oak Tree Saplings Planted by Students with Gary Primrose

Published March 19, 2012 6:07 am in The Pavilion Project

As a way to thank donors who gave £100 or more last term to our campaign for a beautiful new garden at Brockwood, there is now the lasting gift from us of a new oak tree, bearing the name of who donors individually chose (on a biodegradable label – carved on wood by students). These trees help offset the use of oak timber in the construction of the Pavilions, and they form part of our general effort at replanting and caring for the Brockwood parkland. With the assistance of students, former head gardener and current trustee Gary Primrose planted the trees on March 11th in six different locations on a visit to Brockwood. (See the lovely pictures below courtesy of current head gardener Mark Apted). Thank you so much to all!

Six Oak Tree Saplings Planted by Students with Gary Primrose
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Brockwood in Paris Alumni Reunion

Published March 15, 2012 5:27 pm in Alumni

On February 18th 2012 over 30 Alumni and friends of Brockwood came together and networked, discussed their ties to and questions about the place. The atmosphere was overwhelmingly positive and even energizing! You can see for yourself by looking at both, the pictures below, but also the text of the Brockwood post cards we asked each attendees to fill out at the end of the event. Thank you all again so much for coming and making it a success!

Paris Alumni ReunionClick on the picture to see it in full size.
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‘Vivre-Autrement’, French Fair at the Parc Floral in Paris, 16th – 19th March 2012

Published March 8, 2012 12:35 pm in School Events

We will have a Brockwood exhibit in Paris at http://www.salon-vivreautrement.com.
Staff Eva and Yannick, together with mature student Amel will be there, happy to talk with you about the school and answer in person any questions you might have. We’ll be on stand E33 and are excited to see as many of you as possible.

We have free tickets for you for the fair. If you want some let us know as soon as you can so we can post them to you. Send us your details (name, postal address and number of tickets) via the contact page on the school website.

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From La Cecilia School to Brockwood Park School and back

Published February 6, 2012 6:22 am in Writings

Ginés del Castillo and Nancy Cecilia Giúdici, founders of “La Cecilia” (http://www.lacecilia.org/comentarios/gente.htm), a Krishnamurti school that opened in Argentina over 20 years ago, visited Brockwood for the first time this past January. Below is a letter they wrote and read aloud at their last school meeting prior to leaving (their original text has been edited to correct mostly spelling and a couple of words here and there for clarity):

Coming from the south of Latin America to Brockwood is like going to meet the aroma of Krishnamurti in one of the places where he spent a lot of time, where he walked, slept, and held many conversations with famous people, teachers and students.
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