Social Media Release

2012-02-17T11:32:00.000-08:00

Contact Information: Rose Martin Ashley Koszalka

Director of Cobblestone School Social Media Associate

Phone: 585-897-0934 Phone: 786-909-3450

E-mail: info@cobblestone.org E-mail: alk2015@gmail.com

www.cobblestone.org

EnrichingSummertime at Cobblestone

February 17, 2012 10:00 am

News Facts

· Cobblestone School is running a summer camp opento children ages 4-12.
· The camp operates for a total of 6 weeks.
· The camp is run like Cobblestone runs during theacademic year.
· Camp begins at 8:15 am and ends at 3 p.m..
· An After Camp is available and runs from 3 p.m. to6 p.m..
· Children get to experience and discover on 3acres of Cobblestone School Campus.
· Registration for the camp begins in April of thecalendar year.

Quotes

· “My kid’s favorite part of summer is going tocamp, and I love all he takes away from it” –Mother of son who has gone toCobblestone Summer Camp for 2 years.
· “The children are naturally curious and wantingto learn more about the origins and how to do things, it’s truly amazing”–Martial Arts Instructor of the Cobblestone Summer Camp for the past 4 years.

John Dewey

2012-02-11T14:07:00.000-08:00

By Ashley Koszalka

John Dewey was an American philosopher and educationalreformer. His ideas of and beliefs inpragmatic philosophy bloomed when he joined the University of Chicago. He had aprocess-oriented and sociologically conscious opinion of the world andknowledge. John Dewey thought of things in non-traditional terms. He is one ofthe leaders of pragmatic philosophy, which he himself never recognized hismethods as pragmatism.

Dewey’s influence on education was a recurring theme ofeducation and learning being social and interactive processes. Schools are asocial institution where social reform is to take place. He also believed thatstudents succeed where they can experience and interact with curriculum and thestudents being capable of participating in what they learn.

Traditionally school systems focus on a pre-determined setof skills students should learn. John Dewey believes schools should helpstudents realize their full potential and ability to use skills for the good ofall.

There was also an argument that too much reliance onchildren in the education system could lead to an equally problematic learningprocess. According to John Dewey, teachers should be a facilitator and guide toassist children in how to respond to influences. Instead of the teacher beingthe informer, they become a partner in the learning process, guiding and notdirecting the children. This method allows the children enough room forexpanding potential and different forms of thinking while still learning whatis deemed necessary.

Books on Dewey’s educational theories:

MyPedagogic Creed (1897) and anE-Book version

TheSchool and Society (1900) and an E-Book version

TheChild and the Curriculum (1902)

Democracy and Education (1916) and anE-Book version

Experience and Education (1938) and anE-Book version

New Teaching Methods

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John Dewey