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John Woolman School (JWS) was a private boarding Quaker high school founded in 1963 in Nevada City, California. It operated full-time until 2001, when it closed because of financial difficulties.〔("Woolman at the Sierra Center" )〕 Since then, the facility has been adapted for use for short-term educational programs for teens and adults, as well as summer residencies. The centerpiece is the Woolman Semester, a single-semester residential program that provides an experiential education in the principles of peace, social justice and sustainability for high school juniors, seniors and post-graduates (gap year). ==Basis of education== Quaker education is based on two foundational beliefs: That every human being has the capacity to personally experience truth, and that discovering truth is a process of continuing revelation fostered by silent reflection.〔("Beliefs" ), Quaker Info〕 The John Woolman School and Woolman Semester's have had a shared philosophy: each person has a unique and valuable perspective that must be heard in order to cultivate greater comprehension. As such, the Woolman Semester community use the following pedagogical practices: :''Inquiry'': Learning occurs primarily through queries, which are open ended questions that stimulate individual reflection and group dialogue. :''Reflection'': Learning occurs through a process of examining and understanding one’s own beliefs, thoughts and experiences—a sense of meta-knowing of oneself. :''Collaboration'': Classes are structured primarily in a discussion format to foster cooperative learning with classmates and teachers. Teachers are learning partners who act as guides and facilitators of the process. Small groups are often formed to foster deeper listening and consideration of each student’s views. :''Experience'': Learning occurs through direct experience—taking what has been gleaned through inquiry, reflection and collaboration with the group and applying it in one’s life, so that the learning becomes one’s own.〔("Woolman at Sierra Center: Semester Program" )〕 Woolman has a cooperative work-job program.〔http://semester.woolman.org/shared-work〕 Students (under adult supervision) are responsible for cooking meals, and cleaning the classrooms and public areas on a scheduled basis. Students also work in the campus' organic garden and orchard. The John Woolman School's mascot is the wombat. The students chose this animal in the late 1960s, in part because of the creature is not a predator. Students also identified with, and tended to share, its nocturnal biological rhythm. Woolman students, faculty, and alumni also refer to themselves as Woolmanites. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Woolman School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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