Cycling to knowledge with Big History
Cycling to Knowledge with Big History by Joya van Hout,
Attorney at Law, Founder and board member of “The Study Road Foundation”
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ummary
This year we finished the pilot of The Study
Road and cycled 12,500 km all the way from
Istanbul to Beijing, visiting 8 universities where the pilot team took classes together with local students. It was an adventure in every way. And this was only the beginning. In this modest contribution I explain the concept and the values of The Study Road; its sources of inspiration; and how it integrates Big History in itscurriculum. to Beijing. In the main cities they take lectures together with local students facilitated by universities, companies and NGO’s. Next to the focus on Big
History we provide training in leadership skills, personal development and some aspects of group dynamics. Theory and practice go hand in hand. Big
History will be the foundation on which the lectures at the universities will elaborate. In the final part of this article more is explained about Big History during
The Study Road.
I. Introduction
Life is about learning, and the world is one gigantic classroom. That is my personal opinion, of course. School does not and cannot teach everything, and often the real learning starts only after graduation. And then all these developments on for example the Internet together with globalization emphasize this fact only more. Today everything is possible, but to some this can be suffocating as well. The options, the possibilities, the choices that need to be made are immense. We think it is more and more important to find ways how to guide yourself through life towards your own set goals.
Getting yourself a compass and learn how to use it is rather handy. And this is what we wish to offer our participants. II. The Study Road – study on your bike
The Study Road challenges the status quo of education. We think that education could be more fun, adventurous and
Attorney at Law, Founder and board member of “The Study Road Foundation”
S
ummary
This year we finished the pilot of The Study
Road and cycled 12,500 km all the way from
Istanbul to Beijing, visiting 8 universities where the pilot team took classes together with local students. It was an adventure in every way. And this was only the beginning. In this modest contribution I explain the concept and the values of The Study Road; its sources of inspiration; and how it integrates Big History in itscurriculum. to Beijing. In the main cities they take lectures together with local students facilitated by universities, companies and NGO’s. Next to the focus on Big
History we provide training in leadership skills, personal development and some aspects of group dynamics. Theory and practice go hand in hand. Big
History will be the foundation on which the lectures at the universities will elaborate. In the final part of this article more is explained about Big History during
The Study Road.
I. Introduction
Life is about learning, and the world is one gigantic classroom. That is my personal opinion, of course. School does not and cannot teach everything, and often the real learning starts only after graduation. And then all these developments on for example the Internet together with globalization emphasize this fact only more. Today everything is possible, but to some this can be suffocating as well. The options, the possibilities, the choices that need to be made are immense. We think it is more and more important to find ways how to guide yourself through life towards your own set goals.
Getting yourself a compass and learn how to use it is rather handy. And this is what we wish to offer our participants. II. The Study Road – study on your bike
The Study Road challenges the status quo of education. We think that education could be more fun, adventurous and