Unusual Showcase Melds Art and Science of Body The Oakland Tribune: Local News, Monday June 2, 1997 By Alicia Gooden Staff Writer Oakland – Ballet dancers, hip-hop jazz ensembles and poets were part of Sunday’s Dance on the Edge of Water Festival at Jack London Square. The eclectic outdoor festival was presented by Moving On Center, An Oakland school …
What Is Alternative or “Non-Traditional” Education?
What Is Alternative or “Non-Traditional” Education? Excerpted from the Introduction of The Alternative Guide to College Degrees & Non-Traditional Higher Education by John B. Bear, Ph.D. Published by the Stonesong Press, a division of Grosset & Dunlap, Inc., 1980. A few years ago, if you lived in the United States and wanted to earn a college degree-a bachelor’s, master’s, or …
Unusual Showcase Melds Art and Science of Body
Unusual Showcase Melds Art and Science of Body The Oakland Tribune: Local News, Monday June 2, 1997 By Alicia Gooden Staff Writer Oakland – Ballet dancers, hip-hop jazz ensembles and poets were part of Sunday’s Dance on the Edge of Water Festival at Jack London Square. The eclectic outdoor festival was presented by Moving On Center, An Oakland school …
The Comparative Argument for Alternative Education
The Comparative Argument for Alternative Education Traditional education awards degrees based on the time served and the credits earned. Alternative education awards degrees based on demonstrated competencies and skills. Traditional education bases degree requirements on the medieval concept of some “liberal” education and some specialized education. Alternative education bases degree requirements on an agreement between student and faculty designed to …
The Educational Mission of Moving on Center: A Radical Curriculum
The Educational Mission of Moving on Center: A Radical Curriculum By Martha Eddy (Excerpted from a Larger Document) The curriculum at Moving On Center — The School of Participatory Arts and Somatic Research is as radical as our desire to share these skills and ideas across class and racial boundaries and to learn from a rich multi-cultural interaction. The methods …