Only the free-wheeling artist-explorer, non-academic, scientist-philosopher, mechanic, economist-poet who has never waited for patron-starting and accrediting of his co-ordinate capabilities holds the prime initiative today.
― Buckminster Fuller
Springbok learners must be granted permission by their schools, unless home-schooled. This is typically granted if the school recognises the student as someone in need of educational acceleration and enrichment.
Springbok develops integrative interdisciplinary thinking deepened with insights from ecology, psychology, philosophy, history, politics, sociology, economics, and technology.
On Wednesdays, Springbok learners stay at home. The remote sessions at Buckminster’s Flying Castle engage them comprehensively from 9:00 to 14:30, including daily exercise, artistic activities, and video-instructed collective lunch preparation.
Each Springbok day includes an hour dedicated to the supervised completion of homework assigned by schools. Buckminster College coordinates the arrangement with the school, ensuring that instructions are properly followed.
Springbok transitions from collecting factual ‘dots’ to finding a way of looking at them that connects the dots into meaningful gestalts.
Four times each semester, we set out together for a two-day residential session in Brussels (VUB!), Bruges, or Dinant. These sessions include one night in hostel accommodation, community meals, and days full of group exploration, movement, and action.
Buckminster College is a lightweight, nomadic organisation, which allows us to accommodate learners without imposing geographical location constraints. All our programmes combine remote education with recurrent getaway residential sessions in three regions of Belgium.
Residential sessions are organised at the VUB campus in Brussels, Etterbeek (4 sessions/year), in Bruges (3 sessions/year), and in Dinant (1 session/year). These session include one night in hostel accommodation, community meals, and days full of group activities, movement, and action.
Remote sessions engage learners comprehensively from 9:00 to 14:30, guiding them through all explorations and activities, including exercise and video-instructed lunch preparation.
Both types of sessions are integral components of the Springbok programme.
Springbok complements the standard secondary education with the following learning outcomes:
The Springbok programme is already concluded.
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