[ChatAction] IDEASS Gateway - 7 Generations

[Shannon McArthur]

Dearest Doreen,
Thank you for sharing your vision and your work--amazing and timely.
In my vision I see a program like yours (yours!) providing a focus
(learning as focus) for small group conversation and collaboration by young
mothers /parents and grandparents - caregivers of babies in the community
centres (Oh-Gs) that are my piece of the One Vision. For too long those
caregivers have been alone at home (and work, shopping, commuting) doing
the best they can while juggling too many things at once - the children
have been dis-serviced. I will not say they have suffered (though certainly
many have) because they weren't even aware enough to do that.  They have
endured... *and will until we figure this out*. Thank you for doing your
part with grace and beauty and care and, as Stan might say, with
helpfulness. We need more of that in our lives. I feel blessed.
Love
Shannon

On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 9:18 AM D Tanenbaum via ChatAction <
chataction at communitymagic.org> wrote:

> “When you know who you are; when your mission is clear and you burn with
> the inner fire of unbreakable will; no cold can touch your heart; no deluge
> can dampen your purpose, you know that you are alive.” Chief Seattle
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> I too have that fire spirit *Bruce* that you carry in you being. Fire
> Spirit = Passion, Purification, Energy. Fire Spirit is the most intense of
> all the elements, and the fire is the only element with the power of
> transmutation. All the natural elements having only clearing and cleansing
> power.
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> I am announcing to my dear cohort in the *ChatAction group* the emergence
> (emergence occurs when an entity is observed to have properties its parts
> do not have on their own, properties or behaviors which emerge only when
> the parts interact in a wider whole) of: *IDEASS Gateway – 7 Generations*,
> she is a new non-profit born locally in the woods of North Carolina and
> will weave herself into a national entity. IDEASS is an acronym for
> Identify, Develop, Education and Spiritual Support.
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> The goal of IDEASS Gateway -7 Generations is to provide support for
> education from conception to age 5 years old. Research shows that
> the first five years of a child's life are fundamentally important because
> they are the foundation that shapes children's future health, happiness,
> growth, development and learning achievement at school, in the family and
> community, and in life in general. 90 Percent of a child's brain develops
> by age 5. Incredibly it doubles in size in the first year and keeps growing
> to about 80 percent of adult size by age three and 90 percent — nearly full
> grown — by age five. Recent brain research indicates that birth
> to age three are the most important years in a child's development.
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> IDEASS Gateway – 7 Generations focal point is a child’s -initiated
> learning, as a child plays and interacts with their environment, they
> construct meaning about how the world works. In essence, a child will take
> charge of their own learning.
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> The Mission of IDEASS Gateway – 7 Generations is:  to serve the new
> generation of children with a new education approach. As an example, IDEASS
> concepts and design will dovetail Richard Dunne’s *Harmony Project*, by
> focusing on the youngest learners with a curricula integrating with Mother
> Earth. The first phase of work will have its focus on
> activities/curriculia that will be provided on exploring Mother Earth
> through the following activities: ritual ceremony (seasonal and rites of
> passage), dreaming and communing with nature, dramatic play, storytelling,
> circle time, art, friendship games, identifying emotions, mindfulness,
> cooking, art, math, sensory exploration, identifying one’s emotions, and
> literacy. The goal is to have one years’ activities to provide for a full
> day’s program. This way parents, teachers, caregivers will have the
> activities available to use/download, providing them the opportunity to be
> present with children as they explore. Each group downloading materials
> will provide their own supplies for the children. Groups needing help with
> resources for their particular area will be linked to organizations that
> can provide assistance.
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> Young children require a lot of activities throughout a day, and teachers,
> daycare givers spend much of their time creating it or *not,* rather than
> having time to focus on what is most important…being present to relate to
> children.
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> Partnership bridges will be set up with indigenousness groups around the
> planet to focus on their wisdom ways and rites of passage, along with a
> focus and support of interfaith spirituality. I see/dream/image the program
> expanding in different languages and focusing on the unique characteristics
> of cultures around the world.
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> Thank you for your consideration, if you would like to learn more about
> IDEASS’, my personal career or volunteer/serve for varies position to help
> support the cause, such as: computer expertise, to be on the board,
> soliciting grant funds, storytelling, art, music, contacting indigenousness
> groups or groups that might play a part, or ideas please feel free to
> contact me.
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> Blessings,
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> Doreen M. Tanenbaum
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