When is your new book coming out?
On the solstice, December 21. I'll post information here as soon as it's available. It will also be available on Amazon, Smashwords, and in various digital formats.
On the solstice, December 21. I'll post information here as soon as it's available. It will also be available on Amazon, Smashwords, and in various digital formats.
Why did the Deep Green Bush-School close?
Shocking amounts of bullying, abuse, anti-semitism, and deceit. For the 2-page version, read HERE. You can read all the details of the promising (but drama-filled) existence of the DGBS in my book, to be released soon: The Bush-School Vs Civilization: Rebelling Against the Narcissist Factory, the Story of the Deep Green Bush-School
Shocking amounts of bullying, abuse, anti-semitism, and deceit. For the 2-page version, read HERE. You can read all the details of the promising (but drama-filled) existence of the DGBS in my book, to be released soon: The Bush-School Vs Civilization: Rebelling Against the Narcissist Factory, the Story of the Deep Green Bush-School
Who are you?
I'm Joe Moncarz. I was a co-owner and co-director of the Deep Green Bush-School, located in Clevedon, just outside of Auckland. I was the principal, a teacher, the groundskeeper, and the bus driver. I also did admin and I wrote all school documents and policies. I also started Rewild to Survive: School of Survival Intelligence (www.rewildtosurvive.nz) among other projects.
The other co-owner and co-director was Oksana Simonoff, a corporate accountant who owned the land, and who demonstrated a wide range of unethical and unprofessional behavior for virtually the entire running of the school. This includes more than three years of bullying, abuse, anti-semitism, and deceit - and more. (Proof is in my new book.)
I'm Joe Moncarz. I was a co-owner and co-director of the Deep Green Bush-School, located in Clevedon, just outside of Auckland. I was the principal, a teacher, the groundskeeper, and the bus driver. I also did admin and I wrote all school documents and policies. I also started Rewild to Survive: School of Survival Intelligence (www.rewildtosurvive.nz) among other projects.
The other co-owner and co-director was Oksana Simonoff, a corporate accountant who owned the land, and who demonstrated a wide range of unethical and unprofessional behavior for virtually the entire running of the school. This includes more than three years of bullying, abuse, anti-semitism, and deceit - and more. (Proof is in my new book.)
Are you connected with the Aurora School Alternative?
Heck no. Once the DGBS closed in August 2020, Oksana Simonoff opened the Aurora School Alternative on the same land. The Aurora School Alternative has a different curriculum, as Simonoff rejected the DGBS curriculum and philosophy, notably basic concepts associated with democratic education, such as democracy itself. Read my book to find out what really happened at the DGBS, and to know who you are supporting and enabling.
Heck no. Once the DGBS closed in August 2020, Oksana Simonoff opened the Aurora School Alternative on the same land. The Aurora School Alternative has a different curriculum, as Simonoff rejected the DGBS curriculum and philosophy, notably basic concepts associated with democratic education, such as democracy itself. Read my book to find out what really happened at the DGBS, and to know who you are supporting and enabling.
So did the Deep Green Bush-School model "work"?
Yes and no. It works only to the extent that the parents are doing their share. The school environment is not the most important factor in their lives. The most important factor is the home life and the behavior of parents. Bottom line: your kids will copy and learn from YOU, so role model for them. They learn by observation and imitation, which is precisely how we evolved to learn.
Yes and no. It works only to the extent that the parents are doing their share. The school environment is not the most important factor in their lives. The most important factor is the home life and the behavior of parents. Bottom line: your kids will copy and learn from YOU, so role model for them. They learn by observation and imitation, which is precisely how we evolved to learn.