Welcome to Noughtcross Haus
Our Guiding Principles
We take a child-centred approach to education, which focuses on autonomy and self-directed learning. We support young humans to steward their own educational path by creating opportunity, opening up access and offering assistance when required. Beyond that we always trust that the pace they set and the interest they pursue will lead them where they want to be.
We believe in democracy as an effective governing system. But we know that to raise functional citizens in a democracy we have to live and not just teach its tools and principles.
Our learning community is democratically organised and members are encouraged to actively engage with and adapt the rules that govern us – always aiming for peaceful cooperation and a continuous fair distribution and equal access to all educational resources.
We know that an individual’s environment – the physical spaces as much as the social connections – is a key element to their development and well-being. Creating and supporting a nourishing community is at the heart of everything we do. Therefore we nurture and interact with the spaces that we occupy and connections we make with intention and consideration.
We learn to do something by doing it. There is no other way.
John Holt