Learning Stages

The key development stages of Potential Ed

Stage 1, Age 0-3

Human development stage; Health and soul education – Creating a foundation for lifelong health and happiness. The first four years are the most important time in life for developing health and preventing later disease. It is also the time when the soul is purest and least cluttered by material desire. Whatever a child learns in these early years is never forgotten.

Potential development stage; Potential discovery – Discover the keys to achieving balance throughout life.
It is possible to discover the main areas of potential from birth. Early discovery helps care givers provide the most appropriate activities to stimulate and relax young children.

Relationship education - Positive relationships with adults; learning to share with other children.

Cultural education - Children spend as much time as possible in nature, with the freedom to explore and discover for themselves the patterns of life in their very local environment.

Character development - Happiness and learning how to get what you want by being positive (for example smiling and asking rather than screaming).

Natural environment; peaceful atmosphere; relaxed and happy care givers; disciplined schedule; most learning happens through daily activities and play, with high levels of adult-child conversation; as much time as possible spent outside; lots of physical exercise - some free physical play and some structured to stretch children; maximize young children’s natural ability to learn through discovery, by providing a rich environment with activities that stimulate every aspect of early human development and do not need adult organization. Reading, writing and counting skills develop naturally in the right environment. Also second language development is easy at this stage.

Stage 2, Age 4-7

Human development stage; Emotional education – developing stability and a positive approach to life. This stage provides structured foundation training for health, happiness and positive attitudes.

Potential development stage; Potential foundation – building a strong base for future training Children develop foundation skills for life with special emphasis on their potential area (eg business/money/marketing; creativity/arts; science/ technology; sport/physical conditioning etc). Reading, writing and arithmetic develop naturally when each child is ready.

Relationship education - Understanding and accepting each other; caring for others (and plants/animals).

Cultural education - The local environment (urban and rural); local people and cultures.

Character development - Stable emotions; positive approach to life; inner peace and relaxation.

Activity stations all around the place, modeled on adult life, both indoors and outdoors (similar to very good current early years education with a shop, art station, construction/technology station, dressing up station, writing station, reading station, relaxation station, science/exploration station, computer station, music station, etc); disciplined daily schedule with exercise, relaxation, group discussion, meals, cleaning and tidying at set times; children spend more time developing the skills needed for their own potential and graze on other activities as they want; children who have difficulties learning at this stage do more physical, creative and fun activities without pressure (they will learn naturally later); children are guided by adults into activities that will stretch them and teach them what they need to learn to develop their potential; adults set goals and challenges and talk with children a lot about what they are doing.

Stage 3, Age 8-12

Human development stage; Education for skills, knowledge and attitudes.

This is the key time for children to develop skills, knowledge and positive attitudes. They learn new skills easily and without resistance and enjoy constant stimulation.

Potential development stage; Potential training - Training during these years sets the foundation for full potential development. Children are coached by experts in their field of potential, so they learn in the most natural and effective way.

Relationship education - Cooperating and collaborating with other people; lots of teamwork and group projects.

Cultural education - Other cultures and countries and your own country in an international context; lots of contact with other countries (eg networking with overseas kids via internet).

Character development - Handling success and failure; reaching goals; emotional and physical stability; inner peace.

Children are aware of their potential and train specifically towards it to develop a full set of skills and knowledge – this varies depending on the potential, but may involve many hours a day of training or practice; they develop hands-on projects, usually in groups, for example creating small businesses making and selling products in the local community; they are coached by experts in their specific field; children master technology, all having their own laptop, mobile phone and the most advanced accessories; school spills over into home life – sales calls may be made in the evening (homework); they may learn specialist skills via internet (connect up with an expert); cultural projects provide opportunities for international connections; The ‘classroom’ is a series of rooms with a central area for meeting the whole group; children are encouraged and allowed to be passionate about one thing for days on end, as long as it is positive for them; adults’ main job is to ensure children are fully stimulated, have access to the best people and resources and to help them to develop positive personal skills – handling failure as well as success, persistence, getting help.

Stage 4, Age 13-16

Human development stage; Morality education - This is the key stage for developing young people’s social and moral awareness and encouraging them to develop goals that benefit the world and their community, rather than themselves alone.

Potential development stage; Achieve potential - They are able to use the skills and knowledge they have gained previously to achieve something real - their first potential.

Relationship education - Leadership; understanding other people’s goals; how to make connections to reach your goal.

Cultural education - The aim is to expand the vision with travel; meet some of the world’s best in a variety of areas.

Character development; The software of success – persistence, motivation, determination, faith etc.

The most important aspect is learning to set and achieve your own goals. Students are almost fully professional now, using the skills they have learned to the full. By the end of this period they are becoming successful in their first area of potential. They are engaged most of the day in potential related activities, although there is still a strong emphasis on a disciplined schedule, with regular times for exercise, relaxation, meals, group discussions etc. The business students are now setting up proper businesses, with full legal status and are expected to make profit like any other business. Sports students are taking part in competitions. They’re learning how to solve their own problems, get the resources they need to reach their potential (whether they need a scholarship, an office, a chance to act in a professional theatre or anything else). The adult’s role is to guide them to set goals and support them to reach them and develop all the skills needed as well as to guide their morality at all times, helping them to be positive, make a contribution to society, respect other people etc. There is no time or energy for negative behavior in this group as they are fully engaged with their goals. Also not much time for personal relationships, more focus on cooperating with everyone, learning how to lead and follow to support a bigger goal, how to get on with everyone (both genders); ideally the school has lots of flexible spaces (rather like a business incubator) to adapt to different needs. Otherwise students find their own spaces for projects, where needed. Lots of connection with local community. Students find their own travel money for trips and meet lots of interesting and stimulating people from a wide range of backgrounds (not only related to their own potential).

Stage 5, Age 16-25

Human development stage; Correcting mistakes - This is the time for being successful, making lots of mistakes and correcting them. Guidance from an experienced mentor is essential.

Potential development stage; The next potential - Whilst enjoying achievement of the first potential time is also spent preparing and being educated for the next potential, which usually begins in the mid-twenties.

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