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--></style></head><body lang="EN-GB" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Wonderful Jonathan, your wisdom and reflections would be warmly welcome. We are probably launching the programme early December but as everything is online and adaptable / editable we are always open to hearing reflections about what we’re doing – so would love your thoughts if time allows.<br>Hope you’re well and looking forward to connecting sometime soon.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Much love,<br>Rachel </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><table class="MsoTableGrid" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="316" style="width:236.75pt;border-collapse:collapse;border:none"><tr style="height:43.95pt"><td width="93" valign="top" style="width:69.5pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:43.95pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><img width="72" height="83" style="width:.75in;height:.8611in" id="_x0000_i1033" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D6BBEA.5F7E9180"></span></p></td><td width="223" valign="top" style="width:167.25pt;border:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:43.95pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2f5496">Rachel Musson</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Director of Education</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2f5496">Phone</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2f5496">:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> +44 7970 157883<br><b><span style="color:#2f5496">Email</span></b><span style="color:#2f5496">: </span><a href="mailto:rachel@thoughtboxeducation.com">rachel@thoughtboxeducation.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2f5496"><a href="http://www.thoughtboxeducation.com">www.thoughtboxeducation.com</a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-musson/"><span style="font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="22" height="22" style="width:.2291in;height:.2291in" id="_x0000_i1032" src="cid:image002.png@01D6BBEA.5F7E9180" alt="Title: LinkedIn - Description: image of LinkedIn icon"></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://twitter.com/thoughtbox_ed"><span style="font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="22" height="22" style="width:.2291in;height:.2291in" id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image003.png@01D6BBEA.5F7E9180" alt="Title: Twitter - Description: image of Twitter icon"></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thoughtboxeducation/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="19" height="19" style="width:.2013in;height:.2013in" id="_x0000_i1030" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D6BBEA.5F7E9180" alt="Facebook"></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></td></tr></table><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><br>ARE YOU PART OF OUR COMMUNITY YET? </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Sign up to our <a href="http://www.thoughtboxeducation.com/membership"><span style="color:blue">new free membership</span></a> and help transform education together. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Foco Light",sans-serif;background:white"> </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> GTA-PeDAGoG <<a href="mailto:gta-pedagog-bounces@lists.ourproject.org">gta-pedagog-bounces@lists.ourproject.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jonathan Dawson<br><b>Sent:</b> 14 November 2020 16:01<br><b>To:</b> PeDAGoG: Post-Development Academic-Activist Global Group <<a href="mailto:gta-pedagog@lists.ourproject.org">gta-pedagog@lists.ourproject.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [PeDAGoG] Committed to teaching the truth - can you help?</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Dear Rachel,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">Thanks for reaching out. I would love to respond positively to your ask. Just a matter of timing. We move beyond the teaching period of our master’s programmes on December 4. If not too late, I’d be delighted to prioritise this beyond that date.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d">J</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Jonathan Dawson</span></i><span style="color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Coordinator of Economics</span></i><span style="color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Schumacher College</span></i><span style="color:#1f497d"></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> GTA-PeDAGoG [mailto:<a href="mailto:gta-pedagog-bounces@lists.ourproject.org">gta-pedagog-bounces@lists.ourproject.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>ThoughtBox Education<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 12, 2020 09:43<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gta-pedagog@lists.ourproject.org">gta-pedagog@lists.ourproject.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [PeDAGoG] Committed to teaching the truth - can you help?</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Good morning all,<br><br>I’m emailing with an invitation to you and any of your colleagues or connections working in social justice who you think could support this endeavour:<br><br>As a social enterprise committed to teaching children how - not what - to think, <a href="http://www.thoughtboxeducation.com/">ThoughtBox Education</a> is excited to be launching a new (free) inquiry-based curriculum for all schools exploring <i>Equality and Justice</i>. The programme will be available for 5-18 year olds, with modules containing four lessons each.</p><p class="MsoNormal">We recognise the enormity of this subject, the need to approach with integrity and the importance of allowing all voices to be heard. As such we are reaching out to a small number of inspired friends and practitioners working in the field of justice for people and planet to invite you to join a peer-review panel and share your thoughts on the curriculum before we launch it to the world.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>NB: We wish to communicate that we are not just replacing the source of oppression in this curriculum by sharing a better set of beliefs, but are truly committed to supporting open-mindedness and critical thinking to allow young people to listen, reflect, learn and unlearn accordingly.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>Our ask:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">We’d love you to take a look at one, some or all of our curriculum for 11-18 year olds and share your thoughts. In particular we would love to know:</p><ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Have we approached these explorations with due respect and sensitivity?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Have we overlooked any vital reflections?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Are there wider resources you suggest we link schools to?</li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>How much time can you offer?</b></p><ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6"><b>10 minutes</b>: Take a look through one of our lessons to get a feel for our approach. Or…</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6"><b>30 minutes</b>: Look through a full curriculum for one of our age ranges and share thoughts. Or…</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6"><b>60 minutes</b>: Look through the progressive curriculum from 11-18 year olds and send us your reflections</li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">We would welcome your reflections ASAP and by Friday 20<sup>th</sup> November 2020 at the latest.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>In return:</b></p><ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo9">We promise to listen to your reflections and absorb them into the final programme</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo9">We would love to link to you and your work as part of our peer review panel</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo9">We wish to offer you full access to these curriculum and resources to share with any of your networks</li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is our approach?</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">ThoughtBox is a social enterprise learning about learning. We acknowledge just how deeply fragmented perspectives are in society, whilst a strong top-down narrative continues to hold significant sway. Whilst inviting inquiry and reflection in our lessons, we are clearly, openly challenging the status quo. Our curriculum is built on a foundation of empathy and openness to encourage diversity of thought and the practice of unlearning. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br>I attach an overview of the programme and a link to the lessons below in anticipation of your support. <b>If you could reply to confirm whether you’re happy to help or not, that would be wonderful. </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g81ab7b5ls4yrgz/AAC0XcvCTwTvqgYAtRh9VGDQa?dl=0"><b>Equality & Justice inquiry curriculum – A free resource</b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Regardless of whether or not you’re able to support, may I take this opportunity to thank you sincerely for the work you’re doing to shape a more just world.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Warmest wishes,<br>Rachel</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="316" style="width:236.75pt;border-collapse:collapse"><tr style="height:43.95pt"><td width="93" valign="top" style="width:69.5pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:43.95pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Consolas"><img border="0" width="73" height="83" style="width:.7569in;height:.8611in" id="_x0000_i1029" src="cid:image014.jpg@01D6BBEA.5F7E9180"></span></p></td><td width="223" valign="top" style="width:167.25pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:43.95pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2f5496">Rachel Musson</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Director of Education</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2f5496">Phone</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2f5496">:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> +44 7970 157883<br><b><span style="color:#2f5496">Email</span></b><span style="color:#2f5496">: </span></span><a href="mailto:rachel@thoughtboxeducation.com"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">rachel@thoughtboxeducation.com</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thoughtboxeducation.com"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.thoughtboxeducation.com</span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-musson/"><span style="font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="22" height="22" style="width:.2291in;height:.2291in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image015.png@01D6BBEA.5F7E9180" alt="Title: LinkedIn - Description: image of LinkedIn icon"></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/thoughtbox_ed"><span style="font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="22" height="22" style="width:.2291in;height:.2291in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image016.png@01D6BBEA.5F7E9180" alt="Title: Twitter - Description: image of Twitter icon"></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thoughtboxeducation/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="19" height="19" style="width:.1944in;height:.1944in" id="Picture_x0020_19" src="cid:image017.jpg@01D6BBEA.5F7E9180" alt="Facebook"></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></td></tr></table><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><br>ARE YOU PART OF OUR COMMUNITY YET? 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