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THE
SANCTUARY
SCHOOL
by
Patricia Jepsen
and Delphi
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8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
US$6.00
18 pages
January 2003
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DESCRIPTION
The Sanctuary School,
Experiencing All Life in Community
describes a Circle of Life
model of education with
the kind heart and kinship
with all life at its core.
This booklet complements
Six Lessons with Delphi
and Teaching Delphi,
and is a helpful resource
for parents and Teacher-Partners.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The Vision
Enhancing the Capacity to Learn
and to Listen
Ocean Thinking
Why Is the Delphi Program a Necessary
Component to Education?
The Sanctuary School
The Purpose of the Delphi Program
and Sanctuary School Is...
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EXCERPT
A definition of "sanctuary" is a place
of protection and of refuge.
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Through the recently published book, Six
Lessons with Delphi, and the companion syllabus Teaching
Delphi, children are introduced to a wise golden retriever
who with love and humor teaches the value of harmlessness, compassion,
and respect for all life. They are encouraged and allowed to
communicate from their heart, and "heart magic" is
proclaimed as a way of life. Because the Delphi Program confirms
and reinforces the original world of children--by which
they see life as a circle and loving community--it supports their
pursuit and expression of the natural state of their whole self
without being distracted or confused by belief systems that have
no heart.
All children have the innate capacity to realize the circle
of life as the fullness of mind and heart. Children naturally
have the desire to understand, respect and embrace all life,
all the nature kingdoms, be they plant or animal. In the context
of this model, the school is an all-embracing, compassionate
community where children focus on service, kindness, joy and
compassion shared with plants, animals, and their fellow participants.
This builds and re-enforces a universal heart consciousness that
will carry them in and through their adult lives.
A community-based school would demonstrate that when a child
knows nothing but love, and is permitted to give love and receive
love from fellow students and animal friends, something magical
happens. The life or soul force rises easily and gently into
the brain centers at an early age and brilliance is activated.
With the interaction of the heart and mind, intelligence and
intellect, great contributions can and will be made to our earth
mother and the members of her family.
What is important to stress is that the Sanctuary School,
using the Delphi Program as its foundation, unites children with
their natural friends and trusted companions--those of the animal
kingdom. Joseph Chilton Pearce in Evolution's
End writes that children have "an uncanny rapport with
animals." The author points out that a majority of children's
stories are about animals that talk. These animals often portray
desirable human characteristics and are loved and championed
by the young reader. Who better to make a positive and loving
impression on young children than Delphi, the golden retriever
who not only talks and loves with all her heart, but also points
out that each child is special?
Joseph Chilton Pearce writes that "play is the foundation
of creative intelligence" in his chapter on play in Evolution's
End and he states that one of the "foundations of play
is storytelling." Indigenous peoples have long understood
this. Audrey Shenandoah--renowned Iroquois wisdomkeeper, Clan
Mother and teacher at the Onondaga School, Onondaga
Nation (Syracuse, New York)--shares Six
Lessons with Delphi during storytelling time. She
tells me that she loves the Delphi stories. Audrey's words, as
an outstanding educator, assure me that Six
Lessons is handbook and storytelling adventure that no child
should be without....
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