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Hidden
Well is a non-profit educational organization based in Vancouver, B.C., that is
devoted to redefining the relationship between schools and their wider
communities. In the eyes of BC Educators and Hidden Well Founders, Elayn Su and
Nicole Treitz, isolation is one of the greatest obstacles to meaningful
education. Teachers are isolated within classrooms, as are students within
desks, and schools within communities. By encouraging teachers, students, and
schools to knock down walls and embrace their wider communities, the potential
for individual and community transformation is vast.
The
goal of Hidden Well is to challenge current conventions within Canadian schools
and to work collaboratively toward solutions for more meaningful, authentic,
and interactive learning opportunities. To kickstart relationship building
between schools and communities, Elayn and Nicole reached out to community
members, leaders, and organizations and were humbled by their readiness to be
involved in collaborative education. Imagine the potential for impactful
learning and engagement when we all work together!
Hidden
Well currently offers several programs that serve to encourage increased collaboration
between learners and their surroundings. The School Resource Mapping program
helps schools identify how partnering with local community members and
organizations will support learning and satisfy provincial learning outcomes.
Mentor Matching helps connect students with local professionals than can
provide content specific or general guidance and hands on experience.
Most
recently, Hidden Well developed a youth leadership program called Changemakers:
Me, My Community, The World. Changemakers is a three-level program that is
focused on social justice, leadership, and responsible citizenship. Throughout
this program, youth meaningfully engage with their local and global communities
and develop their roles as informed, active, and contributing citizens. Perhaps
one day Hidden Well’s Changemakers can collaborate with Isa Mundo on one of
their many incredible international projects!
Hidden
Well hosts many dreams and visions for education and is continually enriched
through new connections and voices. Fun Fact: Some of Hidden Well’s best
dreaming is rooted in long talks over mochas with Isa Mundo Founder and
Director, Paul Lorilla! It is the integrity, ambition, and good work of friends
like Paul that continue to inspire big dreams!
Learn
more at: hiddenwell.org
