Sandcastle

Welcome to Sandcastle.

We are a group of educators who form a community of practice and support. We collaboratively uplift the ideas, experimentation, and projects of individuals around the world.

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There are three main ways to join us on the beach. 

Builder - You are an educator with a project (or a facet of a project) that is small enough to usefully iterate and grow over the course of three or four months. You are willing to commit to one online meeting per month with the goal of sharing about the progress of your work, leading a discussion, asking for assistance or resources ... you get the stage.

Beachcomber - You are an educator who is interested in hearing about the builder's projects in online meetings, discussign them, growing your network, and considering, perhaps, a project of your own in the future.

Lifeguard - You are an educator who has built a sandcastle or two with us and would now like to facilitate and mentor future builders.

You can join us on the beach at any time as a beachcomber. We'll simply add your name to our email list and you'll hear about future online meetings and events. You can become a builder after making sure that your project has the right scope, also at any time. You may also, of course, finish your sandcastle and be a beachcomber until you are ready for the next project, or you can help out the community by being a lifeguard. We try to be laid back on the beach, but purposeful, too.

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Sandcastle: A Quick Guide, with Frequently Asked Questions

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Our ethos 

All are welcome on our beach (but keep your camera off if you are of the nude bather type). Ha ha!

For consistency, members who are sharing projects are expected to attend each month. At least let us know if you cannot make it. You can always become a non-presenting member if your schedule is too full for Sandcastle at any point.

We are all about uplift. There will be many projects at a variety of levels of sophistication. Each one is the right project for the individual who is working on it. 

Those who are at a meeting are the right people to be at that meeting.

Enjoy yourself!