4. INFORMAL & SUPERHERO TITLES
WE ALL PLAY ROLES, AND SOME TITLES JUST DON’T TELL
THE WHOLE STORY. A PEEK AT WHO SHOWED UP ON
FRIDAY NIGHT, IN THEIR OWN WORDS:
Beaten up but born again ed transformer
Ambassador of Peace
A Maui market mystic
Path-bender
An introvert trapped in an extrovert's body
Creative problem-solver
Antsy traveler and adventure seeker
Constantly connecting the dots
Two parts Puck without the wicked and three
parts occasionally absent-minded dreamer,
mixed with a dash of Southern pragmatism
Persistent seeker of perfect moments
An inventor and financier who suffers
from a big case of never satisfied
Always inspired to take a peek down the
rabbit hole
Word-smithing, rule-navigating
instigator of justice
New sound futurist
The bass player in the garage band of
media renovation
Imaginer + RFK + Coyote
HELLO
SOCIAL
7. “Help teachers to think of themselves as entrepreneurs.
Give them the tools and resource to explore, iterate, and
break models. The entrepreneurship spirit will spread to
students and school environment.”
RESPONSE TO “HOW CAN WE CULTIVATE A SPIRIT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP INNOVATION IN THE LIVES OF
STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOLS?”
9. “Entrepreneurship is not, to me, about starting businesses,
or starting things period. It's about creating fixes rather
than acquiescing to the status quo.
Innovation is about seeing the world not as it is but as it
could be, and I think it starts with unleashing agency:
giving people of every age a chance to realize, starting one
small win at a time, that they have the ability to solve the
challenges that surround them.”
RESPONSE TO “HOW CAN WE CULTIVATE A SPIRIT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP INNOVATION IN THE LIVES OF
STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOLS?”
11. “Sharing stories that reflect on how interconnected we all
are, and spark inspiration mixed with a framework that
allows students to get involved and take creative actions
around issues they connect to.”
RESPONSE TO “HOW CAN WE CULTIVATE A SPIRIT OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY JUSTICE IN THE LIVES OF
STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOLS?”
12. ASKING NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF LEARNING.
A collection of questions from salon guests to spark new
dialogues on what education should look like.
If any, which moment in
your education changed
you?
SALON GUEST
If you were a junior in high school
right now, knowing what you
know about the world, would you
invest in a college education?
If not, what would you do?
SALON GUEST
Take money and bureaucracy out of
the equation.
What is the one thing you would
do now to change education
systemwide?
SALON GUEST
What is your life
mission of good?
SALON GUEST
How should a school for the
future hatched from scratch
contrast with the past/current
prevailing antique model?
Be specific.
SALON GUEST
What is your definition of
social entrepreneurship?
What is powerful about this term? What is
problematic?
SALON GUEST
Why is it that all the good
stuff happens after or
outside of school?
SALON GUEST
13. When I dream of the future of learning
I IMAGINE...
15. SHOW TELL
Bring an item that tells a little bit about your
learning journey.
18. A FEW THINGS WE LEARNED FROM
SHOW TELL.
From artifacts of learning journeys, we shared stories whose
meaning still resonates.
“Re-enchant the world.”
BARNET BAIN, BOX OF MAGICAL THINGS
“Get sweaty.”
LENNON FLOWERS, SWEAT BANDS SOCIAL CHANGE
“If you don’t like the news, make some of your own.”
SCOTT SHERMAN, A SCAR TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION
“Always buy the fun pass.”
NIRVAN MULLICK, FIRST FUN PASS FROM CAINE’S ARCADE
22. 21
DINNER QUESTION
What would a 'successful' graduate
–of a 4-year HS dedicated to
creating social entrepreneurs – be
able to accomplish at that point in
their life?
What would 'success' look like for
the high school?
FEEL FREE TO HACK THE QUESTION.
28. Barnet Bain Barnet Bain Films
Amy Berkholtz Magnetic Management
Chris Marinetti
Found Sound Foundation,
OneBeat
Greg Chase Liox Power, Inc.
Jennifer Casap Vollman New Global Citizens
John Woldenberg Blue Planet Films
Jordan Wallens Brinker Capital
Laura Gowen ZestFinance
Lennon Flowers Ashoka, Start Empathy
Linda Stewart Consultant, Producer
Luke Ryan
Disruption Entertainment
(Paramount)
Michael Mancini San Francisco Day School
Mike McGalliard Imagination Foundation
Michael Peter Balzary
“Flea”
Red Hot Chili Peppers,
Silverlake Conservatory of Music
Nick Kislinger
Entertainment Industry
Foundation
Nirvan Mullick Imagination Foundation, Caine's Arcade
Scott Sherman Transformative Action Institute
Steve Robertson Project Peace on Earth
Tim Kring Producer
Viktor Vensen No Right Brain Left Behind
Josh Brody The Sequoyah School
Elena Phleger The Sequoyah School
Marc Alongi The Sequoyah School
Andrew Avery Host, Sequoyah Parent
Laura Gabbert Host, Sequoyah Parent
Christian Long The Third Teacher+
Melanie Kahl The Third Teacher+
Jamie Thalman Photographer
HOSTS FACILITATORS
SALON GUESTS
31. 9:00
Arrival and Introductions
9:30
What do we mean when we say social entrepreneurship?
How does that translate into core values?
10:15
What is our opportunity?
Exploring the Braveheart scale.
What could that look like?
A student’s journey through core experiences.
11:30
What does that look like tomorrow?
How can we explore the prototype and build the momentum?
12:30
Reflection Action
What skills and mindsets do young people need to grow
into creative, entrepreneurial, and socially-minded
leaders of tomorrow?
WHAT WOULD A HIGH SCHOOL ROOTED IN THEMES OF SOCIAL
ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOOK LIKE?
33. THE BRAVEHEART SCALE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
safe brave
AVERAGE: 8.5
a highly scientific assessment of risk-taking and mold-breaking
How brave should we be as we design this high school?
35. “Real ones: the kind that enable students to feel powerful.
Cultivating change makers is about creating opportunities
for students to identify and examine the challenges they
see in their own schools and communities, and offering
them the space to study why those challenges exist, who
else is doing something about them and the gap between
problem and solution, and the chance to creatively develop
a solution.”
RESPONSE TO “WHAT TYPES OF EXPERIENCES DO STUDENTS NEED TO BE CHANGE MAKERS IN TODAY'S
WORLD?”
37. OPPORTUNITIES TO RE-INVENT
Ways Sequoyah can break the mold
Self-
reflection
Assessment
Relationships Partnerships
Authentic
Leadership
True
Teamwork
Problem
Solving
Pattern
Finding
Systems
Thinking
Financial
Literacy
Economic
awareness
Self-
knowledge
Agency
Purpose
Role of
Teacher
Social-
Emotional
Health
Real world
Experience
38. Live the prototype process out loud.
USE SUMMERS AS COLLABORATIVE EXPERIENCES TO TEST OUT NEW IDEAS AND CO-CREATE
IDEAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES WITH FUTURE STUDENTS, YOUNG CHANGE MAKERS, AND KEY PARTNERS. MODEL
THE PROTOTYPING PROCESS, GAIN INSIGHTS ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND BUILD BRAND CONFIDENCE.
Don’t start with school.
IT IS EASY TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THE STRUCTURES OF WHAT “SCHOOL” CURRICULA MEAN. AS
SEQUOYAH EXPLORES WHAT ITS MODEL LOOKS LIKE, BE BRAVE FIRST. THERE WILL BE TIME FOR SCHOOL.
WHAT WE TOOK AWAY
8 meaningful conclusions from our workshop.
Leverage the power of social entrepreneurship.
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS A BIG TERM–– LEVERAGE ITS RELEVANCE BUT DEFINE ITS MEANING IN TERMS
OF VALUES, MINDSETS, AND SKILLS FOR YOUNG CHANGE MAKERS. THIS IS A KEY OPPORTUNITY TO DECLARE
YOUR SCHOOL’S IDENTITY, BUT BE MINDFUL OF CLARITY AND GENERATIONAL UNDERSTANDING.
Create a narrative now.
SHARED STORYTELLING HELPS CREATE CULTURE, LEGACY, MOMENTUM. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
UNIQUE ASSETS OF LOS ANGELES AND YOUR COMMUNITY TO BRING DOCUMENTATION AND
NARRATIVE TO THE CORE OF THE SCHOOL AND SCHOOL OPENING PROCESS. YOU’LL HAVE AN
AMAZING ASSET AND SEND A BIG MESSAGE: STORYTELLING IS KEY TO CHANGE MAKING.
39. Opportunities for reinvention abound–design align.
SEQUOYAH HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AN ENTIRELY NEW ECOSYSTEM FOR LEARNING–– FROM THE ROLE
OF EDUCATORS AND KEY PARTNERS, TO ORGANIZATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL STRUCTURES, TO CURRICULA AND
PROJECTS. DESIGN AND ALIGN YOUR CORE MISSION WITH ALL AREAS OF YOUR ECOLOGY.
WHAT WE TOOK AWAY
8 meaningful conclusions from our workshop.
Be a lab school for the world.
USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH INSTITUTIONS–FROM CORPORATIONS
TO FOUNDATIONS TO UNIVERSITIES–TO HONE REINVENT EDUCATION THROUGH PRACTICE-BASED RESEARCH.
Be the aggregator.
THERE ARE MANY ORGANIZATIONS EXPLORING THE THEMES OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP––
HOWEVER, NOBODY IS CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL. THEREFORE LEVERAGE THE
PLATFORM TO BRING TOGETHER KEY PARTNERS IN THIS FIELD.
Build the network.
CREATE EXPERIENCES EXCHANGES TO EMPOWER A NEW BREED OF EDUCATORS, EDUCATIONAL
LEADERS, ENTREPRENEURS. CREATE THE AUTHENTIC CONVERSATION COMMUNITY YOU CRAVE.
41. Azizi Williams The Sequoyah School
Chris Kirk Mindbomb Films
Chris Marinetti
Found Sound Foundation,
OneBeat
David Grannis Parent
Elena Phleger The Sequoyah School
Jennifer Casap Vollman New Global Citizens
Jennifer Frank
Former parent, Past board
president, Current board member
Jordan Wallens Brinker Capital
Josh Brody The Sequoyah School
Laura Gowen ZestFinance, Parent
Lennon Flowers Ashoka, Start Empathy
Lorin Knell
Treasurer, Alumna,
KCBManagement
Marc Alongi The Sequoyah School
Michael Barak Trustee, Union Bank
Michael Mancini San Francisco Day School
Meriel Stern Trustee and Alumna
Nicole Logan Parent
Renee Dake Wilson Parent, Dake Wilson Architects
Stacey Mann Parent
Steve Dahl Previous Parent, Consulting Architect
Susan Harmon Trustee
Susie North Trustee, Mediator
Christian Long The Third Teacher+
Melanie Kahl The Third Teacher+
FACILITATORS
WORKSHOP GUESTS
42. A “FUTURE OF LEARNING” COLLABORATION BY:
www.sequoyahschool.org www.thethirdteacherplus.com