Since some guy already did 19 Things I learned Before I was 19 and I feel I’ve had more than a lifetime of learning thrown my way during just nine months of being 19 itself (and especially during 6 months at Knowmads), I decided in his honor to do 19 Things Knowmads Taught Me at […]
October 19, 2017
Amber Grothe is a sparkly and curious world traveler, artist of life and incredibly on fire about alternative education. She’s on a self-led learning journey through alternative education and currently having a look at while being part of the Knowmads family. You can follow her journey and thoughts in these weekly thoughts she’s having about learning at Knowmads. She’s […]
May 29, 2017
Knowmads Cape Town Week 1 Reflection by Kirsten Laurencia Arendse Introspection… The topic of the first week, which held an implication that I may be required to bare my soul to a group of strangers, left me somewhat daunted and simultaneously excited as I made my way to the CCDI for the first session of […]
May 29, 2017
Amber Grothe is a sparkly and curious world traveler, artist of life and incredibly on fire about alternative education. She’s on a self-led learning journey through alternative education and currently having a look at while being part of the Knowmads family. You can follow her journey and thoughts in these weekly thoughts she’s having about learning at Knowmads. She’s […]
May 3, 2017
Amber Grothe is a sparkly and curious world traveler, artist of life and incredibly on fire about alternative education. She’s on a self-led learning journey through alternative education and currently having a look at while being part of the Knowmads family. You can follow her journey and thoughts in these weekly thoughts she’s having about learning at Knowmads. She’s […]
April 13, 2017
Knowmads opened its doors last week to nineteen students from the Irish Ballsbridge College. They began a two week work placement opportunity with five innovative startups, Lemonaid, Over the Moon, Thomas & Charles, Bord & Stift and Logic Locks. The purpose of this program is to expose the students to working life as well as […]
February 22, 2017
Sarah is a graduate of the Master in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability (MSLS) program, BTH-University, Karlskrona, Sweden. Last summer I facilitated a workshop with a large group of seventeen-year-old students in a small town just outside of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Like a lot of teenagers of this age, this group were exploring large questions concerning […]
January 23, 2017
[NB: This is our own translation of the Dutch article that was originally published on the website of the Financieel Dagblad – the Dutch Financial Times] In addition to the well-known MBA courses, alternative business schools are emerging for students who want to decide for themselves which direction their development will take. Inspired by the […]
January 12, 2017
In March 2013 the German magazine Oya put out a call to hear from self-directed learning centres. Carola von Szemerey from Tribe 6 got in touch. In edition 40 that came out earlier this month the magazine features a follow-up article on what Carola is doing now and the value of her time at Knowmads. […]
