The SACRED CHILD COMPANION
HANDBOOK FOR CHILD-CENTERED EDUCATION

"New Learning Culture" founder Carmen Gamper is author of the self-published manual, "The Sacred Child Companion."

A 'Sacred Child Companion' is one who accompanies children on the journey of self-discovery, on the physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual level.

Everyone can be a Sacred Child Companion. This handbook provides practical tools to honor and support children, and simultaneously be a companion for one's own 'Sacred Child Within'.

Available at 'Spirit Rock Meditation Center' Woodacre, Ca. 94973, and at 'Open Secret Bookstore' San Rafael, Ca.94901. You can order your copy here:
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This manual can be read from cover to cover, or opened up randomly to receive inspiration for the moment. You will find suggestions to create practical learning environments, set healthy boundaries, respect genuine needs and recognize stages of development. Most of all, it is intended to (re-)connect you to your own wisdom and common sense based on love in relation to children.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Preface: Dear Reader
- New Learning Culture - Educational Consulting
- The Ethics of New Learning Culture
- Acknowledgments
- A Tribute to Dr. Maria Montessori
0. Introduction
0.1. A Sacred Child Companion
0.2. The Sacred Child Within
1. Inspired Self-Directed Learning
1.1. Cultivate InSDL for Children
1.2. The Child is the Curriculum
1.3. Benefits
2. Preparing Learning Environments
2.1. Learning Environments at Home
2.2. Sharing Learning Environments - Creating Alternative Schools
2.3. Structure through the Environment
2.4. Inspiration through the Environment
3. Non-Invasive Teaching
3.1. Hands-on Learning Materials
3.2. Learning to Write in a Self-Directed Way
3.3. Absorbing the World of Numbers in a Self-Directed Way
4. Stages Of Development
a. Learning through Sensorial Perception and Movement
b. Learning through the Emotion Connected to the Experience
c. Learning through Projects with Concrete Results
d. Learning through Communication
5. Natural Interests Of The Child
5.1. Intelligence through Play
5.2. Different Kinds of Play
a. The Development of Representational Competence
b. The Development of Oral Language and Narrative Understanding
c. The Development of Positive Approaches to Learning
d. The Development of Logic
e. The Development of Self-Regulation and Social Negotiation
6. Learning Companions
6.1. Giving Real Choices
6.2. Learning Companions have the Power and Responsibility
7. Healthy Boundaries
7.1. How can We set Boundaries with Dignity and Respect ?
7.2. Inspiration for Healthy Boundaries
8. Social Interactions
8.1. The Healthy Use of Power and Strength
8.2. Requests from a Child to an Adult
9. The Child Is The Curriculum
9.1. Genuine Needs of a Child
a. Needs on the Physical Level
b. Needs on the Emotional Level
c. Needs on the Mental Level
d. Needs on the Spiritual Level
9.2. When Genuine Needs are not Fulfilled
10. Brain Structure
a. Instinctual Brain
b. Emotional Brain
c. Intellectual Brain
d. Angel Lobes
10.1."I feel Pressure"-Mode / "I am Safe" -Mode
10.2. Developing the Intelligence of the Heart
11. Parents and their Children Are Deeply Connected
11.1. Loving Attention
11.2. Nourishing the Inner Child
12. Inspirational Reading
Short Biography

"Sacred Child Companion. Handbook for Child-Centered Education."
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