Education for Complexity - Transforming Secondary Education for the Noosphere

Explore a thought-provoking seminar that delves into the critical need for developing comprehensive, interdisciplinary thinking capabilities in education, particularly during secondary schooling years. Learn how context shapes the meaning and impact of all human activities, and why becoming a big-picture thinker is now a moral imperative rather than just a cognitive preference. Discover Dr. Marta Lenartowicz's innovative proposal for transforming middle and high school education into systematic training for "citizens of the noosphere" through practical reorganizations at Buckminster College. Examine why the traditional 6-year secondary education cycle presents an ideal window for developing holistic understanding and appreciation of reality as an interconnected system. Gain insights from Dr. Lenartowicz's expertise in humanistic management, social epistemology, and educational leadership as she outlines structural, methodical, and cultural changes aimed at preparing young learners to thrive in our complex, uncertain world. The seminar, presented at CLEA (Free University of Brussels), addresses how to systematically develop multi-level thinking capabilities that integrate knowledge from diverse fields including ecology, psychology, philosophy, history, politics, sociology, economics, and technology.