Operating Guide

This operating guide serves as the foundational reference for policies and procedures that guide the operation of Global SchoolONE, within the EducateONE system. It is designed to reflect the core values and desiderata of the institution, ensuring that all structures and practices contribute to the student’s future’s highest good, operate within the flexibility afforded by California law, and remain resistant to misuse.

This document is a living reference and will evolve as policies are refined.

Aims

Hierarchy of Mind

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. - attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt

Our aim with EducateONE is to develop students that have great minds, in which they think in ideas, and then think at a level of  things and events, and finally at a level of people.  By this, we mean, our goal is to have students not lay causality solely on people, nor solely on things and events, but to think in terms of systems that affect all of these, with appropriate nuance.

𔗇 Aims of Attainment

EducateONE follows the "Aims of Attainment" as a normative philosophical model outlining the objectives of different educational stages. It consists of major levels, each with its own unique aim:

1. Level 0 (Preprimary) - Acclimation (Rose of Rising)
   • Children become acquainted with their immediate family and surroundings as a foundation for lifelong learning.
2. Level 1 (Primary) - Autonomy (Promotion Certificate)
   • Targets foundational competencies for survival and basic life skills, preparing students for greater independence.
3. Level 2 (Secondary) - Adulthood (High School Diploma)
   • Focuses on preparing students for basic adult responsibilities, entry-level jobs, and further education.
4. Level 3 (Tertiary) - Actualization (Associate & Bachelor Degrees)
   • Aims for advanced skills and broader competencies so students can thrive in life.
5. Level 4 (Quaternary) - Assisting Others (Master & Doctoral Degrees)
   • Prepares students to contribute to their field and community, emphasizing the importance of giving back.
6. Level 5 (Quinary) - Accomplishment (Laureate)
   • Incorporates both formal and informal lifelong learning, with the peak recognition to those who are exemplars

This framework provides a roadmap for human development, from early childhood to lifelong learning. It should not be construed to limit what is learned at any level.  For example while multiple language acquisition may not be necessary for the direct aim of Preprimary level, because of the neurological stage of development of students at this age, it is taught here, as it is the best stage to learn this.  Further, secondary students may learn advanced competencies from higher stages as is best for them.

Belief Sets

Values

• Effort over Talent – Talent matters, yet disciplined practice unlocks it.
• Action over Planning – Insight emerges from iterative doing and data.
• Humanity over Culture – Celebrate cultures while serving the whole human family.
• Learning over Teaching – Learning is the goal; teaching is one means.
• Evidence over Eminence – Decisions stand on data, not hierarchy.
• Principles over Orthodoxy – Ethical first‑principles are more important than cultural norms.
• Openness over Ownership – Shared knowledge accelerates collective good.
• Creativity over Convention – Progress springs from questioning the status quo
• Competency over Curricula – Mastery, not seat‑time, signals readiness.
• Possibility over Predictability – Curiosity fuels discovery in a changing world.
• Application over Assignments – Impactful work beats paperwork.
• Contribution over Consumption – Sustainable ecosystems only exist when everyone gives back.

Competencies

𖣠 Circles of Context

EducateONE uses 7 major concentric circles of context as a socio-ecological model for the world each student exists within. All competencies learned must have value within one or more of these circles.

From a student-centric perspective these are the circles of Context:

1. ☯️ My Core (💭 My Consciousness & 💪 My Corpus)
2. 📐 My Corner
3. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 My Companions (👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 My Clan & 👥My Connections)
4. 💼 My Career / 💱 Our Economics
5. 🏘️ Our Community (🏛️ Citizenship & 🪆 Culture)
6. 🏳️‍🌈 Our Co-Humanity
7. 🌐 Ecosystems (🧬 Creaturekind & 🌌 Cosmos)

✺ Categories of Competencies

EducateONE basis its categories of competencies on an ontology that differentiates the essence of each type of competency:

1. 🧭 Character (Ethics)
2. 🏇 Conditioning (Habits/System I Thinking)
3. 🤸 Corporeality (Physical Skills)
4. 🗂️ Recollection (Memory)
5. 🎨 Creativity
6. 🔃 Continual Improvement (Learning)
7. 🤔 Critical Thinking (Reasoning)
8. 💬 Communicating
9. 🧮 Calculating (Math)
10. ⚙️ Constructs (Technology)

While each of these categories are of a distinct essence from the others, it is rare for them not to overlap in practice.