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The Saxifrage School is redesigning higher education by lowering costs, re-thinking the <a href="campus.html">campus</a>, and reconciling theory and practice. We teach students to make what is valuable <em> and </em> to question the value of what is made.
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<h2><a href="#crashcourse">Crash Course</a></h2>
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<p>Learn to Build, Program, Grow, and discover what you love to do. This 14-day intensive program offers students ages 14+ a diverse and powerful education in productive inquiry. </p>
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<h5>Spots are available for our Spring, 2013 twelve-week course.</h5><p>Learn both to Design and Build furniture and small structures. Projects may include the construction of a houseboat, bioshelter, tiny-home, or chicken coop. Study the history, philosophy and economics of residential construction and permaculture carpentry practices.</p>
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<h5>Spots are available for our Spring, 2013 twelve-week course.</h5><p>The theory and practice of Web Development for beginners. Join us for a single course, or a full-time, twelve-week boot camp. Topics will include: HTML5, CSS3, Python, Git, UX, Open-Source philosophy, Hacker culture, and human-computer interaction.</p>
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<h5>Spots are available for our Spring, 2013 twelve-week course.</h5><p>The theory and practice of organic agriculture for beginners. Join us for a single course, or a full-time, twelve-week boot camp. Topics will include: composting, enivornmental ethics, soil science, food politics, companion planting, crop rotation, planting, pest/disease control, seed saving, permaculture, and season extension. </p>
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<p>Once a month we open to the public: free pie, drinks, and a conversation about our work and the future of higher education. 2nd Mondays, 7:00 pm @ 5452 Penn Avenue</p>
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<p>A week-long, thematic academic residency. Join us for close readings and discussions on the Past and Future of Education. August, 2013. Applications open soon. Have questions? e-mail <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Andrew Heffner</a></p>
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<p>Take a year, learn to Build, Program, Grow, speak Spanish and discover what you love to do. Before you get a diploma, get some experience. Make what is valuable and question the value of what is made. </p>
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<p>Once a month we're holding <strong>Pie + Talk</strong>, a lecture series on theory and practice. Fourth Mondays, 7:00 pm at Voluto (Commonplace) Coffee Have questions? e-mail <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Andrew Heffner</a></p>
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<h3>If you would like to become a monthly supporter of the Saxifrage School, please go to our micro-funding campaign at <a href="https://www.givepi.com">www.givepi.com</h3></a><br />
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<h3>Join us for one of our monthly public meetings. <br /> Our "Saxifrage 101" gatherings offer a chance to learn about our work and join our open conversation on the future of higher education.<a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/161201940685321/"> RSVP on Facebook </a> or e-mail <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Andrew Heffner: [email protected]</a></h3>
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<p class="excerpt">Check out our <a href="resources.html"> resource page</a> for articles written about our work, a glance at our reading list, and links to other interesting projects in higher education.</p>
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<p class="excerpt">At the core of the Saxifrage School model is our <a href="campus.html"> nomadic campus.</a> We're re-thinking the traditional campus model to better serve students, the economy, and our neighborhoods.</p>
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<p class="excerpt">Starting a new school is a large and complex undertaking, but we have a great sense of urgency for our work. Here are a few of the reasons <a href="why.html"> why </a>we are working to change the future of higher education.</p>
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<p class="excerpt">We can summarize the work we are doing by talking about 3 main issues and our plans to address them. While this isn't the full story, it's a great <a href="/resources/one_sheet.pdf"> summary </a>of who we are and what we are doing. This is a great one-sheet to print and share.</p>
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<p class="excerpt">We can summarize the work we are doing by talking about 3 main issues and our plans to address them. While this isn't the full story, it's a great <a href="/resources/one_sheet.pdf"> summary </a>of who we are and what we are doing. This is a great one-sheet to print and share.</p>
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<p class="excerpt">Coming soon! <a href="/resources/one_sheet.pdf"> Old posts </a>from the beginnings of the project. Check out these archives for some of the history, brainstorming, and early conversations about the Saxifrage School.</p>
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Do not merely study: live life earnestly.<br /> More information coming soon. </h3>
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The Crash Course, coming Summer 2013. A 14-day program for students ages 14 and Up. Students learn the basics of three major skills sets (Carpentry, Programming, and Farming), while thinking critically and creatively about complex problems in real-world contexts. Students will be challenged to reconcile theory with practice, learning not just to critique, but to invent. July 15 - 28</p>
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<p>Go on a wilderness survival expedition. Write a story about the next year of your life.</p>
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<p>Finishing touches on your work, present your final products. Look back over the past 14 days; Feast.</p>
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Take a year, learn to Build, Program, Grow, speak Spanish and discover what you love to do. Before you get a diploma, get some experience. Make what is valuable and question the value of what is made.</h3>
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A thematic, week-long academic residency. Think, read, and deeply consider questions on the past and future of American education.</h3>
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The Saxifrage School hosts monthly lectures that focus on the intersection of theory and practice. <br /> Have questions? e-mail <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Andrew Heffner</a></p></div>
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<h2>Food Trucks 101: <br />Competition Law</h2>
<h6><em>October 3, 7:00 at Bar Marco</em></h6>
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<p>These complex legal issues affect everything from banks and tech giants to small Pittsburgh food truck operators.
Food, drinks, and a one-night law school clinic about the food truck business with Christina Walsh from the Institute for Justice. This is leading up to the <a href="http://pghmobilefood.com">Food Truck Awareness Rally</a> on October 14th!</p>
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<h2>Food Trucks 201: <br />City Ordinances</h2>
<h6><em>October 10, 7:00 at Bar Marco</em></h6>
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<p>A workshop on how to change the rules or at least know what they are.
Food, drinks, and a discussion on food truck legislation with Councilman Bill Peduto's Chief of Staff, Dan Gilman. This is leading up to the <a href="http://pghmobilefood.com">Food Truck Awareness Rally</a> on October 14th!</p>
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<h2><a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/161201940685321/">Saxifrage 101</a></h2>
<h6><em>October 8, 7:00. 5452 Penn Avenue</em></h6>
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<p> Come for an evening with the founders of the Saxifrage School and learn more about the ideas behind the project and share some excellent pies from Drew's Pie Supply and drinks from Commonplace Coffee. Hear about where we've been, what we're doing now, and where we're headed.</p>
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<h2><a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/299041906867841">Music & Culture: A Workshop</a></h2>
<h6><em>November 7, 7:00 at Voluto Coffee</em></h6>
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<p>Professors Purcell (Department of English) and Randall (Department of Music) have been researching this topic in preparation for an <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/cas/events/fall2012/oct-19-2012.html">in-depth symposium</a> hosted at Carnegie Mellon University's Center for the Arts in Society.
They will provide a compressed version of this research as well as open a discussion on questions such as: What do we do with music? How and why do we share music? and Where do we get music? <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/299041906867841">Event Page</a></p>
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<h6><em>November 19, 7:00 at Voluto Coffee</em></h6>
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<p>With Professor Jen Saffron and, hopefully, a photographer from National Geographic. A full description is coming soon!</p>
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<h2>Coming Soon...</h2>
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<p>Dates, names, and subjects for our upcoming lectures are coming soon!</p>
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<h2>Coming Soon...</h2>
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<p> Dates, names, and subjects for our upcoming lectures are coming soon!</p>
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<p class="excerpt">Tim has been researching new directions in higher education for the past 5 years. His interests include urban agriculture, carpentry, web development, poetry, and cycling. He is charged with directing the work and vision of the Saxifrage School.</p>
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<p class="excerpt">Andrew is the communications expert at the Saxifrage School. Aside from studying Higher Education at the graduate level, Andrew is an serious student of culture: music, film, art, and literature. He is charged with building new partnerships, and taking care of current ones.</p>
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<p class="excerpt">Alexa is intensely creatively and serious about excellence. She thinks up new ways to move our project forward. She is a mother of three girls. </p>
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<p class="excerpt"> Bryan has worked for over a decade as a leader in the non-profit world, bringing fundraising and organizational leadership experience to our team. He currently works as an Assistant Director for <a href="http://www.opdc.org/about/staff/">Oakland Planning and Development Corporation.</a></p>
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<p class="excerpt">Chad Whitacre is a programmer and entrepreneur with 12 years of professional experience. An active member of the open source community, Chad is the author of the Aspen web framework, as well as tools for mapping and database management. He is also the founder of <a href="http://gittip.com/">Gittip.com, a gift economy </a>. Chad holds a B.A. in Ancient Languages from Wheaton College (IL), and lives with his wife and four children in Ambridge, PA. His personal website is <a href="http://whit537.org/">www.whit537.org.</a>
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<p class="excerpt">Courtney has worked on a variety of organic farms, both rural and urban. Most recently she was the lead educator and grower at the Pittsburgh Community Farm on the City’s north side. She comes from a family of Kentucky farmers and agricultural tool inventors. Her experience also includes significant practice in homesteading, work as a Doula, and studies in anthropology, agricultural history, and nutrition.</p>
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