Declaration of Learner's Rights and Responsibilities

Declaration of Learner's Rights and Responsibilities

1.      As a learner I have the right to allow my own experience

     and enthusiasm to guide my learning.

2.      As a learner I have the right to choose and direct the nature and conditions of my learning experience.  As a learner I am responsible for the results I create.

3.       As a learner I have the right to perfect the skills to be a      conscious, self confident and resourceful individual.

4.      As a learner I have the right to be held in respect.  It is

     my responsibility to hold others in respect.

5.      As a learner I have the right to a nurturing and

     supportive family and community.  My family and

     community have the right and responsibility to be my

     primary resource.

6.      As a learner I have the right and responsibility to enter

     into relationships based on mutual choice, collaborative

    effort, challenge and mutual gain.

7.      As a learner I have the right to be exposed to a diverse

     array of ideas, experiences, environments, and

     possibilities.  This exposure is the responsibility of myself,

    my parents and my mentors.

8.      As a learner I have the right to evaluate my learning

     according to my own sensibilities.  I have the right to

     request and the responsibility to include the evaluations

     of my mentors.

9.      As a learner I have the right to co-create decisions that

     involve and concern me.

10.As a learner I have the right and responsibility to openly

    consider and respect the ideas of others, whether or not I

    accept these ideas.

11.As a learner I have the right to enter a learning

     organization which offers, spiritual, intellectual,

     emotional, and physical support, and operates in an

     inclusive manner.

12.As a learner I have the right of equal access to resources,

      information and funding.

This document has been created by a group of learners aged 15-17.  Serena Staples, Gregory Dean, Ilana Cameron, David Muncaster, Jesse Blum and Sarah Partridge, with the help of Brent Cameron and other Wondertree Affiliates. Copyright 1994 All Rights Reserved Wondertree Foundation for Learning Box 38083 Vancouver BC Canada V5Z 4L9 (604) 739-5941 fax: 739-6903