Reflection Day 6 (Cosmic Day 1)
Reflection on lesson
“Cosmic Education is a way to show the child how everything in the universe is interrelated and interdependent, no matter whether it is the tiniest molecule or the largest organism ever created. Every single thing has a part to play, a contribution to make to the maintenance of harmony in the whole. In understanding this network of relationships, the child finds that he/she also is a part of the whole, and has a part to play, a contribution to make.”
Essence of Cosmic Education; 1) the child (who am I?), 2) the community (grace & courtesy), 3) the environment (the web of life), and the culture (family of man). We learned the relationships between sun, plants, water, air, soil, animals, and man.
Reflection on Cosmic Field Trip
“Ano Lani Ano Honua” - “A heavenly nature; an earthly nature.”
We visited Kukaniloko. Kukaniloko Birth Site, also known as the Kukaniloko Birthstones State Monument, is one of the most important ancient cul tural sites on the island of Oahu. Kukaniloko lies in the Wahiawa Plateau between Oahu's two mountain ranges: the Waianaes to leeward, and the Koolaus to windward. It also lies at the intersection of two major paths of overland travel: the Waialua Trail between the North Shore and Ewa Beach, and the Kolekole Trail through the Waianae Range. As the geographic piko (navel) of Oahu, Kukaniloko was symbolically the most powerful birth site for the island’s high chiefs, among whom Kakuhihewa and Kualii were perhaps most famous. Chiefly families lived along the slopes of the Waianaes overlooking the plateau and along the shores of Waialua to the north, and many key battles between rivals for control of Oahu were also fought on the central plains surrounding Kukaniloko.
Reflection on lesson
“Cosmic Education is a way to show the child how everything in the universe is interrelated and interdependent, no matter whether it is the tiniest molecule or the largest organism ever created. Every single thing has a part to play, a contribution to make to the maintenance of harmony in the whole. In understanding this network of relationships, the child finds that he/she also is a part of the whole, and has a part to play, a contribution to make.”
Essence of Cosmic Education; 1) the child (who am I?), 2) the community (grace & courtesy), 3) the environment (the web of life), and the culture (family of man). We learned the relationships between sun, plants, water, air, soil, animals, and man.
Reflection on Cosmic Field Trip
“Ano Lani Ano Honua” - “A heavenly nature; an earthly nature.”
We visited Kukaniloko. Kukaniloko Birth Site, also known as the Kukaniloko Birthstones State Monument, is one of the most important ancient cul tural sites on the island of Oahu. Kukaniloko lies in the Wahiawa Plateau between Oahu's two mountain ranges: the Waianaes to leeward, and the Koolaus to windward. It also lies at the intersection of two major paths of overland travel: the Waialua Trail between the North Shore and Ewa Beach, and the Kolekole Trail through the Waianae Range. As the geographic piko (navel) of Oahu, Kukaniloko was symbolically the most powerful birth site for the island’s high chiefs, among whom Kakuhihewa and Kualii were perhaps most famous. Chiefly families lived along the slopes of the Waianaes overlooking the plateau and along the shores of Waialua to the north, and many key battles between rivals for control of Oahu were also fought on the central plains surrounding Kukaniloko.