“Human salvation lies in the hands of the Creatively Maladjusted”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Become a Wisdom Teacher
Are you interested in being certified as a Wisdom Education Teacher? Do you feel that our educational system focuses too much on test scores? Do you feel that our educational system is too rigid and mechanistic, with little room for...
Wisdom Farm
The Chicago Wisdom Project is developing our farm in Baroda, Michigan as a unique cultural hub for Chicago, the Midwest and beyond for various movements and groups to engage in the process of re-imagining our relationship to one another and...
Creatively Maladjusted
“Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Education is the subject of much public debate. Politicians and bureaucrats, educators and parents, students and concerned citizens...
Mission
The mission of The Chicago Wisdom Project is to re-imagine education through holistic programming that transforms individual, community and world through creative expression.
Our Impact
Our work impacts both individual and community:
- We believe that our students can become creators of culture, not merely consumers, and inspire them to challenge the assumptions of modern, industrial culture through the arts.
- Through our work and the trainings we hold for teachers and youth workers, we hope to spark a debate about the true meaning of education beyond the test-centered and utilitarian focus of the current political discourse. The publication of Creatively Maladjusted: The Wisdom Education Movement Manifesto also helps to spread the word about this work.
Examples of Our Work
We speak condescendingly of children who are “at-risk”; but what of our at-risk-civilization, -species, and -planet? Learn More