Our Purpose
Everybody Learns
The Common Ground Collaborative (CGC) is a global non-profit network of schools and individuals united in a common purpose expressed in our simple mission: Everybody Learns. We work together in schools and school systems to build an interconnected human context for learning, comprising Learning Cultures and Learning Communities.
Within that human context, we create a complete, connected Learning Curriculum, framed by Five Elements that together build towards a fully coherent Learning Ecosystem, designed to provide a school with everything it needs for consistent, high-quality planning, teaching, leading and assessing for learning.
We co-create with every school a shared Learning Culture supported by all learning stakeholders in an inclusive Learning Community. Within this very human context we co-create a coherent Learning Curriculum. Everything is connected. It’s a Human Learning Ecosystem for Our Times.
We are flexible and friendly and radically non-bureaucratic. We don’t compromise on quality and we are guided unfailingly by our Mission, Everybody Learns and by our Principles.
A Human Learning Ecosystem for our Times
What is our Purpose?
We are capacity builders. We build a culture, a curriculum and a community as one, connected human ecosystem, engaging all learning stakeholders. Within that human context we build a connected learning ecosystem, framed by five key questions. Learning and people - connected. A human learning ecosystem for our times, in which Everybody Learns.
ONE
DEFINING THE LEARNING PROCESS
Learning is a continuous process of consolidating and extending conceptual understanding, competency and character.
TWO
DESIGNING THE LEARNING PROCESS
Our learning DNA shapes a body of universally relevant knowledge framed by six human commonalities.
THREE
DIVERSIFYING THE LEARNING PROCESS
Diversity learning to create inclusive, equitable learning communities.
FOUR
DELIVERING LEARNING
We co-create learning cultures in which all learning stakeholders are engaged contributors.
FIVE
DEMONSTRATING THE LEARNING PROCESS
We focus on qualitative evidence-based, learner-centered assessment. Our primary purpose is to provide feedback to learners to improve their learning and to teachers to inform our practice.
