Maurice de Hond

A former client, and for the last 25 years a good friend of mine, showed me the future of online elementary education yesterday.  I first met Maurice de Hond when he worked for Vendex, a Dutch conglomerate that had interests in a computer client of mine. We became fast friends even though he lives in Amsterdam. I see him at least once a year if not more.  Maurice is now a Social Geographer, a pollster, and author of “Dankzij de snelheid van het licht” (1995).  Maurice is my age, has four grown children and a daughter Daphne, nearly three years old. Daphne has been actively using the iPhone/iPad since she was one.

Daphne

Maurice is part of a group of pioneers who believe that elementary education should be focused on individual talents and capabilities of each child. Children should be nourished by all the wonderful technology that is available today. The group is starting a new type of school that they believe will better prepare elementary students for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow. You can read all about it in a manifest that spells out all of the strategies and goals on this topic. Remember, it was translated from Dutch.

I have also included a video of Daphne using the iPad.

This is our basic manifest

Did you see Daphne with a great writing app?