THE WHOLE NEW ENGINEER.

BIG BEACON finds joy in engineering and in life. is open, trusted, and trusting. is
authentically connected with others. is powerfully present to pos-
MANIFESTO sibilities in the moment. is mindful, observant, and an effective
listener. has the courage to initiate, fail, and initiate again. is
technically competent and agile. is broadly educated and curi-
ous. is a team player, a collaborator, and a community builder.
is a designer, a creator, and a sustainer. is emotionally
A WHOLE NEW and socially aware and competent. is a
ENGINEERING reflective thinker and a self-
directed and persistent
EDUCATION. learner.
is a joyful and challenging experi-
ence. trusts students, believing they are
resourceful, creative, and whole. con-
nects with students by fostering a sense EDUCATIONAL
of community. encourages diverse stu-
dent aspirations and increases student REWIRE.
autonomy and choice. accommodates questions, listens, and is mind-
diverse learning styles. fosters agile tech- fully present to the possibilities
nical competence in a changing world. of effective action. engages the
fosters concern for human values and willing, and embraces the once
ethics. encourages pervasive collaboration unwilling as soon as they are open to
and teamwork. celebrates action in the change. uses exemplars of authentic student en-
world and values failure that results in gagement to change hearts then minds. is a per-
learning. values educators who sonal, emotional, and cultural process that depends
are servant teachers. lis- upon changing language and story. uses incubators
tens to and collabo- and pilots to permit innovation and respect faculty
rates with all stake- governance. is a process of open innovation that
holders. walks the collaboratively disrupts the status quo. unleashes
talk of the whole students in service to their education, and un-
new engineer. www.bigbeacon.org leashes teachers in service to students.