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Ever since I first went to Burning Man, I have been fascinated with the idea of bringing a gifting culture to Vancouver Island. I feel that a school is a perfect environment for a gifting culture to take root and my own teaching philosophy is deeply rooted in the three principles you see in this image. I call my future classroom the 'gifting place', as we will be focusing on self discovery and sharing what makes us each unique and special. I think this is an idea that everyone can relate to, but we don't always know how to go about exploring it. I am excited to bring this forward to my classroom and greater community some day. If we can be less focused on 'trying to fit in' and more focused on figuring out why diversity is cool, then I think we are already a step in the right direction to discovering how to live peacefully on this planet.