About
Sandra Gunn, a former educator in the public school system, received a federal grant to develop and teach an innovative humanities course for high school students. She authored a diary titled “Reflections”, which was published by the grant and sent to public high schools across the country. Upon completion of this program, she left public education and joined the Council of the Great City Schools in Washington, DC where she helped develop curriculum options for the Great City Schools. This work was designed to build a bridge between the relevance of what a student learns and its practical applications to his life. She hosted seminars throughout the country.
With the birth of her two sons she established a home school with pioneering concepts devoted to the exploration of their natural curiosities. The curriculum was based upon the concept that every child is an artist who has a need to express himself; that each question may have more than one answer; that success and failure are part of the same process; that mistakes are positive because they encourage us to change direction; and that work and play are the same. Children learn what has purpose in their lives.
Based upon her life experiences with her two sons as they grew from infant to toddlers to young men, she authored a book titled, “Peek-A-Boo, I See You. Learning to Parent From Your Child’s Point of View”, which is a 2010 IPPY award winner in the Parenting category. The IPPY is the largest independent book competition in the world. They had 4000 entries from the US, Canada, and Europe this year. The award presentation is in NY on May 25th, 2010.
She lives in the Chesapeake Bay Country of Maryland.
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