{"id":2772,"date":"2022-09-20T12:28:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T12:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/?page_id=2772"},"modified":"2025-03-28T16:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:58:23","slug":"commons-mentor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/tr\/commons-mentor\/","title":{"rendered":"Commons Mentor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2772\" class=\"elementor elementor-2772\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a45771a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a45771a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1ff366\" data-id=\"c1ff366\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23dab03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23dab03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AHOI!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01d2ded elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01d2ded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>If you feel like sailing to new shores, then you are probably what we call a Commons Mentor. Commons Mentors spearhead environmental education in a specific territory and thereby support Impact Communities.<\/h5><h5>In order to start a commons as Learning Space on the ARK, you need to have registered an Impact Community and we recommend that you have already a team to take on this project.<\/h5><h5>Mentor teams of existing commons will support you and you will be able to draw on a growing database of species entries and activity best practices, but you will need to build a crowd, curate specimens and develop routes. Don\u2019t worry! It&#8217;s going to be a fun ride and you have lots of tail wind.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea4311 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cea4311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/seafile.genuinegrowth.cn\/f\/d0d7cdf32786431c923b\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download MANUAL<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e6d9c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d0e6d9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CREATE COMMONS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5989c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d5989c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stewards-1-768x663.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stewards-1-768x663.png 768w, https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stewards-1-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stewards-1-1024x884.png 1024w, https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stewards-1-1536x1326.png 1536w, https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stewards-1-1200x1036.png 1200w, https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stewards-1.png 1592w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7494c68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7494c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Commons Mentor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28debb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28debb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h5>A Commons Mentor has an above average understanding of the local ecosystem.<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>A Commons Mentor has a deep connection the local ecosystem and feels confident to curate and review specimen entries.<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>A Commons Mentor is ideally a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/charles_leadbeater_the_era_of_open_innovation\"><u>proam<\/u><\/a>, i.e. somebody who facilitates experimental learning and therefore knows about the value of this platform.<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>A Commons Mentor is a role model user online &amp; offline.<\/h5><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffa97ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffa97ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are Commons<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c52aad1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c52aad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Commons are human scale ecosystems. They have been defined as &#8220;the undivided land belonging to the members of a community as a whole&#8221; (Gary Snyder). Modern economies are largely deprived from genuine commons, but the village or countryside municipality comes very close to what commons originally meant to a local population: jointly managing its resources and deciding over its development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Watch this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?app=desktop&amp;list=PLCbP7pmVg2Aoaeedl34wZIIJzJ-mue5ET&amp;si=TLwQbj3THW-pFPo7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online course<\/a> to learn more about the commons concept.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out below chart to understand how we picture commons as part of a global organizational structure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/images\/attach_resources\/2024628\/9d5c83-1719556074557.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Commons are human scale Learning Spaces. As opposed to schools and classrooms, commons encompass an up to 100 km2 territory which can be as large as an entire municipality or a large district of a metropolis. Commons are ecosystems rather than single buildings and within these systems learners of all ages improve their understanding of about the interconnectedness and mutual dependence of life.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd0ac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebd0ac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Commons Mentor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb14fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fb14fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Commons Mentors contribute to resurrection of the commons.\u00a0 They practice indigenous learning and behaviour by caring for ecosystems and help the communities which live in a commons thrive. Commons Mentors<\/p><ul><li>mentor Learning Communties<\/li><li>moderate a commons<\/li><li>review new mappings and make suggestions on improvments<\/li><\/ul><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/images\/attach_resources\/2024628\/4c7e5f-1719555719146.png\" \/><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc4043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccc4043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Commons Mentor and other ARK roles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad763f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ad763f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-28-at-4.45.40\u202fPM-1024x884.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4299\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-28-at-4.45.40\u202fPM-1024x884.png 1024w, https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-28-at-4.45.40\u202fPM-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-28-at-4.45.40\u202fPM-768x663.png 768w, https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-28-at-4.45.40\u202fPM-1536x1327.png 1536w, https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-28-at-4.45.40\u202fPM-14x12.png 14w, https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-28-at-4.45.40\u202fPM-1200x1036.png 1200w, https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-28-at-4.45.40\u202fPM.png 1746w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AHOI! If you feel like sailing to new shores, then you are probably what we call a Commons Mentor. Commons Mentors spearhead environmental education in a specific territory and thereby support Impact Communities. In order to start a commons as Learning Space on the ARK, you need to have registered an Impact Community and we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2772","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2772"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4306,"href":"https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2772\/revisions\/4306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ark.greensteps.me\/page\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}