Pando co-founders Eugene Shirley and John B. Cobb, Jr. sat down on the occasion of the organization's 10th birthday to reflect on the past decade of development and growth.
Eugene Shirley: Can you believe it’s been 10 years since the official Pando Populus launch? But here I am, talking about Pando at 10 when you’re 99! You always have a way of putting things into perspective.
John Cobb: According to the Chinese calendar, I’m already 100 – because they give you credit for time in the womb.
Ninety-nine or a hundred, it’s astounding what you’ve done for us and the debt that we owe you.
The Pando model of education bears your unique stamp.
I’m delighted that you feel that the time is ripe now for our model and methodology. A system that channels the creativity, intelligence and energy of young people and their instructors working together for the common good is powerful at any level where it can be applied, but especially at the local, community-based levels that Pando is so passionate about.
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