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academy

uh-KAD-uh-meeGreek

Institution of higher learning

Originally: garden where philosophers gathered; place minds grow together

Personal definition

Etymology

Greek 'akademeia' (grove of Akademos)

Why it matters

timegrow. reimagines academy as contemplative garden not credential factory

Tags

education · learning · growth

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