從另類中的另類探尋彼此：埃及Sekem人智學社區學校的啟示

Seeking Each Other in the Alternatives: Inspirations of the Sekem Anthroposophic Community and Schools in Egypt

2018年的夏天，走訪了埃及Sekem社區與學校。該社區是受到源於歐洲的人智學啟發而設立，該學校也具有華德福教育特色，然而，它座落於回教的文化國度，可謂另類中的另類，不但背後有著動人的故事，更開啟了難得的探索與思辨空間，讓我們有機會跳脫習以為常的認知框架，以更寬廣的角度看待教育，尤其是探尋如何處理主流與另類、自我與他者之間的緊張關係。筆者以夾敘夾議的方式，透過混合文體（mixed-genre）的拼貼設計與交叉堆疊，呈現Sekem社區與學校的探訪經驗與省思，企圖凸顯的真正主題是「跨越主流與另類、自我與他者之間的鴻溝之可能性」，而以Sekem的敘事作為鋪陳此主題的媒介。我在前半部的敘事位置是居於旁觀者的地位，試圖由外部拼貼一個圖像。在本文最後一部分，我從「局外人」的位置挪移到「分享者」的位置，朝局內移動，從另一途徑去理解Sekem。

In the summer of 2018, I visited the community and schools at Sekem. I found that the community and schools were so unique that they could be seen as alternatives to most other anthroposophic institutions. It was an enlightening and inspiring experience, which made me reflect upon the core issues of education, especially those of the whole vs. parts, self vs. other, and the mainstream vs. the alternative. Employing the method of mixed-genre writing, this paper was written in a narrative and commentary form. In the former part of the text, I was an outsider, focusing on integrating the representation of the community and the schools. In the last part of the text, my position shifted from a visitor to a participant. I attempted to understand Sekem through different paths, and presented it from observation to sharing. Such a cross-cultural experience was inspiring in the sense that the tension between self and others can be resolved.