Asgardia should be a place where we create a new democracy  that works for all citizens, therefore we should be looking at how this  can be achieved. There is no point in creating a Space Kingdom if we are  going to bring with us 20th Century solutions to 21st Century problems.  For example excessive bureaucracy and political bias.

On  this basis Asgardia should have an independently run Department of  Education that makes decisions based on the experiences of educational  professionals, students, other stake-holders including parents and  scientifically proven data rather than political whim.

The  department would be overseen by parliament who scrutinize funding, but  ultimately policy decisions should come from the Department its-self.

I  also propose as a standard, all forms of Asgardias educational policy  & delivery to be free and available to all citizens, rather than  being exposed to market forces/economics.

To  create the best education system possible we should look at the best  systems we have on earth (Finland, Singapore for example) and adapt them  to align with Asgardias mission statement.

As such I suggest the following structure;-

Department  of Education - Independent from, but funded by central government. With  anti-corruption safeguards in place from the start. For example, an  over-arching anti-corruption council that scrutinizes all government  departments.

This would include the departments;

-  Early Years (Pre-school based on language skill and  understanding/interacting with the world around them - in fun and  interesting ways!)

- Childhood (Focus on developing the  skills necessary to become humane citizens of Asgardia - emotional  intelligence, citizenship, outdoor learning, introductions to Maths and  Science as well as other core curriculum ideologies, project based and  rooted in enjoyment)

- Adolescence (Research based, more  specific giving learners the choice to specialize in other areas of  interest, introduction to testing models, critical thinking and  scientific in nature)

- Adult & Lifelong (More formal  but still fun and interactive, specific to specialist, including  apprenticeships, scholarships and other work-based learning & CPD)

Teachers  should be specialists in the delivery of the curriculum. The latest  advances in technology, learning environment design and Pegagological  understanding should applied through CPD and Critical Analysis.

Given  Asgardias very specific nature, we should also vote to include an  'Asgardia Curriculum', one which incorporates the best humanity has to  offer with the goals of the Asgardian Kingdom in Space. This needs to be  dynamic and under constant review to keep it relevant to learners needs  and our mission statement.

This  curriculum would be put together by the different strands that make up  the department of Education and would match the needs of each  learning-phase.

Please send any suggestions and I will attempt to put something basic together as a place to start.