The Outlandish Academy is based around the idea of small study groups - a group of people working together and sharing research and learning on a particular topic.
There is an extensive history of this form of research and group learning - in particular the idea of a Study Circle as practiced in Sweden and other countries.
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Mozilla Science study group handbook - github.io 
# Activity Breakdown - Nina's Activity - Andrew's Activity - Pamela's Activity - Gavin's Activity - David's Recent Activity - Outlandish Activity