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==Early Life==

==Early Life==

'''Fredric Lehrman''' grew up in mid Manhattan, within a triangle defined by [[Grand Central Station]], the [[United Nations]] and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. His view looked north from the 14th floor. He spent hours gazing at tiny people and traffic in the streets below and watching the lights appear in immense skyscrapers as the night fell.

'''Fredric Lehrman''' grew up in mid Manhattan, within a triangle defined by Grand Central Station, the United Nations and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. His view looked north from the 14th floor. He spent hours gazing at tiny people and traffic in the streets below and watching the lights appear in immense skyscrapers as the night fell.

                          

                          

His father, Hal Lehrman, was a well-known foreign correspondent, a president of the [[Overseas Press Club]], and a member of the [[Council for Foreign Relations]]. The childhood home was a meeting place for diplomats, expatriate writers, editors, artists and political refugees. As a young boy, Fredric listened to voices from other lands telling stories about life in faraway places, and hearing  things that made him realize that newspapers don't tell everything.

His father, Hal Lehrman, was a well-known foreign correspondent, a president of the Overseas Press Club, and a member of the [http://www.cfr.org/ Council for Foreign Relations]. The childhood home was a meeting place for diplomats, expatriate writers, editors, artists and political refugees. As a young boy, Fredric listened to voices from other lands telling stories about life in faraway places, and hearing  things that made him realize that newspapers don't tell everything.

His mother, Freda, was an executive in the fashion industry. As a child, Fredric spent many afternoons following her through Bloomingdale's, Macy's and Saks Fifth Avenue learning to see what was new.

His mother, Freda, was an executive in the fashion industry. As a child, Fredric spent many afternoons following her through Bloomingdale's, Macy's and Saks Fifth Avenue learning to see what was new.

In order to protect himself  from his brother, who was becoming a black belt in [[Aikido]], Fredric turned  to [[Tai Chi]], the only effective method of self -defense which was practical  for musical hands. For nine years he was a senior student of the late Tai Chi master, Cheng Man-ch'ing, and founded several permanent schools of Tai-Chi Chuan in major U.S. cities. He has explored many other techniques of conscious [[evolution]] and systems of biological energy, and has traveled world wide as a consultant and seminar leader on topics related to [[education]], health, business, [[psychology]], and relationship dynamics.

In order to protect himself  from his brother, who was becoming a black belt in [[Aikido]], Fredric turned  to [[Tai Chi]], the only effective method of self -defense which was practical  for musical hands. For nine years he was a senior student of the late Tai Chi master, Cheng Man-ch'ing, and founded several permanent schools of Tai-Chi Chuan in major U.S. cities. He has explored many other techniques of conscious [[evolution]] and systems of biological energy, and has traveled world wide as a consultant and seminar leader on topics related to [[education]], health, business, [[psychology]], and relationship dynamics.

==Experiments in Education==

==Experiments in Education==

He became interested in new educational models, and visited many experimental schools, teaching in a wide variety of classroom settings. Among these have been the Lewis-Waldhams School in upstate New York; [[Simon's Rock School]] in [[Great Barrington]], Massachusetts; the Societa Dante Alighieri in Rome; the Solebury School, Solebury Pennsylvania, The University of Florida in Gainesville; the School of the Arts in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Mannes College of Music, New York City; [[Naropa Institute]] in Boulder, Colorado; and [[Omega Institute]] in Rhinebeck, New York. Many of these schools went through a productive restructuring in the months following Mr. Lehrman's activity there.

He became interested in new educational models, and visited many experimental schools, teaching in a wide variety of classroom settings. Among these have been the Lewis-Waldhams School in upstate New York; [https://www.simons-rock.edu/about Simon's Rock School] in Great Barrington, Massachusetts; the Societa Dante Alighieri in Rome; the Solebury School, Solebury Pennsylvania, The University of Florida in Gainesville; the School of the Arts in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Mannes College of Music, New York City; [http://www.naropa.edu/ Naropa Institute] in Boulder, Colorado; and [http://eomega.org/ Omega Institute] in Rhinebeck, New York. Many of these schools went through a productive restructuring in the months following Mr. Lehrman's activity there.

During this period he was also engaged in many entrepreneurial projects. He was a director of Domain, Ltd. a real estate company in Pennsylvania; a partner in the Arnolfini Emprise, a development firm in upstate New York; a director of the Sky Self-education Foundation in San Diego, specializing in cultural trend analysis; a director of Granite Bay Institute, a [[pataphysics|pataphysical]] consulting firm based in [[New York City]]; and was active in venture capital funding for new technologies. As a consultant his clients have included Microsoft, 3M Corporation, Celestial Seasonings Tea Company; the actress Ellen Burstyn; the Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco; the Center for Soviet American Dialogue, Seattle, and Banana Republic Clothing Stores. He was a senior trainer for LRT International,  a relationship training network.

During this period he was also engaged in many entrepreneurial projects. He was a director of Domain, Ltd. a real estate company in Pennsylvania; a partner in the Arnolfini Emprise, a development firm in upstate New York; a director of the Sky Self-education Foundation in San Diego, specializing in cultural trend analysis; a director of Granite Bay Institute, a [[pataphysics|pataphysical]] consulting firm based in [[New York City]]; and was active in venture capital funding for new technologies. As a consultant his clients have included Microsoft, 3M Corporation, Celestial Seasonings Tea Company; the actress Ellen Burstyn; the Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco; the Center for Soviet American Dialogue, Seattle, and Banana Republic Clothing Stores. He was a senior trainer for LRT International,  a relationship training network.