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-# How To Build a Commons - Scope & Sequencing
-This repository hosts the Scope & Sequencing document for the How To Build a Commons curriculum . 
+# How To Build a Commons
+This organization exists to teach a class in the present and document the process for the future.  
+We recognize the existence of Common Pool Resources bequeathed to us all by our learning community - our shared pedagogical time and collaborative curriculum, both sustained by the precious attention and trust our students provide.
 
+## Scope & Sequencing
+This repository hosts the Scope & Sequencing document for the How To Build a Commons curriculum.
 
+## Governance Structure of Steering Committee
+TBD