The systemic approach is a way of thinking popularly called Systemic Thinking. It is an interdisciplinary way of looking at problems to solve them. The systemic thinking approach attempts to understand parts of the whole system's behaviour. Thus, looking at the problem from a holistic perspective. The specific issues are looked at in relation to the whole to resolve them. To elucidate it, this paper begins with a metaphor of the digestive system and how it works about the whole. This is followed by types and elements of a system and how the understanding of systems contributes to a systemic thinking approach. In the second part of this paper, open schooling has been dealt with from the systemic perspective. The way the organisational structures are interdependent to pursue a common purpose makes Open Schooling a System. The systemic approach defines the human role in this system. The paper concludes by discussing the challenges of open schooling from systemic perspectives.