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Teachfor Life!  NVC Educators Institute,a 5-day residential workshop for teachers, administrators, school staff.,  and homeschool parents to co-create alearning community based in the

consciousnessand practi ce of Nonviolent Communication.

FeaturedCourses :

  Sura Hart —  The No-Fault Classroom:

     Conflict Prevention& Resolution

JeanMorrison -  The Power of Play:       

     NVC Games andPractices In & Out of the Classroom

  John Cunningham —  The Inner Life of the Teacher:

     Awakening the‘Seeing’ We Call Empathy 

NVC retreat on a beautiful Greek island

Soak up the rays of the sun and practice NVC skills with kindred spirits!

30th September - 6th October 2008

5 days of learning & sharing in a supportive environment
with Marianne Göthlin, Louise Romain & Towe Widstrand,
certified CNVC trainers

This retreat allows you to combine learning and practising NVC in a relaxing, informal, nurturing environment that helps you integrate your insights. The schedule offers plenty of time to practise and learn and also space for relaxing interactions with fellow participants.

PLUS... delicious food, sun and fun learning.

Join us for an experience to remember!

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Our OVERALL VISION is to live in NVC consciousness with
our families and each other in a community setting.  Family Camp is a
place where everyone’s needs matter: - playing - learning - growing -
loving...  It is a place to explore the realm of compassionate strength
and connection.

By offering each other our presence and empathy we
will dip into what it’s like to live in a world where the intention is
to contribute to the quality of connection  necessary to meet
everyone’s needs.  We will explore how we are living NVC with
ourselves, our children/youth and each other, with the intention of
deepening our ability to integrate NVC into our daily lives and to
build community with other families. We carry the hope that you will be
able to extend your experience at the camp into your daily lives by
fostering the connections you have made.

Our OVERALL VISION is to live in NVC consciousness with
our families and each other in a community setting.  Family Camp is a
place where everyone’s needs matter: - playing - learning - growing -
loving...  It is a place to explore the realm of compassionate strength
and connection.

By offering each other our presence and empathy we
will dip into what it’s like to live in a world where the intention is
to contribute to the quality of connection  necessary to meet
everyone’s needs.  We will explore how we are living NVC with
ourselves, our children/youth and each other, with the intention of
deepening our ability to integrate NVC into our daily lives and to
build community with other families. We carry the hope that you will be
able to extend your experience at the camp into your daily lives by
fostering the connections you have made.

Our OVERALL VISION is to live in NVC consciousness with
our families and each other in a community setting. Family Camp is a
place where everyone’s needs matter: - playing - learning - growing -
loving... It is a place to explore the realm of compassionate strength
and connection.

By offering each other our presence and empathy we
will dip into what it’s like to live in a world where the intention is
to contribute to the quality of connection necessary to meet
everyone’s needs. We will explore how we are living NVC with
ourselves, our children/youth and each other, with the intention of
deepening our ability to integrate NVC into our daily lives and to
build community with other families. We carry the hope that you will be
able to extend your experience at the camp into your daily lives by
fostering the connections you have made.

Teach for Life: 6th Annual NVC Educators Institute is led by NVC trainers: Sura Hart, Jean Morrison, and John Cunningham. In this intensive residential training, participants and trainers co-create a life-enriching learning community that you can use as a model for your classroom and school. Learning through play inclusive of all learning styles is featured. The curriculum includes: classroom structures that support mutual respect, cooperation and engaged learning; needs-based academic curriculum; nvc skill development and application in classroom settings; effective conflict resolution. You will leave with an action plan for your project be it a compassionate classroom or an nvc inspired school.

In this workshop the behaviors, concepts, and mindset of NVC will be presented and demonstrated, and opportunities provided for each individual to practice these behaviors on their own real life situations through role plays.  Initially the model is presented through lecture with examples, utilizing paper and pencil exercises so that participants may practice each step.  Much discussion occurs.  Then role plays for practice with coaching from the instructor follow.

The class occurs over two sessions, Friday, May 9 from 7pm-9:30 pm and Saturday, May 10 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.  .

Class fee is $125 if deposit is received by May 2--$140 thereafter. Mail $50 deposit along with name, address, phone numbers and e-mail address to Allan Rohlfs, 3743 N Drake Ave., Chicago, IL 60618;773/478-6264

For the first time a group of NVC trainers will offer a International Meeting at Orchidea Lodge named “Summer Days in Nonviolent Communication”.

Participation: You can choose when and for how long (the dates and number of days) you wish to stay. The minimum is one night.

Programme: Each day there will be a number of official 2 hour workshops run by certified trainers. Up to now the following trainers have confirmed their participation for one or more days: Christa Buschbaum, Eva Rambala, Godfrey Spencer, Klaus Karstädt, Louise Romain, Michael Dillo, Shona Cameron, Towe Widstrand. Further trainers, including french speaking ones, have been invited. The meeting is thus envisaged as a multicultural gathering for german, english and french speakers.

Furthermore the Summer Days will follow the principles of Open Space, i.e. the timeta-ble/design of each day will be structured during morning and evening sessions so that everyone has the possibility to express their own needs and interests of how to enjoy the day, offer further sessions beyond the official workshops, and more.

Children: Children and young people are welcome to participate and co-create the programme. Younger children will be taken care of by babysitters during certain hours.

The 5 day 'Living NVC' experience allows the integration of NVC to happen in a natural way. With a maximum of 10 participants, we learn, teach, weep, laugh, cook, walk and dance together, using the skills and consciousness of NVC. Each day we decide together what we will do, in an atmosphere where everyone's needs are valued. All this takes place in the 'Come to Life' Barn, with accommodation in my home, in a village on the edge of the beautiful Cotswolds in Gloucestershire. All levels of experience are welcome.