'Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning', 22nd to 27th June 2017
a 6 day Creative Facilitation and Teacher's Training intensive
with Robin Clayfield from Australia
This course has been designed for facilitators, teachers, trainers, groups leaders, workshop presenters, community development workers, people in creative, healing and sustainability industries, people
involved in Permaculture, Community Gardens, city farms, Transition Towns initiatives, environmental education, sustainability and social change as well
as a sprinkling of conventional teachers, corporate people, healers, business
planners, gender workers and keynote presenters.
The basic program will be developped over the firsts 4 days; the last 2 days will be of deepening. The course will be given in English.
Location: 1866 La Forclaz (VD), a charming village of Chablais Vaudois, with a rich associative life. A permaculture project is developing on a plot of 2,300 m2 with vegetable and medicinal plants gardens.
KEY TOPIC HEADINGS
- Setting the learning environment
- Goal Setting and group needs
- Learning theory and methodology
- What creates a successful group? What supports an effective learning environment?
- 'Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning'
- Foundational principles and ethics
- Group agreements
- Group and personal empowerment, positive attitude
- Small group confidence building
- Permaculture principles card game (as an example of Card Games)
- Educational Kinaesiology
- Trust building in groups
- Revision exercises and morning processes
- Learning modes
- Left/right brain integration
- Triune Brain
- Multiple intelligences
- Toolbox of processes and methods
- The art and skill of teaching and facilitation
- Cycles and patterns of learning
- Interesting content
- Learning retention
- Accelerated learning
- Mind Mapping and note taking
- The importance of breaks
- Program planning
- Session planning
- The 6 steps planning model
- Creative and Glue processes
- Team work
- Feedback and evaluation
- Site specifics
- Content specifies
- Process stock take – creative, glue and standard processes
- How to use the toolbox – dial a process
- Balancing content and process
- Course and personal organisation
- Time lining and organising a course
- Useful resources
- Hints and tips for teaching, facilitation and group work
- Problem solving
- Conflict Transformation
- Confidence building
- Developing resources and support materials
- Evaluation and review
- Completion activities
ADDITIONAL TOPICS THAT MAY GET COVERED IN THE ‘Needs Based Learning’ COMPONENT ON THE 5th AND 6th DAY
- Working in other cultures
- Working with children
- Working with youth
- Working with special needs
- Music and Movement as a process
- Skills assessment
- Leading a Permaculture Design Exercise – How do you?
- Course outlines and programs, different types of courses
- Working in the field, branching out
- Making standard processes more effective
- Favourite PDC topics
- Non Violent Communication
- "Show and Tell" of what people are doing
- Creative Decision Making
- Working in Corporate Facilitation
- Self Care
By the end of the Training
participants will have gained the knowledge, skills and confidence
to...
- Prepare and plan training programs and individual sessions
- Ascertain learners needs
- Gather, create and develop training resources
- Deliver and facilitate training within a group learning situation
- Document program requirements and training information
- Offer and Promote workshops, courses and training programs
- Evaluate and review one’s own and others training
There will be an
emphasis on ‘Learning By Doing’ with opportunities to practice
and demonstrate the skills and knowledge gained, particularly on the
final days where participants will lead the whole group in
facilitated sessions on relevant topics of interest relating to
education, training and facilitation.
Organization
Barbara Garofoli, a Permaculture Designer, organizes and teaches PDC in the French-speking side of Switzerland. Mother of two young children, her vision is to integrate children (hers, thoses of the village and nearest schools) in the permaculture movement, dedicating a part of her veggie garden to them and teaching PDC expressly designed for families.
Organization
Barbara Garofoli, a Permaculture Designer, organizes and teaches PDC in the French-speking side of Switzerland. Mother of two young children, her vision is to integrate children (hers, thoses of the village and nearest schools) in the permaculture movement, dedicating a part of her veggie garden to them and teaching PDC expressly designed for families.
Facilitator
Robin Clayfield, a Permaculture Pionner and international educator, group facilitator and author, specialising in Social Permaculture, creative, interactive facilitation, teacher training and group leadership while living and breathing Permaculture, Deep Ecology and social change. Robin is a widely respected community educator and she brings her passion for creating deep change through effective, dynamic group work and co-operation between groups (http://dynamicgroups.com.au).
Full Fee
CHF 698,- for the 6 days. CHF 548,- for the 4 days
Note: the course will take place with a minimum of 12 paying participants. At this time extra places will be available at reduced price and in work-exchange (to be done before the beginning of the course).
Meals will be vegetarian, with local products (producers of La Forclaz and surroundings). Two coffee break per day.
Accomodation
CHF. 10,- per person per night
The old college of La Forclaz, in the heart of the village, will welcome us with its room and its dormitories with bunk beds. Please bring your sleeping bag and bath towels. A playground and a parking are are available. The village can be reached by public transports. Alternative accomodation available in a B&B double room for CHF 25,- per person per night. Very few places available, so please book in advance.
Registration
By e-mail at permaculture.cuoreverde@gmail.com
Deadline for registration: 30th April 2017
