Creating a Compassionate Climate in the Learning Commnity
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A Two-Day Training for Educators, Guidance Counselors and Administrators
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Creating a Compassionate Climate in the Learning Community
A Two Day Training for Educators, Guidance Counselors and Administrators.
This training will be an experiential introduction to the model of Compassionate Communication as it can be applied within all aspects of the learning community. The training will demonstrate the considerable contribution this model can make by establishing relationships based on safety, trust, respect and co-operation
The skills learned and practiced within the context of school life support emotional and relationship intelligence, conflict resolution, violence prevention and an environment conducive to engaged learning.
An additional focus will be “The No-Fault Zone” curriculum, which specifically aims at putting these skills and tools in the hands of students as well as adults. There are curricular tie-ins to literature, history and social studies curriculum.
Learning Objectives: Participants will learn how to:
-Differentiate between language that alienates and language that connects to
meet the needs of all concerned.
-Identify patterns of thinking that lead to hostility or non-engagement
-Develop the skill of empathic connection with self and others
-Express yourself so you are heard and respected
-Set clear limits without using demands or coercion
-Empower students to contribute, co-operate and realize their full potential
-Motivate students to willingly contribute to the learning community
-Successfully handle disagreements, problem behaviors or conflicts, and
prevent or de-escalate violence.
-Evaluate effectiveness of this model through observable behaviors and self evaluation.
The training team will be: Wendy Webber, a psychotherapist and communication skills trainer who has been teaching this model for five years, introducing it to schools and parents in the Brattleboro area and beyond; and Deb Pierotti, a 3rd/4th Grade Teacher at Oak Grove School Brattleboro, who has been integrating this practice into her classroom for the past three years, and has piloted the “No-Fault Zone” curriculum this year.
This workshop is an introduction and will provide tools that can be immediately put to practice in the school setting. Follow-up site-based technical assistance is available for a fee.
We welcome the opportunity to support the integration of this model within a whole school community, and are offering a discount when three or more from one learning community wish to attend.
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Location:
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Brattleboro, VT
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Dates:
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Jul 30-31, 2008
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Times:
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8:00am – 8:30am Registration and Refreshments
8:30am – 3:30pm Training
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Cost:
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A fee of $250.00 includes continental breakfast, lunch and participant materials.
Because we welcome the opportunity to support the integration of this model within a one community, we are offering a $25 per person discount when two or more from one school site wish to attend.
If you are interested in ordering the “No-Fault Zone” curriculum, at an additional cost, contact the publisher directly at:
Kindle-Hart Communication
If you are interested in downloading our flier for this event, to share with your colleagues and community, click here
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Registration:
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A parent and educator from Marlboro, Vermont writes: “Compassionate Communication is a revolutionary approach to communication, understanding, and conflict resolution within the classroom and family. As the community liaison for Marlboro Elementary School, I coordinated two multi-part workshops for parents and teachers. The process of sharing, questioning and learning together bridged surprising connections among individuals of differing philosophies and values.
“Although it is very simple in its practice, Compassionate Communication is quite transformative. As a behaviorist and classroom assistant, I found it worked strikingly well with the more challenging students to whom I was assigned. The ‘no fault’ approach helped these ‘repeat offenders’ witness their choices and consequences more objectively, empowering them to develop greater self regulation through reflection and compassion- first for self, then for others.
“Compassionate Communication is simple and subtle, but not a quick fix. It’s not a program or formula as much as it is a shift in consciousness. Like a fulcrum, it creates change wherever it is placed. It most certainly contributes to the health and well being of any social group. I would highly recommend it as a practice in our schools and in our homes and look forward to a generation of children steeped in the beauty of their own needs so that they compassionately support the needs of others.”
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