Teach & Reach Your True Self

Posted by on March 20, 2011

GAS & ELECTRIC ARTS

Do you want to make meaningful change in your classroom and in your community?

THEN TAKE our TEACH & REACH YOUR TRUE SELF

Professional development workshop
April 15-17, 2011

Immerse yourself in the revolutionary, empowering, interactive techniques of Theatre of the Oppressed, created by Augusto Boal, Brazilian theatre visionary, popular educator and Nobel Peace prize finalist, and practiced worldwide for personal and community change.

The workshop is perfect for anyone new to Theatre of the Oppressed and for those who want to renew and strengthen their knowledge.

No theatre experience necessary.

Teach & Reach Your True Self
April 15-17, 2011

Friday (eve), Saturday & Sunday (day)
(20 hrs of training)

Location: The Brossman Center | 7301 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19119

Who is this for:
Perfect for teachers of all disciplines, school counselors, youth educators, teaching artists, professors, school reform activists, anyone who utilizes teaching in their lives.

This workshop will offer exciting hands-on, interactive exercises that transform how you think about yourself and your work. We will dive into the joys and challenges of teaching through the moving languages of images, storytelling and theatre. Along the way, you will build a new community of educational and personal support.

In this training of trainers, you will learn new and profound approaches in learning, teaching, enhancing creativity and moving through the world. All skills are immediately applicable, from curriculum development and negotiating community pathways to productive, empowering ways of teaching and living in the world. Past themes chosen by participants have included: bullying, school violence, teacher-student conflicts, empowering teachers and students, discipline and democracy, and school reform.

Workshop structure:
Friday, 6pm-10pm, light vegetarian dinner included.
Saturday & Sunday 9:30am-6pm
Includes continental breakfast and healthy snacks. Lunches should be brought.

The transformative power of the techniques and their ability to lead us to new awareness and possibilities for teaching can best be understood if participants accept to be their primary source material. Participants should be open to utilizing their own stories and life experiences.

Workshop Fee:
$225 early registration, $255 after March 15.

Payment plans and financial assistance are available for those who express a true need.  Registration requires a 50% deposit. The balance due 10 days prior to the first workshop date.

Limited scholarships are available; contact us directly for information.

On campus housing is available at very reasonable rates.

REGISTRATION FORM LINK –
https://fs2.formsite.com/gasandelectricarts/form934854956/secure_index.html

Questions? Contact Lisa Jo Epstein or David Brown:
Phone:     215.407.0556
Email:      events@GasAndElectricArts.org
Mail:         Gas & Electric Arts – 6703 Cresheim Road, Philadelphia, PA 19119
website:     http://www.GasAndElectricArts.org