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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:515 Cougar Ridge Drive Southwest, Calgary, AB
UID:gateways@calgarywaldorf.org
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:  =0D=0A    9TH ANNUAL GATEWAYS CONFERENCE=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    Towards a Future Worthy of our Children=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    CONFERENCE SCHEDULE=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    FRIDAY APRIL 27, 2018=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  6:45pm         Registration Opens=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  7:15pm to     Evening Keynote=0D=0A      Talk with Torin M. Finser=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  9:00pm        =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A   =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  8:15am      Registration Opens=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  9:00am      Morning Keynote=0D=0A    Talk with Torin M. Finser=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  10:45am    Break=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  11:15am    Morning Workshops=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  12:45pm    Afternoon Workshops=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  3:45pm      Break=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  4:00pm      Wrap-up with Torin M. Finser=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A   =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    Friday Evening Keynote=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    Parents and Teachers as Role Models for Social and Ethical Interactions=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  Through a living practice of=0D=0A    relational work, we can foster social intelligence and the capacity=0D=0A    in our children to form ethical judgements.  The key is how we work=0D=0A    together as adults.  As parents and teachers, we can model forms of=0D=0A    relationship and leadership that can release initiative and support=0D=0A    social health in our children as they develop into ethical adults.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A   =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    Saturday Morning Keynote=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    How we can Help our Children Learn to Tell ?Right? from ?Wrong? =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  As they grow from year to year,=0D=0A    children are faced with situations that provide opportunities to=0D=0A    learn right from wrong and how to make decisions. What are the=0D=0A    crucial elements that support good choices?  How can we help our=0D=0A    children to make ethical choices?  How does Waldorf curriculum and=0D=0A    pedagogy provide ways for children to learn to process emotions and=0D=0A    problem-solve? These are the key questions Torin Finser will address=0D=0A    during this keynote presentation.=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    Further Explorations with Torin M. Finser=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  Dr. Finser will be offering a morning=0D=0A    and afternoon workshop for a small group of 20 participants each.=0D=0A    Please note you may choose either the AM or PM workshop with Dr.=0D=0A    Finser, but not both.=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    About Torin M. Finser, PhD=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  Torin M. Finser has his PhD in=0D=0A    Educational Leadership and an MA in Education with Waldorf=0D=0A    specialization.  Dr. Finser was a Waldorf student himself, having=0D=0A    attended Waldorf schools in the United States and Germany.  He has=0D=0A    been an educator for more than three decades (as a class teacher,=0D=0A    subject specialty teacher, and teacher of teachers) and is an=0D=0A    international speaker, consultant, advisor, and advocate for school=0D=0A    renewal.  Torin has served on the Board of six Waldorf schools, and=0D=0A    he has served as General Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society=0D=0A    in America.  Torin has for many years worked as an organizational=0D=0A    consultant for a wide variety and number of schools, in the areas of=0D=0A    leadership development, conflict resolution, organizational and=0D=0A    group dynamics, mentoring, and teacher development.  He has led=0D=0A    workshops and conferences on healthy school relationships; stress=0D=0A    transformation; individual, school and community renewal; and the=0D=0A    arts and foreign languages in the curriculum.  Dr. Finser is the=0D=0A    author of ten books, including School as a Journey; In Search of=0D=0A      Ethical Leadership; School Renewal; Organizational Integrity; A=0D=0A      Second Classroom: Parent-Teacher Relationships in a Waldorf=0D=0A      School; Finding Your Self: Exercises and Suggestions for Teachers;=0D=0A      Leadership Development; and most recently Education for=0D=0A      Nonviolence: The Waldorf Way.=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A   =0D=0A=0D=0A
SUMMARY:Ninth Annual Gateways Conference
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