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Sowing Seeds Workshop - Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)
October 24, 2008 - 8:30 am to October 24, 2008 - 5:00 pm
Event Type: Workshops
The Sowing Seeds Workshop will teach you how to offer effective and transformative humane education programs in schools or your community. You’ll learn new activities that teach critical thinking about relevant issues of human rights, animal protection, environmental preservation, the media, and consumerism.
Sowing Seeds is recommended for educators of all types and those who are considering applying to our M. Ed. or Certificate Program.
“I think IHE is crucial in the world right now! Great work!”
~ Angela S., Sowing Seeds workshop participant
“This was the best workshop I’ve attended in several years, and I have been to many – as a busy teacher I value the activities presented. I can take them and with easy adaptations use them to enrich my teaching.”
~ Pota P., teacher, Delta, British Columbia
Special discounts for certified teachers in British Columbia, Canada!
Through the generous support of the Vancouver Humane Society
20 certified B.C. teachers may attend FOR FREE!
Download the teacher scholarship application form.
This workshop is offered on the Professional Development (Pro-D) Day!
Thank you to SAFE (Society for Animal Freedom and Equality) for their support of this workshop!
Register for this workshop:
For non-certified teachers or those living outside of British Columbia, Canada:
Regular: $95
Student: $35
Register online for the Regular rate.
Register online for the Student rate.
SPACE IS LIMITED. PLEASE REGISTER EARLY!
The registration fee includes a copy of Zoe Weil's book The Power and Promise of Humane Education. Registration DOES NOT include housing or lunch.
Great lunch locations are in walking distance to this venue for a wide variety of diets. We will point you in the right direction at the workshop!
To pay by check, please send a check, made payable to IHE, to:
The Institute for Humane Education
Attn: Sowing Seeds – Vancouver, BC
P.O. Box 260
Surry, ME 04684
Cancellation policy:
We will refund your registration, minus a $25 administration fee, if you cancel by September 25, 2008. There is no refund for cancellations after that date, but you can make arrangements to send someone else in your place.
Financial aid:
We have 10 financial aid spots available, which will reduce your registration fee to $35-50. To apply for financial aid, please describe in less than 150 words why you would like to attend the Sowing Seeds workshop, and what you can afford to pay. Email your response to sowingseeds@humaneeducation.org, referencing the workshop venue and date. You can expect to receive a response within two business days regarding the availability of financial aid. Thank you!
How to Join Us
Facilitator Kim Korona will lead you through a dynamic, interactive workshop. Kim has been an IHE workshop facilitator since 2006, shortly after graduating with her M.Ed. in Humane Education. She is a humane educator for HEART (Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers).
When?
Friday, October 24, 2008
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Registration: 8:30-9:00 am)
Meals:
The workshop will include light breakfast items and snacks. There are a wide variety of lunch locations within walking distance in this area. Directions to these locations will be at the workshop.
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For More Information:
Amy Morley, Sowing Seeds Coordinator
(207) 667-1025
sowingseeds@humaneeducation.org
Sponsors: Vancouver Humane Society
Location: 770 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, V5L 3W5
Contact Person: Amy Morley
Contact Phone: 207-667-1025
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Website: http://www.humaneeducation.org/sections/view/sowing_seeds_workshops
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