A Better World, A Meaningful Life
A month-long distance learning course for people who want to put their vision for a better world into practice.
“THANK YOU!! I am a happier, more balanced, and more fulfilled person than a month ago, and I feel that this is just the beginning!”
~ Estela Diaz Carmona
Course Dates:
May 3-28, 2010
September 6-October 1, 2010
For more detailed information about A Better World, A Meaningful Life, download our Information Kit. (pdf)
Registration:
Individual Rate:
REGISTER FOR THE MAY 2010 COURSE BY April 11 for the SPECIAL LIMITED DISCOUNTED RATE OF $100 (that's $25 off the regular rate!).
Special Family Rate:
REGISTER FOR $100 for the first person and $50 for each additional family member (one book/packet shipped per family).
REGISTER AT THE SPECIAL FAMILY RATE OF $50 FOR THE MAY 2010 COURSE.
REGISTER AT THE SPECIAL FAMILY RATE OF $50 FOR THE SEPTEMBER 2010 COURSE.
Special Rate for Previous Participants:
Some participants benefit from taking a course more than once. We offer a special rate of $50 to take this same course again, if you’ve previously completed it (Additional course book not included).
REGISTER AT THE SPECIAL REPEAT ALUMNI RATE OF $50 FOR THE MAY 2010 COURSE.
REGISTER AT THE SPECIAL REPEAT ALUMNI RATE OF $50 FOR THE SEPTEMBER 2010 COURSE.
Registration Deadline:
FOR MAY COURSE: May 1, 2010
FOR SEPTEMBER COURSE: September 3, 2010
We encourage you to register as soon as you can, so that you have plenty of time to read the course book ahead of time.
Cancellation Policy:
We will refund your registration, minus a $25 administration fee, if you cancel by April 8 for the May course, or August 12 for the September course. IHE is unable to grant refunds for cancellations after that date, but you may make arrangements for someone else to take the course in your place.
A Better World, A Meaningful Life Course Description:
Learn to tap into your deepest values and help create a peaceful, just, compassionate, sustainable world while cultivating your own inner peace and joy. Through this month-long course, you’ll have the opportunity to assess your life, examine your values, explore new information and do more good for yourself, other people, animals, and the environment.
As part of this course you'll have a chance to interact virtually with other participants through discussion boards, receive input from the course advisors and connect with people who are passionate about empowering themselves and transforming the world. Participants will receive a copy of Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life by IHE President, Zoe Weil.
Download a couple sample exercises. (pdf)
For more information, email us at info@HumaneEducation.org.
Course Structure:
As soon as you register, we’ll send you a copy of the course book. Shortly before the course begins, you'll receive a booklet of exercises that you'll complete on your own throughout the month. The exercises fall into three categories:
- Inquiry days (where you seek info);
- Introspection (where you explore your values, passions, abilities and commitments);
- Integrity (where you take action to make your life more MOGO).
You’ll also engage in the Online Commons -- a discussion forum that you can visit any time during the course to interact with fellow participants and advisors. Participants use the Online Commons to share experiences with the activities, share insights, quotes or resources, connect with classmates and advisors, ask questions, and give and receive support.
In completing the exercises, you'll examine important questions like:
- What do I want to be able to say about my life and what I've done to create a better world?
- What am I responsible for?
- What are the impacts of my choices on myself, other people, other species and the environment?
- What would it mean to be an ordinary hero for yourself?
Time Commitment:
This course will be as meaningful as you make it. We estimate that the exercises themselves will take an average of 30-90 minutes per exercise. The more time you have to devote to the exercises and the online discussions, the more transformative the course will be for you.
Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) - Earn Them for Participating:
You may earn a certificate of completion and 3.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through the University of Maine upon completion of the course. Teachers in other states may be able to utilize these for continuing education requirements in their state. Applications for other state CEUs are in progress - please inquire. To receive a certificate of completion or CEUs, email all your responses to the exercises within a week following the course, and contribute to the online discussion forum on at least 15 different days.
Course Advisor:
Mary Pat Champeau is director of M.Ed and Certificate programs at IHE and has been a teacher for thirty years, beginning as a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger, 1979-1981. Her experience includes teaching in community-based refugee and immigrant programs in NYC, as well as teaching creative writing at NYU, working as a teacher trainer in southeast Asian refugee camps, and coordinating language and culture programs for the World Trade Institute. She has an M.A. from NYU. Mary Pat is also the mother of two teenage children and an adopted pre-school age daughter from China.
For more information about A Better World, A Meaningful Life, download our Information Kit. (pdf)
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