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What do we believe about learning and how do we put those beliefs into practice?

We envision dynamic, joyful and transformative learning that is accessible to all.
We strive to create safe, creative, reflective and fun environments that enable our learners to really focus on their learning so that they can go out into the world or back to their own context and pass on what they received here.

Head/hand: The ECRIF framework helps us see, repsond to and plan for what is happening inside the learners' minds as well as the building of skills

Hand/head:  We use experiential learning and reflective practice to design experiences in which learning will happen.

Heart: Compassionate Communication, is an integration of paradigm, language and intentional practice that helps learners and teachers see, communicate  and process their experiences more clearly and skillfully.

Sawubona

The Zulu greeting of Sawubona captures the essence of one of our visions. It means "I see you."  We aim for all our learners, teachers, trainers and employees to be seen and heard for who they are, and we strive to be present in our time we are together.  We start our courses now with this greeting.  Sawubona!!
Click here for a beautiful explanation of Sawubona by Orland Bishop. Or watch it below. The interview was done by the Global Oneness Project.
Cultivating Joyful and Possibly Transformative Learning