Program Schedule and Details
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Overall Daily Schedule and Plenary Session Schedule
Educating for a Bright Future Schedule and Details
Friday, July 12 Saturday, July 13 Sunday, July 14 Monday, July 15 Tuesday, July 16 Wednesday, July 17 Thursday, July 18
Friday, July 12
| 3:00 | Registration opens | ||||
| 8:00-9:00 | Dinner | ||||
| 9:00 | Welcoming Program Christian Franceschini, Cristina Terribile, and Dada Shambhushivananda |
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Saturday, July 13
| 6:00-7:00 | Yoga Asana Class - optional | ||||
| 7:00-8:15 | Group Meditation - optional | ||||
| 8:15-9:00 | Breakfast | ||||
| 9:00-9:30 | Nature time and walk to plenary auditorium | ||||
| 9:30-11:45 Plenary | Neohumanist Responses to Global Challenges What are the values and new ways of thinking needed to bring about the paradigm shift we now know is necessary for creating a bright future? Neohumanism: Embodying Knowledge for a Better Tomorrow Amal Jacobson A Philosophy of Education for the Anthropocene Kathleen Kesson |
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| 12:00-3:00 | Group Meditation, Lunch, Free Time | ||||
| 3-4:30 Workshops Session 1 | Decolonizing Education Dr. Kathleen Kesson and Suzanne Richman Interactive workshop and game for 20-24 people | Neohumanist Charter Dieter Dambiec Seminar for 12-20 people | Preparing Children for an Unknown Future Yolande Koning Interactive workshop for Early Childhood Educators for 15-20 people | The Balyayoga® Method - Yoga for Children "A new pedagogical approach to living yoga in Italian schools" Barbara Ladisa and Gianni Zollo Workshop for educators of all age students from early childhood to higher education for 20 people |
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| 4:45-6:15 Workshops Session 2 | Yogasofia©: The Philosophy Available to Everyone Alexia Martinelli and Salvatore Ingargiola Workshop with practical experience with sound for 10-15 people | Cultivating a Cosmopolitan Global Citizenship in Taiwan's Teacher Education Center Seminar with Teng Huang | Teaching from Presence: Staying heart-centered and supported while working in schools/organizations with challenging circumstances and communities Linda Baker Interactive workshop for 15 people | The Pre-conditions of Creativity and the Joy of Fantasy Ole Brekke Experiential workshop for 10-75 people | Introduction to Meditation and Asanas and Yogic Lifestyle Class Local instructors from Yogis Academy |
| 6:30-8:00 | Group Meditation | ||||
| 8:00- | Dinner and Relaxing Together | ||||
Sunday, July 14
| 6:00-7:00 | Yoga Asana Class - optional | ||
| 7:00-8:15 | Group Meditation - optional | ||
| 8:15-9:00 | Breakfast | ||
| 9:00-9:30 | Nature time and walk to plenary auditorium | ||
| 9:30-11:45 Plenary | Developing Inner Resources to Prepare for an Unknown Future How can we build the inner resources and ecological wisdom of students and teachers to prepare for a rapidly changing world and unpredictable future? From Elephant to Ant: Zooming In from Macro to Micro Eric Jacobson Reflective Teachers, Reflective Learners: Weaving Permaculture Principles into Curriculum to Develop Neohumanist Consciousness Didi Ananda Devapriya |
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| 12:00-3:00 | Group Meditation, Lunch, Free Time | ||
| 2:00-3:30 | Fiera Neoumanista Showcase and Networking Session Organized by Didi Ananda Devapriya and Didi Ananda Madhupurna For EVERYONE |
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| 4:00-6:00 Workshops | Networking Workshops Sharing Neohumanist Education Curriculum Projects Around the World - Pre-K to Middle School Rutger Tamminga and What's Shaking Out in Early Childhood Education Around the World Mahajyoti Glassman During the Fiera, each project will be seated with their displays. Afterwards during this workshop slot, there will be an opportunity for all to sit down together and share, led by Rutger Tamminga and Mahajyoti Glassman. | Validation of Whole Person Education in Using Open Badges the iCAFS Way Andrew Langford and Alejandra Leora Adler Workshop for secondary and higher education initiatives | Introduction to Meditation and Asanas and Yogic Lifestyle Class Local instructors from Yogis Academy |
| 6:30-8:00 | Group Meditation | ||
| 8:00- | Dinner and Relaxing Together | ||
Monday, July 15
| 6:00-7:00 | Yoga Asana Class - optional | ||||
| 7:00-8:15 | Group Meditation - optional | ||||
| 8:15-9:00 | Breakfast | ||||
| 9:00-9:30 | Nature time and walk to plenary auditorium | ||||
| 9:30-11:45 Plenary | Integrating Science, Spirituality, and the Arts What role can spirituality and the arts play as vehicles of transcendence, social cohesion, and ecological wisdom in education? Recent Developments and Future Directions in the Science of Shaping and Refining Human Experience Sucharit Katyal Bringing Rationalistic Spirituality into Public Schools in South Tyrol Christian Franceschini Shrii PR Sarkar’s Aesthetics of Life Didi Anandarama |
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| 12:00-3:00 | Group Meditation, Lunch, Free Time | ||||
| 3:00-4:30 Workshops Session 1 | River School - Neohumanism in Action Primary and Middle School Seminar with Ann Donoghoe | Linking Relief and Rehabilitation to Development Kalyani KL Chew ECE Seminar | Continued ... Validation of Whole Person Education in Using Open Badges the iCAFS Way Second day is for small groups of actionists who want to trial the Badges system | The Koshas of Asana Dada Vishvarupananda Workshop |
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| 4:45-6:15 Workshops Session 2 | Teaching Meditation to Children Eric Jacobson and Amal Jacobson Interactive workshop - primary and middle school 20 people | Group Dynamics Model for Moving Together: Group Process to Enhance Coordinated Cooperation in Accomplishing Our Goals Sid Jordan and Monika Misiowiec Interactive Workshop | The Importance of the Inner Child for Kids and Educators Experiential workshop with Barbara Ladisa and Gianni Zollo 20 people | Cooperative Games with Ed Glassman 10-50 people | Introduction to Meditation and Asanas and Yogic Lifestyle Class Local instructors from Yogis Academy |
| 6:30-8:00 | Group Meditation | ||||
| 8:00- | Dinner and Relaxing Together | ||||
Tuesday, July 16
| 6:00-7:00 | Yoga Asana Class - optional | |||
| 7:00-8:15 | Group Meditation - optional | |||
| 8:15-9:00 | Breakfast | |||
| 9:00-9:30 | Nature time and walk to plenary auditorium | |||
| 9:30-11:45 Plenary | New Narratives and Alternative Visions How can we generate new narratives and visions that lead us towards positive futures? From Theory to Policymaking: Gaming Neohumanism Sohail Inayatullah and Satya Tanner |
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| 12:00-3:00 | Group Meditation, Lunch, Free Time | |||
| 3-4:30 Workshops Session 1 | New Day School - Evolution of a Green School Ruai Gregory Preschool and Kindergarten Seminar and Interactive Workshop for 25-30 people | Amazing Kids - Story Telling for Conflict Resolution with Teenagers Interactive workshop with Rutger Tamminga Minimum 10 people, no upper limit | Adult Education Trends and Best Practices Satya Tanner Interactive workshop for those who educate adults | A Yogic Approach to Anxiety Dada Vishvarupananda Workshop |
| 4:45-6:15 Workshops Session 2 | Illustrated Literature for Self-Knowledge and Awareness Artistic workshop with Alexia Martinelli and Verena Dallaserra for 10-15 people | Group Dynamics Model for Moving Together: Group Process to Enhance Coordinated Cooperation in Accomplishing Our Goals Continued from yesterday. | Awareness Through Movement Elly van Musscher Experiential Workshop for 21 people | Introduction to Meditation and Asanas and Yogic Lifestyle Class Local instructors from Yogis Academy |
| 6:30-8:00 | Group Meditation | |||
| 8:00- | Dinner and Relaxing Together | |||
Wednesday, July 17
| 6:00-7:00 | Yoga Asana Class - optional | |
| 7:00-8:15 | Group Meditation - optional | |
| 8:15-9:00 | Breakfast | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Nature time and walk to plenary auditorium | |
| 9:30-11:00 | Closing Program Sid Jordan, Didi Ananda Devapriya, and Dada Shambhushivananda |
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| 11:00-11:45 | Orientation for Afternoon Nature Outings or Strategic Planning Meetings | |
| 12:00-2:30 | Group Meditation, Lunch | |
| 2:30-5:30 Strategic Planning Meetings or Nature Outings | Nature Outings | Strategic Planning Meetings NHE Teacher Education AMAYE Neohumanist University Without Walls PRSI, IT Team, Archives and Resources |
| 6:30-8:00 | Group Meditation | |
| 8:00- | Dinner and Cultural Program | |
Thursday, July 18
| 10:00 | Check out by 10am | ||||
