Northern Lights Teachers Conference 2009

inspirations for radical teaching

Universal Hall

The Park, Findhorn, Moray, Scotland

Day 1

How can we find within us what we need to sustain ourselves and inspire the new generation of learners?

Jenny Mosley

opens the 2009 Northern Lights Conference with solid educational wisdom - how we can care for ourselves in order to care for others?

Kosha Joubert & Robin Alfred

presents an overview of Spiral Dynamics - a model of personal & societal development pointing to how our next generation may develop.

Olivier Mythodrama Associates

lead an experiential journey into Shakespeare's Henry V as a model of inspiring & integrated leadership.

Day 2

Where is the place for schools and teachers in the 21st Century?

Playback Theatre

re-enact the stories of conference participants - parents, teachers, pupils past & present

Workshops choose from

Keys to Happiness / Role of Parents

Eco Education / Co-creating the Curriculum

Integrating Technology with Nature

World Cafe Interactive Plenary

illuminate radical new routes for a sustainable, holistic, educational future

Evening concert

perform in an Open Mike / Open Space

The Northern Lights teachers conferences have been designed to refresh teachers at a deep level, by providing a holistic experience within a nourishing and supportive environment.

This year, the conference focuses on Inspiration, looking at the new avenues opened up by the Curriculum for Excellence to nourish the source of inspiration within each of us, and to find how we can radiate that inspiration in our teaching.

As always, there will be a range of exciting international and local speakers, as well as community artists, writers, actors and teachers providing enlivening workshops arising from the 40-years experience of this eco-community, supported by Findhorn College.

A now-indispensable ingredient of the teachers conference is Playback Theatre, who re-enact the stories the audience bring to the conference, bringing in elements of spontaneity, surprise and recognition that our experiences are both unique and shared by us all.

Intellectual stimulation, laughter, time in nature, opportunities to engage with other teachers from a wide range of backgrounds, book stalls and exhibitions, evenings spent in celebration - all these are among the rich ingredients that are part of the Northern Lights event. Come to be re-vitalised, renewed and re-inspired!

Dorota Owen & Joan Wilmot

Conference Organisers