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How would you like to spend a few days in Vermont getting to know arts educators and activists while honing your skills in a vibrant, dynamic educational process?

Well, consider joining a small group of extraordinarily talented educators from a range of disciplines for 3 days of storytelling, hands on art workshops and outdoor activities like hiking and canoeing. That's kind of what Peace Tiles first summer workshop is all about. Check out who is signed up so far! If you are coming, now is the time to think about accommodations. You can use the accommodations workspace to help coordinate lodging in advance :)

When: August 2-5 (late July, early August 2007)
Where: Cabot, Vermont
Who: Artists, educators and Peace Tiles enthusiast-types
Why: Get to know and learn from one another, have fun!

So far, I have tentative commitments from about 8 folks who are interested in learning more about the extraordinary ways the Peace Tiles process has been used to engage young people and adults in peer education around urgent issues like sexual health and conflict - as well as a fun, relaxed process to augment creative thinking in a group setting. While I've not been able to dream up some ways to get folks from across the seas here for such a short period of time, its looking like we'll have an extraordinary group of folks from across the country.

So consider coming too if you are passionate about the arts and ways to engage our young people in global learning. The digs will be a little tight -- we'll be working and sleeping out of my home and studio -- but the fun factor should be incredibly high! Here are some of the activities it would be fun to engage around:

• Workshop strategies: Generating dialogue and group creativity through collage activity in Peace Tiles workshops
• Local social enterprise: Tours of amazing local businesses like Zutano
• Technique-sharing: What are some of your favorite technigues in collage creation?
• Hiking and canoeing: Visit beautiful local spots like Nicols Ledge and Owl's Head pond
• Story sharing: What have been some of your most successful experiences with young people and why do you think they were a success?
• Hanging out: For a few days we'll be a microcommunity, sharing time cooking, chatting round the fire and maybe an outdoor movie!
• Advancing Peace Tiles: What activities can we undertake in 2007 and 2008 to get more and more people using the process?

If you're interesting in being with us, what would you like to see happen? Are there other activities related to the arts that you'd like to lead or co-facilitate? Let's discuss!

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Peace Tiles Summer Workshop 2007