“Social Inclusion and the New Rights of Passage: Conflict- What’s Normal , What’s Not and What Can We Do About It”
Masonic Lodge,19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, Across from the town hall
This event is for Greenwood School Community Only
Greenwood School Parents are invited to hear Kim John Payne speak on the social inclusion approach as a way of combating the problem of isolation that is, sadly, a growing part of the experience of most children today. Developed over 24 years with children from almost every continent, this approach gives practical playground, classroom and home based tools to work with social exclusion issues. The social inclusion approach emphasizes politeness and courtesy as keys to establishing social impulse control and empathetic relationships at home and school and uses techniques such as the "Put Down Diet" to bring greater awareness to our verbal and non verbal communication. The approach offers simple interventions such as "Disapprove/Affirm-Discover-Do over" the three foundations of helping children change negative social patterns without needing to be blamed and shamed. This approach fosters a "telling environment" where children and parents fell free to speak up knowing they will not place the victim in further danger or get the, bully in trouble.
Through simple exercises in the visual arts we will explore together the concept of beauty and its relation to education. -with master artist and Waldorf Educator, Chris Guilfoil.