Whole Teacher Programme

(A programme for Whole Teacher Preparation) Introduction Present international developments in regard to Education shift more and more towards philosophical frameworks like Holism, Multiple-intelligences, Systems- and Process philosophy and supported by learner centered didactic approaches. This programme uses these theoretical frameworks while offering to go beyond the same to tap into the experiences that these frameworks describe. These experiences, which many have described, are expressions of ever continuing inner developmental processes. This programme offers to prepare teachers to assist learners in making mentioned inner developmental processes visible to their conscious selves. The awareness thus gained stimulates the Whole Person to grow beyond the parameters of knowledge and skills based training.  The ACM Living Awareness programme, that is the basis of this Whole Teacher preparation programme, teaches a more natural way of learning, living and working. It teaches not to focus on the outcome or product of human action or the learning process but on the quality of the process that leads to a certain result. Its approach assists individual learners within organizations in the process of dynamically balancing the fulfillment of their own needs in connection with their environment so that these needs can be met. As this process of dynamic interconnected balancing is an ongoing process one will always indirectly work to realize the most optimal result. Our faculty focuses on the quality of life and learning of the individuals involved in our programmes. Through this programme Teachers will be integrally assisted in growing spiritually, intellectually, emotionally and physically. Its learning approach is an integration of the theoretical conceptualization, practice/application of diagnostic observation & feedback and reflection on experience within the context of learning. This programme transforms teacher preparation to cater to the inner needs of learners, thereby helping to extend the reach of the faculties of teachers into subjective levels of experience. Thus the 'Whole Teacher' programme assists in developing awareness of the Whole Person and aligns what a person feels with what s/he does, expresses and communicates. It assists in experiencing Mindfulness or Mindful awareness, a dynamic state of present attention where the learner observes ever continuing thoughts, feelings, emotions, and other events (bodily kinesthetic, etc.) at the moment they occur without reacting to them in an automatic or habitual way. The deepened connection between oneself and the learner cultivates transparency, clear boundaries, respect, understanding, care  and a stimulating and inspiring educational environment. Whole Teacher training The objective of this programme is to create a basis from which professionals in the Educational, Health Care and other fields can be assisted in shifting towards a paradigm of connectedness and wholeness. This programme stimulates the development of awareness of the Multiple Intelligences, dynamics of living systems, learning processes and health. It also results in cognitive and affective reframing. It can enable teachers and learners to solve the following challenges: how to become a Whole Person; how to engage the Whole Person; how to assess inner developmental processes from fundamental experiential levels; how to ignite the genius within and assist learners in doing the same; how to create environments in which learners can feel energetic, connected, healthy, stimulated, inspired and cared for. Moreover, if we can create such stimulating environments that span our whole community, each person in this community will feel connected with one another. From a sense of togetherness we can each help build interconnected networks of persons that are aware of themselves in connection with the collective whole, ... our community.  The learning experience Apart from weekly or daily classroom sessions, depending if it concerns a local or international training, learners can also participate in individual sessions that aim at personalizing this programme to cater to the need of the individual learner in regard to the development of awareness, practical knowledge and skills. During the six-month training the learner can meet weekly or monthly with a mentor-counselor. Curriculum Participants are trained in the complete ACM Living Awareness programme. The learner can decide on which aspect s/he wants to put emphasis. For more detailed information about the ACM Living Awareness programme you may click here. Planning and Organization of our first programme September 8th '07: Start programme: Participants are informed about the whole programme January 11–13 ’08: Workshop “Alchemy of Collaboration” for TR1 and TR2 March 22nd '08: Official closure of the Pilot End of March ’08: Mini conference and Research publication April '08: Start of new International programme. Trainers Carlo Monsanto Meyrtha Leetz-Cijntje Carisia Balootje Participants of the first programme (Sept 2007) Directie Jeugd en Jongeren Ontwikkeling (DJJO) Akademia Pedagogiko Korsow (APK) Rooms Katholiek School Bestuur (RKCS) Individual educationists, coaches and counselors Place Training center in the Beatrixlaan t/o 8, Emmastad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles Next training The next training for DJJO will take place in April 2008.   Contact For more information about international programmes you can contact the programme director Carlo Monsanto at carlo.monsanto@ciiedu.org