LC Symposium Posters

The Learning Circles Project

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What makes Learning Circles work?
Group that worked with Guy
safety and support need resources (food) (partnerships) common purpose hands on comfortable atmosphere safe enough to confide and share cooperation respect for other people and friends partnerships resources flexible growth x too structured supportive help one another goal oriented common purpose *lifelong learning + employment
	more than one need culture based relationships community everyone has input they drive the program sharing communication respect the space that you are using response to community needs
Group that worked with Arthur
goals (individual and group) support patience energy leadership relationship awareness inclusivity consistence trust cooperation acceptance lack of rules something for everyone flexibility respect humour food commitment devotion group consensus decision making openness to change empathy / challenge common focus enjoying each other’s company sharing safe place becoming
Group that worked with Joy
listening to one another friends sharing hearing each other common theme, reason an open mind people knowing each other trust curiosity where you’re from (teacher) using methods appropriate for the people occupation, what you do what you are what we bring to the group respect other people’s opinions having a will and interest in what others say respect other cultures something interesting to learn about goals establishing ground rules for communication understanding that you can learn from one another respect each other and the elders flexibility – open-minded adaptable to all the people in the group organic create a positive environment respect begins at home create a non-threatening environment, free from judgment, safe zone *enjoy a challenge
	challenges your way of thinking sense of humour challenging society agree to disagree a positive outlook on things hearing words, listen to ourselves 1. creating safe zone (non-threatening place) – respect, trust, listening, hearing, open-mindedness, ground rules 2. common theme, will to learn from one another, goals 3. challenging my own thinking and one another – ourselves taking the next step changing
Group that worked with Janice communication / getting to know the people you are working with / people people who want to be there respecting difference/ opinions/ culture ///// a budget materials / music / comfortable space family – common ground for bringing peace to the circle (connection) / need to be listened to solve a problem a circle keep the positive in new people coming in to the circle positive feedback (usefulness) enjoying/ embracing differences common pupose or aim // getting community to join in *meeting new friends
	creativity / schedule a safe place to explore /// can work better is a safe place positive attitudes /// non-judgmental creative energy peaceful something that attracts you social no pressure to participate - (listening- recognition that participation happens in different ways) pressure can stop the learning environment balance of people focused on process and product giving other people space taking turns being yourself everyone is important and has *something to offer //