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2009
Society for Organizational Learning (SoL) Education Partnership Community Gathering
DATES:
Arrival for this program is Sunday, July 12th (early registration will take place between 4-6 p.m.) The program will begin on Monday, July 13th, at 9:00a.m. and end on Friday July 17th, at 4:00p.m. It will take place at the Garrison Institute, overlooking the Hudson River in Garrison, NY.
3RD ANNUAL COMMUNITY GATHERING & YOUTH LEADERSHIP CORE COURSE
The vision of the SoL Education Partnership is to create systemic change for a sustainable future by forming strong collaborative relationships within, between, and among schools and communities. This year, our annual gathering will include our first Youth Leadership Core Course that will occur simultaneously with our 3rd Annual Community Gathering. This very exciting learning opportunity allows us to incorporate meaningful student involvement that will support adults as they engage the knowledge, perspectives, and experiences of students actively engaged in their own learning. In this special event, students and adults will engage, learn, and apply their learning together in our Community Gathering and Core Course.
High school principals, Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, teachers and youth will participate in this five day course (July 12-17th). Each SoL Education Partnership member site is encouraged to enroll 5-8 high school students in this year’s Leadership Core Course and Community Gathering. They will be responsible for their high school students during the evening hours of the week. Security and supervision staff will be available in the residence areas to provide supervisory support. Intentional learning opportunities will integrate both groups and foster shared learning, and cultivate leadership within and between the two groups.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES:
This year’s program will be unique. We are offering two
simultaneous courses with overlap and synergy. Some activities will be joint with extensive interaction between the youth and the adults, others will be separate where appropriate for each courses goal.
This learning experience will be composed of rich content, best practices, and peer-to-peer sharing in a supportive collaborative environment interspersed with opportunities for reflection. This year’s community gathering program outcomes include:
~Create and support a community of learners featuring high school students as core members
~Create and support a community of learners with adult educators, community and business leaders as collaborative and supportive
members.
~Develop the understanding and practice, of all members, in the concepts and competencies associated with systems thinking, learning communities, global sustainability, communication, dialogue and servant leadership.
~Formulate action plans and consider the application of these lessons in their home settings
~Create and communicate a shared vision of our desired future for our children’s children’s children’s children
~Create and communicate a shared vision of our nation’s high schools and school systems.
~Develop and disseminate a set of strategies that supports the replication of this community of learners nationally and internationally.
Who Should Attend?
This learning experience is designed to enhance team learning, so sites are urged to bring stakeholders, including superintendents, school administrators, teachers, staff, students, youth leaders, college and university partners, business partners, NGOs, local government partners, and community leaders. The core course is for stakeholder teams from member sites as well as sites interested in joining the SoL Education Partnership. This program is open to non-members by special invitation only.
Anticipated Learning
After having attended the course, participants will have an understanding of the core competencies required for building schools that learn within communities that learn for a sustainable future. Participants will also have an enhanced ability to think systemically, communicate effectively, and lead effectively. They will also have on-going access to a supportive learning community with others who are engaged in creating learning communities for sustainability.
SoL Education Partnership Stewards:
Linda Booth Sweeney, SoL Education Partnership
Jaimie P. Cloud, The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education
Peter
Senge, Society for Organizational Learning (SoL) and M.I.T.
Lees Stuntz, Creative Learning Exchange
Member Sites: Byram Hills, NY; Hewlett-Woodmere School District, NY; NYC Empowerment Zone; Shelburne Farms, Burlington VT; St. Louis Coalition; & Washington State Network for Sustainability
Contact
Leah Mayor, Director of Education and Research, The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education
leah@sustainabilityed.org,
212-645-9930 x *824
LOGISTICS AND REGISTRATION
LOCATION
The core course is being held the Garrison
Institute, located on the Hudson River in Garrison, NY. It is situated on the beautiful 95-acre Glenclyffe property, formerly the estate of Hamilton Fish, Governor of New York and later Secretary of State under President Grant. The facility is 50 miles north of New York City and approximately 30 minutes from the city of Poughkeepsie, New York. Major highways nearby include Interstate 84, Route 9, the Palisades Parkway and the Taconic State Parkway. We offer on site parking for those who will arrive by car.
Click here
for driving directions and a location map.
TRAVEL
By Train:
Garrison, New York is just over an hour from Grand Central Station in NYC. Take the
Metro-North Railroad to the Garrison Train Station via the Hudson Line. Train times vary but generally arrive and
depart approximately every hour. A no-cost, no reservation required shuttle service is available from the
Garrison Train Depot (one mile away) to the Garrison Institute during registration hours (approx. 3-6:30pm) and for two hours after lunch on the closing day of an event.
During seasonal weather, there is also a lovely, one-mile long walking path through the woods from the
Garrison Train Depot to the Institute. For travelers in the Albany area, AMTRAK service is available to Poughkeepsie, New York (approx. 1
hour train ride). Connect with a Metro-North commuter train to Garrison (30 minute ride). Local taxi service is also available (see below).
By Bus:
Shortline Bus service is available into the Poughkeepsie, NY station (approx. 30 minutes to Garrison). Upon arrival
at the station, taxis or connecting local buses are available
to Garrison. From New England the Peter Pan Bus offers service into New York City where you can connect with a Metro-North
commuter train to Garrison.
By Air:
The Garrison, New York area is serviced locally by Stewart International
Airport, off I-84 in Newburgh, NY. (845-564-7200)
Garrison is also accessible via the greater New York Metropolitan area airports:
~LaGuardia Airport – Queens, New York (718-533-3400)
~John F. Kennedy Airport – Queens, New York (718-244-4444)
~Newark International Airport – Newark, New Jersey (973-961-6000)
~For more detailed information on NYC metro airports visit www.panynj.gov
Taxi and Car Service:
For traveling to and from the Garrison Institute:
Highland Transit in Cold Spring, NY #845-265-TAXI
Visconti Ground Transport #845-567-3560 (car)
Budget Taxi in Peekskill, NY #914-582-4950
Carey Limo #718-784-5700 in NYC (car)
Yellow Cab in Poughkeepsie, NY #845-471-1100
Visit www.garrisoninstitute.org
for driving directions (845-424-4800, option 2). The address
is: 853 Route 9D, Glenclyffe, NY, 10524.
FOOD, LODGING AND COST
Pending a grant from the Nathan Cummings Foundation, there will be no charge to attend the course, thanks to a generous grant from the Nathan Cummings Foundation. You will only need to cover the expenses of travel, food and lodging.
Three vegetarian meals a day, as well as fruit and tea during breaks will be provided. All food will provided by Garrison Institute. Only vegetarian options will be made available at the gathering site. Garrison already takes efforts to make food local and sustainable.
Conference costs include food, lodging, and all materials during the conference:
SoL Ed Member rate:
Potential Member rate:
5 nights, single room - $725
5 nights, single room - $1,725
5 nights, double room- $650 5 nights, double room - $1,650
5 nights, triple room $525 5 nights, triple room- $1,525
4 nights, single room - $610 4 nights, single room - $1,610
4 nights, double room - $550 4 nights, double room - $1,550
4 nights, triple room- $440
Youth only 4 nights, triple room- $1,440
***Non-member chaperone attendees with a group of 4 students will receive a reduced price of the member fee + $200 (e.g. 5 nights, single room = $925).
SCHOLARSHIPS
Pending funding, we will offer supplemental scholarships for youth participants (under age 25) to attend the course. More information about this opportunity will be available after April 15th.
PAYMENT TIMELINE: Early Registration will begin on April 15th, 2009
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