At this very moment, far away in South Australia, inspirational and highly skilled puppet maker, Rebecca Dostel is carving and creating a 30cm ELFy Puppet. If you haven’t met ELFy before, ELFy is a Jigsaw Puzzle, where each of the pieces represents an essential aspect which, when all the bits are combined, creates a successful, fun and dynamic group. ELFy …
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‘Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning’ annual Crystal Waters course in May this year
Robin’s annual and much appreciated creative teachers, facilitators and group leaders six day residential intensive course will be held from 19th to 24th May and will be a little warmer than the mid-winter course last year. The fire will still be going when needed and the food will be delicious and nutritious as always, when Donna is in the kitchen. …
Read More »‘Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning’ Methodology and The Future
It is said by Futurists that Facilitation skills will be one of the Top 10 skills required in the future. Robin has been training facilitators, teachers and group leaders for 32 years now and after a time, formed up her observations, experiences and thoughts into a Learning Methodology. She’s floated it out into the world with the help of ELFy, …
Read More »Vision Tree Article to be Published in UK Magazine
Robin’s ‘The Vision Tree Planning and Design Framework’ which will be a whole chapter in her upcoming book ‘Dynamic Teaching and Facilitation’ will most likely be featured as an article in the UK ‘Permaculture Magazine’ sometime through the middle of this year. Delvin Solkinson from Canada and ‘Visionary Permaculture’ encouraged the article and drafted the first version and after slight …
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Ruth’s ‘Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning’ Course Testimonial
Here’s a lovely unsolicited email received last week with great things to say about attending Robin’s Creative Facilitators course from back in the mid 90’s. “Hi Robin,It was great to see you again and to be at Crystal Waters.It’s amazing how many years ago it was since we did the courses with you.After I saw you it occurred to me …
Read More »Celebrating 30 Years of Training Teachers, Facilitators and Group Leaders
In September it will be 30 years since Robin and Skye offered their first ‘Advanced Permaculture Creative Teachers Facilitation Course’ as a result of many people asking them how they managed to present a whole 2 week Permaculture Design Course without using lecturing and other non-participatory learning methods. The pair spent the next 12 years or so supporting people to …
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