Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning Dynamic Courses, Books, Resources and Tours for Healthy Groups, People and Culture with Robin Clayfield

In amongst a Podcast of Delvin and Robin chatting about several topics they have in common, the question was asked of Robin, “What’s important to you and what are some key learnings from your life?” This little clip offers some thoughts and feelings …
Watch it here https://www.facebook.com/delvin.solkinson/videos/5045400755494182
Michael Ney hosted and filmed the whole podcast, over 1 1/2hours of footage yet to be edited into a briefer Podcast that will go live sometime. Big gratitude to Devlin and Grace Solkinson who designed and had this small clip skilfully made with beautiful images and music.

We’d like to also ask you, the reader, what’s important to you? What keeps you passionate and on the path? Robin would love to hear your answers.

Here’s Delvin’s Introduction of it.
Robin Clayfield Reel
“The heart is the hub of all sacred places. Go there and roam in it” – Sri Nityananda
Taking time to pause in nature’s temple is restorative beyond words. Celebrating the life wisdom of permaculture pioneer Robin Clayfield whose work with Earthcare Education has been creating, developing and pioneering what’s more recently become know as Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning, a methodology for education and group work which weaves together:
Empowered and Holistic Learning Creative, Fun, Interactive Learning Methods Multi-Sensory Learning Motivational and Needs Based Learning Caring for People, Earth, Spirit and Sharing Deeply and Generously (The Four Ethics of Permaculture)
Robin Clayfield’s books, card decks, games and tools, along with course offerings, can be found at www.dynamicgroups.com.au
Envoy : Delvin & Grace Solkinson
Filming by the extraordinary Michael Ney – Eagle Spirit Media
Filmed on location at Crystal Waters Eco-Village
Edited by T.J. Squires
Video clips by Storyblocks
Music by Dixon’s Violin
Brought to you by Delvin & Grace Solkinson Visionary Permaculture at CoSM

The soon to be reprinted new, updated offering of the Permaculture Design Deck by Delvin Solkinson and friends will have many new cards, with a series of contributions by Robin along with new ones also from Graham Bell and Susan Weed. This has been made possible after a successful Crowd Funding campaign to pre-odder the Permaculture Design Deck.

Words directly from Delvin’s eNewsletter – Delvin and team are creating this grassroots project with the power of permaculture! 172 generous people have pre-ordered the limited edition 260 card deck that comes in a beautiful box with a ways to play booklet.

Help them manifest the miraculous and produce this deck which will also be a free download for all.
Pre-order a deck today designdeck.backerkit.com
Link is https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galactictradingcards/permaculture-design-deck-2021/posts
Awesome Permaculture offerings from Delvin and friends which are free downloads, a gift to the world community.
Book www.permaculturedesign.earth/permaculturedesignnotes
Cards www.permaculturedesign.earth/designdeck
Game www.permaculturedesign.earth/elementscards
And new offerings on the website – https://www.permaculturedesign.earth/newofferings

Robin’s excited to let you know that the momentum for the completion of the last Draft of the book is building.
There’s still a little to do and it doesn’t feel like the best time to launch a book on face to face education and facilitating BUT she really wants to be ready when the time is right.

The design concept for the layout is sorted and here’s an image of a trail of the Table of Contents. It uses the kind of style that is used in all Robin’s workshops – Hand drawn, handmade, slips of coloured card, a lot further from perfection than digital printing or computer fonts. It seems many people prefer this style to the slick lines and computer generated graphics.

Your feedback is encouraged and would be really helpful. Thank you.
Email Robin here for further info or to give feedback.

Have you ever imagined you may like to facilitate group processes, events or other people’s learning? Are you a teacher who wants to be more creative and interactive with your groups or do you have something you are passionate about and want to share but are not sure how? Many you’d just like some more confidence in presenting and leading groups.
Robin’s six day Creative Teachers, Facilitators and Groups Leaders training that is an annual offering at Crystal Waters is coming up in May – 8th to 13th
Later this year will make be a big milestone for Robin and her Teacher Training work. It will be 30 years since she and Skye led the first ‘Advanced Permaculture Creative Teachers Facilitation Course’. This was the basis for many, many course since which have been offered in several different forms and across diverse industries and fields of work.
The Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning training draws together and presents the foundational methodology for learning and facilitation that Robin’s gleaned and pioneered over these three decades and supports people to immerse in practice, creativity and team work to achieve many highly valued outcomes.
Email Robin here to enquire further or book

Robin’s Dynamic Facilitation course assisted me as a primary and high school teacher to diversify my planning and delivery of educational programs, in a creative and innovative way. Her program encouraged my confidence and capacity to embrace, weave and implement a variety of learning modes and methods to enable the accessibility of content and the inclusivity of diverse learning styles. Hence, Robin’s program if fundamental for offering alternatives which support differentiation strategies. Robin’s inventive and imaginative learning platforms assist in igniting the classroom environment, enhancing the joy, engagement and love of learning in students.

I am particularly fond of Robin’s play base learning methods that encourage critical thinking, creative responsiveness, positive communication, and builds student relationships through partner work and group activities. Fortunate to support students in a variety of subjects, it is evident Robin’s learning methodology is highly adaptable and compliments a variety of education methods and subject matters. Robin is the embodiment of Dynamic Facilitation, her wholehearted embrace, love and passion for diversifying the educational journey is ingenious and inspiring. My teaching journey and experiences have significantly and profoundly enlivened by Robin’s fascination wisdom. I highly recommend participating in the courses, and purchasing the literature, of Robins Dynamic Groups and Learning methodology.
Fiona Kaffka
Noosa Pengari Steiner School
High School Learning Support and English Teacher
Primary Games (PE) Teacher

Practise, Practise, Practise is a key learning from a refresher in Kate Raffin’s NVC workshop that was offered recently at Crystal Waters.
Robin and team highly recommend NVC to the world for peaceful communications, a compassionate world and shared empathy spaces to nurture our hearts and souls.

What is NVC? Here’s a definition from Robin’s soon to be published ‘Dynamic Teaching and Facilitation’ Book.

Nonviolent Communication: A life practice and set of principles and skills that enable compassionate communication, empathy, authenticity and connection. It helps people have ‘power with’ rather than ‘power over’ and to express their feelings, needs and deep truth with others, with themselves and in groups and organisations.

See Kate’s Website here