CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES AND EDUCATION

This conference will explore the special role that contemplative practices can play in cultivating peace within ourselves and in the world. Perhaps at no time in recent history has this theme been more relevant as we address the challenges of war, peace, and social justice in a global age. As educators, we have the opportunity to integrate contemplative practices into the classroom and explore how they can help students develop greater mindfulness in dealing with these challenges. We hope that you will join us to hear leaders such as Jon Kabat-Zinn talk about the transforming powers of contemplative practices in education.

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Coming to our Senses and Wherever You Go, There You Are will explore the ways in which contemplative practices can help us integrate knowledge of ourselves and the world.

The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society fellows will include Marilyn Nelson, the Poet Laureate of Connecticut, who has taught contemplative practices and poetry at West Point and is now working with soldiers returning from Iraq. She will explore the role of silence in creating peace and healing.

Workshops by various teaching fellows on the role of contemplative practices in helping students develop new ways of knowing as well as greater mindfulness as they interact with others.

Meditations by various teaching fellows as they lead participants through a range of practices drawn from diverse traditions around the world.

The Peace Education Center will be represented by Janet Gerson, Clifford Hill, and Tony Jenkins who will examine the use of contemplative practices in addressing issues of war, peace, and social justice in a highly charged political context.

Special Performances by artists whose work is grounded in contemplative practices, jazz musicians led by Ed Sarath and the dancer Yin Mei whose choreography integrates Asian and Western traditions.

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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Registration for the conference is available on a non-credit basis through:

The Center for Education Outreach and Innovation
TEACHERS COLLEGE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

The participation fee for the conference is $150.

Note: Due to high interest space is becoming very limited and we will not be accepting on-site registration. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis until we reach our capacity - at that time we will place registrants on a wait list in the order their forms are received.

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LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS

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INFORMATION FOR CREDIT STUDENTS

Teachers College students may register for 1 credit under the course ITSF4094.018 through the normal procedures for registration.

Students not from Teachers College who wish to take the course for credit should contact the Center for Educational Outreach and Innovation (CEO&I) to obtain procedures for registration.

For information about course requirements please download the preliminary syllabus below.

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FURTHER INFORMATION

This conference is co-sponsored by:

The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
www.contemplativemind.org/

The Peace Education Center
Teachers College Columbia University
www.tc.edu/PeaceEd

The Center for Educational Outreach & Innovation
Teachers College Columbia University
www.tc.columbia.edu/ceoi/

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