Upcoming PassageWorks Events

Summer Foundation Course: Level I

Introduction to the Soul in Education

"A weekend spent at PassageWays is a retreat that is rejuvenating on a personal level as well as a professional one. The work is multilayered and applicable to all people, all ages, etc. There is no greater learning then connecting with self and others, everything else should take a back seat, and this workshop is the beginning of getting that education in schools everywhere."
    - Course Participant / Grade School Teacher, Boulder CO

Experience renewal, reflection and practical strategies for your work with children and youth at this institute for teachers, counselors and administrators where we focus on building heart, spirit and community in the classroom. Based on the model developed by PassageWay’s founder, Rachael Kessler, and featured in The Soul of Education (ASCD 2000), this course will explore:

  • The theory of social and emotional learning (SEL);
  • The integration of play, ritual, stillness, expressive arts and community building;
  • How to develop your own reflectiveness and “teaching presence”;
  • How to create a caring classroom environment in which students will increase focus and motivation to learn and develop empathy and compassion;
  • Stages of group development and methods appropriate to each grade level; and
  • Ways to integrate this work into your teaching.
Methods learned in this course can be integrated into your classroom and do not represent "something else" to teach, but a heartfelt way to breathe new life into what and how you teach.


Our next Foundation Course will be held on October 10-12, 2008 in the Boulder, CO area.

Specific location and Facilitators to be announced.

Foundation Course:  Level II

The Teaching Presence

When: Summer, 2009
Where: Boulder, Colorado
Fees:   $450.00  ($400 for registrations received by June 3, 2008)

You must have completed the Level I course to be eligible to attend.

To Register contact Liz (liz@passageworks.org) at the PassageWorks office.

© Copyright 2001-2007 PassageWorks Institute, Inc.
2355 Canyon Blvd. Suite 104, Boulder, CO  80302,
Phone 303.247.0156
Email info@PassageWorks.org Website Transformative Designs