2008 Teacher's Academy:
July 28 to August 15 at
Oak Grove School in Ojai, CA

June 30 to July 17
Swanwick Retreat Center in
Victoria, British Columbia

The Oak Grove Teacher’s Academy offers experienced educators and students of education the opportunity to explore the possibility of what Krishnamurti calls a revolution in education, a revolution that emphasizes self-understanding on the part of both teacher and student. The Academy provides the rare opportunity to explore Krishnamurti’s work, and participate in penetrating dialogues with like-minded educators from diverse backgrounds, in a setting of great natural beauty.

The Oak Grove Teacher’s Academy is a program designed to explore the educational work of J. Krishnamurti and the critical and practical challenges of teaching within the classroom, including:
Investigating conditioning
Facilitating inquiry
Enabling group process
Exploring new levels of communication
and observation
Connecting with nature

The program also offers teachers an opportunity to become familiar with progressive educational practices, and to go much deeper, in the light of Krishnamurti’s educational insights, including:
Project-based learning: dealing with real life complexity
Holistic thinking skills: going beyond
problem-solving
Inquiry-based conflict resolution
Communication skills

Workshop facilitator, Paul Herder, MA, will lead a group of distinguished educators. Paul is the Director of Teacher Development at Oak Grove School. His career in education spans 20 years and includes teaching, curriculum development, administration, educational consulting and teacher training. Before joining Oak Grove School, he worked as a teacher trainer bringing inquiry-based, student-centered educational programs to the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Tuition is $1,000 and includes tuition, room and board. A limited number of scholarships are available.

For more information, contact Academy Director Paul Herder: paul@paulherder.com