Holistic Learning: Breaking New Ground The Seventh International Conference

Jointly Sponsored by the University of Waterloo and OISE/UT

at Geneva Park Conference Centre (north of Toronto) October 23, 24, 25, 2009

www.holisticlearningconference.org

Call for Proposals

The seventh international conference on Holistic Learning: Breaking New Ground explores learning as a process that engages body, mind, emotions, and spirit. The theme of this conference is Soulful Spaces: Transforming Self/Transforming the World. The keynote speakers are Sam Crowell, Rachel Kessler and Jack Miller. We invite proposals on holistic learning as well as those related to the conference theme. Sessions should be of an interactive nature and will be 75 minutes in length. It is an expectation that all presenters will register and attend the entire conference. Deadline for receiving the typed proposal is March 1st, 2009. We hope to increase interest in the process of transforming self and world at this conference. You can support this by encouraging your colleagues to attend through developing joint/collaborative proposals with them.

Name:

Address:

City/Province or State:

Country:

Email:

Phone:

Fax:

Workshop Title:

Presenter(s): Abstract of Workshop: (50 words or less-for use in program if proposal is accepted.)

Proposal Description (100 words or less-include objectives and description of methods and procedures for your session. Also include the percentage that is presentation (for example, 50%) and the percentage that is interactive (50%).

Biographical summary (25 words or less)

A.V. Equipment and special room requirements:

We would like to feature visual art and performance art at our 2009 conference. Please let us know, when sending in your proposal, if you would like to show your art or share performance pieces--music, storytelling, poetry, dance, etc. Please check one or more of the following: Yes, I would like to share

□ visual art

□ music / song

□ poetry

□ storytelling

□ photography

□ dance

□ other ______Please return completed typed proposal (preferably by email) by March 1st, 2009 to: [email protected] (cc. [email protected]) or by fax to 519-746-3956 or mail to:

Diana Denton Communication, Leadership and Social Innovation Faculty of Arts Modern Languages Building, Room 236 University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1

Check in for further information on the conference on our website www.holisticlearningconference.org

Information about the Geneva Park Conference Centre is available at: http://www.ymcaofsimcoemuskoka.ca/pdfs/ysm_gp_brochure.pdf