Seminar; Evidence of a New Renaissance
Peter Donaldson leads a lively seminar comparing what we know about the Italian Renaissance with the patterns impacting life today. What conditions catalyzed the Renaissance 500 years ago? Are there parallels to our own time? Are we moderns at the cusp of a New Renaissance? To explore these and other inquiries, students are provided a list of “20 Questions for a New Renaissance” in advance of the seminar. The questions serve as a guide for the seminar. There are no right answers. The only test is the depth and breadth of our collective vision for humanity’s future and our own particular genius in contributing to it. All participants are encouraged to attend The Life and Times of Leonardo da Vinci playing at Harlequin Productions, January 18 through February 10, and to attend the Televised New Renaissance Community Forum, February 11 at 2:00.…
Teacher Workshop For education majors, pre-service and in-service teachers
Saturday February 3, 9:00-4:00
$35.00 Course Fee, Clock hours available
Plus 2 for 1 tickets to see The Life and Times of Leonardo da Vinci
This workshop is a playful mix of direct experience, direct instruction and curriculum conversation ideally suited for pre-service or in-service educators in humanities, science and the arts. Our journey is organized around the question; “Renaissance Then – Renaissance Now?” Dozens of fascinating parallels exist between the circumstances that set in motion the Italian Renaissance of 500 years ago and the patterns at play today. Outcomes for teachers include, deeper content knowledge, a personalized integrated curriculum map appropriate to grade level, facilitation skills to help students build a good story around key concepts, and techniques for imbedding assessment tasks within the learning process. All participants are encouraged to attend The Life and Times of Leonardo da Vinci playing at Harlequin Productions, January 18 through February 10, and to attend the Televised New Renaissance Community Forum, February 11 at 2:00.
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Locally Televised
New Renaissance Community Forum
Sunday, February 11, 2:00 Tickets $15, Limited Seating. Call the Box Office at 360-786-0151
Harlequin Productions, Sightline Institute, and local partners will convene a New Renaissance Community Forum on the Leonardo set featuring a panel of five local thought leaders engaged in dialogue on our central inquiry, Renaissance Then – Renaissance Now? Our panel will be selected for their interdisciplinary interests in economics, ecology, technology, science, religion, sociology, philosophy, politics, history and art. Panelists will be both content experts and expert storytellers, adept at illustrating global patterns with local examples. TheCommunity Forum will be facilitated by Leonardo himself with lively interplay between the panel and audience.
The New Renaissance Community Forum will be broadcast by Thurston Community TV with multiple showings throughout the local service area reaching an estimated 8,000 viewers. Additionally, footage from the Community Forum, the Leonardo production, and extended interviews with local thought leaders will be reformatted as an educational DVD to be distributed to humanities instructors in the local school districts, and at Evergreen State College, South Puget Sound Community College, Olympic College, and St. Martin’s University.
About Peter Donaldson
Peter Donaldson, master storyteller, educator and community organizer tours two one-man shows; Leonardo da Vinci each spring, and Salmonpeople every fall. With both productions, Mr. Donaldson is nurturing a “New Renaissance” of ecological economics, citizen science, and sustainable prosperity using the arts to extend the call and deepen the conversation. Mr. Donaldson has authored a dozen plays, produced sixty others and self-publishes his poetry in an annual collection. He received the national award for Youth Theater Director of the Year from the American Alliance for Theater and Education in 1991. Mr. Donaldson has 25 years experience as a curriculum designer and teacher of teachers, creating numerous public school partnerships integrating history, ecology, economics, civics and the arts.
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