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She immediately brought the practice back to her faculty leadership and graduate student community building at the School for International Training in Brattleboro, VT. Nurturing vital,collaborative, inclusive “containers” for self-directed experiential learning in partnership with both thehuman and the more-than-human worlds have been at the heart of Bonnie’s 55 years as an educator:/teaching EFL/ESL, teaching teachers of language and intercultural communication, training and consulting in teacher education, mentoring, coaching, group dynamics and team/community building. As an independent educational consultant, she has woven Way of Council both explicitly and implicitly into her work in educational settings (both private and public), non-profit and for-profit organizations, and community groups around the US and overseas. Bonnie’s work is also informed by Psychosynthesis in education, Vipassana meditation, Dialogue practice, her work as a visual artist and the stewardship with her partner Paul LeVasseur of a beautiful 10 acres of hilltop land in Putney, Vermont. “I seek to create inviting, vital, collaborative, inclusive “containers” for life expanding, self-directed, experiential learning in partnership/community, spaces for all voices to be listened to and heard. Awareness of self, of others, of community, of the communication and group dynamics patterns that contribute to and detract from the type of work relations/human relations we all long for—and blossom in--are fundamental to the way I work.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab3b9d4e2ccd14cc02b70b1/88de2c1a-10fd-4ee6-b145-605d41cab09b/IMG_2355.jpg Who we are Kirstin Edelglass is a psychosynthesis counselor and certified trainer of the Way of Council. She began facilitating councils while guiding wilderness trips 25 years ago and found the practice so effective at nurturing harmonious communities that she brought it with her into classrooms, boardrooms, meditation retreats, staff trainings, and summer camps. Since 2001 she has trained in and practiced “The Way of Council,” teaching college courses in council facilitation and offering workshops to the public. On her homestead in Marlboro, Vermont she co-leads three-week retreats for young adults, weaving together the practices of insight meditation, the Work That Reconnects, and council. “While each council is unique, I invariably rise from my seat feeling more compassionate, sensitive, creative, empowered, and connected to life.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab3b9d4e2ccd14cc02b70b1/1522095893097-JR2JBNNXHN5MCYWI6BQT/IMG_2555+%281%29.jpeg Who we are As an educator and community activist, Paul LeVasseur explores ways to incorporate Council and other dialogic processes into a broad range of personal and professional contexts to enhance deep understanding across differences and foster vibrant and sustainable communities and relationships. For 40 years Paul has incorporated Council into his work as ESOL teacher, teacher trainer, and manager of ESOL programs at the School for International Training//World Learning. Council has also been a central practice in his work as co-founder of Transition Town Putney, The New England Council Collective, and most recently Trees for Good, a community based non-profit focused on planting trees, promoting healthy forests, and reducing CO2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab3b9d4e2ccd14cc02b70b1/9b3dd88a-69a4-4531-9fcd-bbeefae2f884/jeremiah.jpg Who we are - Make it stand out Jeremiah Burrow is a devoted father, teacher, and designer of education programs whose introduction to the Way of Council came during a life-changing wilderness rites of passage trip in 2012. Since then, he has been part of hundreds of councils both as a participant and facilitator across multiple settings from classrooms to religious centers around Vermont. In his role as a high school special education teacher and restorative justice coordinator, Jeremiah has led circle trainings for students and educators. 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