Haven Learning Center - Parenting Teenagers

Learning Conversations - Extreme Coaching

Parenting Teenagers with Skillfulness & Joy

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A 4-week, small group Learning Conversation for parents of teenagers
in two formats: face2face sessions in Berkeley, CA and teleclasses
Facilitated by Claudia L'Amoreaux

Is your teenager struggling with learning, school, social life, you? Would he or she like to be more self-directed, but is having a hard time getting there? Would you like to become a better advocate for your teenager's needs with teachers and administrators? Do you sense a more joyful way to live with your teen but don't know how to get from where you are now to where you'd like to be?

Some topics we'll explore:

moving conversations from conflict to empathy and understanding
nurturing autonomy, self-direction, responsibility, accountability
becoming a skillful and compassionate learning coach for your teenager
the whys and hows of rites of passage & vision quest
mind, body, spirit, sex and drugs
apprenticeship, homeschooling, unschooling, early college as paths

Our highly interactive Learning Conversation will draw on the work of Humberto Maturana (The Biology of Love), Mel Levine (A Mind at a Time, The Myth of Laziness), Elaine Aron (The Highly Sensitive Child), Ellen Langer (The Power of Mindful Learning), Marshall Rosenberg (Life-Serving Education, Raising Children Compassionately, NonViolent Communication) and Claudia's experience in 30 years of public, private and alternative education.

"Claudia L'Amoreaux is a visionary whose work is at the forefront of education. She understands how to set up a field of discovery that unlocks the natural enthusiasm humans have for learning."

Justine Willis Toms, Executive Director
New Dimensions World Broadcasting Network

Claudia directs the Haven Learning Center in West Berkeley. Her work as a learning coach has been featured in the BBC's Essential Guide to the New Millennium and in the film On the Wild Side--Meetings with Remarkable Women. She co-authored the book, Creating Learning Communities (Solomon Press, 2000). She is a founding member of the Meta-Learning Lab. She has a 24-year old daughter.

Registration

Groups have a maximum of 6 participants. For face2face groups and teleclasses, tuition is $125, payable by check via mail or online with credit card. Call the Haven Learning Center, 510.769.8167 or email CL@learningconversations.com.