Announcing the Cape Cod Learning Community
for Presbytery Leaders/Executives and Associates
August 7-11, 2011 – New Date!

For more info, contact Rev. Dana Lindsley by email at danalindsley@psne.org or phone 860/388-0874.

This experience will be an intentional learning community: a group of peers gathering together to provide mutual support for learning, reflection, and growth. Most, if not all the learning/teaching, is done by participants. Each attendee will be responsible for a two hour presentation and/or discussion on a book, process, best practice or experience related to executive or church work, or faith.

August 7-11, 2011
Paraclete Retreat House at the Community of Jesus, Orleans, Massachusetts

“People learn best in community, when they are
engaged with one another, when everyone is
both student and teacher, expert and apprentice,
in a rich exchange of experiences and
learnings.”
Margaret Wheatley
“Finding Our Way”

Details for the Cape Cod Learning Community on the attached FLYER!

Agenda
The event begins with dinner in Paraclete House at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Following dinner there will be a time for introductions and orientation to our location, the Community of Jesus, and Cape Cod. We will review the nature of a Learning Community or Community of Practice and we'll make some decisions about how our event will unfold.

Each day Monday through Thursday will begin with worship led by our chaplain for the event, who may be a participant of the group. There will be two learning components also led by participants each morning. After lunch, depending on our preferences and the weather, we may have a learning component or we will have individual study and recreation time. After supper we have the option of informal group time, discussion, etc. The event concludes following lunch on Thursday.

Meals
Restaurant quality meals, three per day, will be provided on-site by the nuns of the Community. Box lunches for those who wish to eat somewhere else are available on request. The Benedictine hospitality of the Community leads the nuns to respond to all special dietary needs. Please let us know of those needs in advance.

Learning Components
Each participant in the Learning Community will be expected to lead a presentation, discussion, activity about a book, process, experience, or learning related to executive, church work, or faith. The time frame is about two hours. Projector and screen will be available for use, but bring your own laptop. Handouts are appreciated by many. These learning components are the “meat” of our week. We are peers gathering together to provide mutual support for learning, reflection, support and growth. The whole agenda is flexible to allow participants to help set the group learning rate and schedule. Spouses are welcome to attend any or all of the learning events as auditors.

Extended Stay
For those who wish to extend their stay on the Cape before or after the event arrangements should be made with Christy Haig at the Scribes Office scribes@communityofjesus.org (508-255-1094, ext. 3501). It is very likely that room will be available.

For more info, contact Rev. Dana Lindsley by email at danalindsley@psne.org or phone 860/388-0874.

REGISTRATION FORM is attached with flyer.