Florida Creativity Weekend 2006

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Opening Doors through CREATIVITY    

 February 24 –26, 2006
Fri (5-9) Sat (8-8) Sun (8-12)

 Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida Program Center
Sarasota, Florida


Co-chairs:

Kitty Heusner
Nancy Myers


 

Creativity is a central source of meaning in our lives... [and]
when we are involved in it, we feel that we are living more fully than during the rest of life.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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(click on Schedule above for an expanded schedule with descriptions)
 

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Friday, 2/24/06

9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.



Preworkshop: Creating a Labyrinth

         Joe Miguez

 
5:00 p.m. Registration, Munchies & Mingle
6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. Welcome: Opening Our Doors
    
Nancy Myers & Kitty Heusner, Co-Chairs
8:00 p.m. Keynote - Four Square: Entering Opportunities with Intention
    
Joe Miguez

Saturday, 2/25/06

8:00 a.m.


8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Breakfast and Registration for Newcomers

8:15 a.m. Yoga: A Gentle Stretch for the New Day
   Mariel Freeman
8:45 a.m. Welcome to a New Day: Brief Introductions & Overview
    Nancy Myers & Kitty Heusner, Co-Chairs
 
  Choose one workshop per session from the following offerings.

9:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m.

Session I - Concurrent Offerings

 
  • GO GREEN! Creating an Environmentally Responsible Space
    Brynne Ann Besio & Marc Smith
 
  • Awaken Your Senses
      
    Clare Dus

 
  • Nine Pathways to Creative Leadership
        K.T. Connor
 
  • Silent Stories, Mime & Improv
        Robert Alan Black
 
  • Your Creative Genius is Just Outside of Where You are Looking
       
    Win Wenger
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Session II - Concurrent Offerings
 
  • Birth & Growth of a Creative Thinking Network
      
     David Tanner
 
  • Creative Expression & Healthy Aging
        Anthony Hyatt
 
  • KAI: Understanding Your Problem Solving Style
       
    Susan Robertson
 
  • Kaleido-Photos: An Exercise in Reflection
       
    Kitty Heusner
 
  • You are the Colours You Choose
        Diane Kirchin
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Creativity Tools - A SWAP Meet (Everyone may attend 2)
 
  • Approaching Learning Through Art -
  • Cartooning - Robert Alan Black
  • Debriefing/Anchoring & Processing Experiences - Kitty Heusner
  • Kinesthetic Activities - Keeping it Moving! - Sherry Kessel
  • Music as a Learning Tool - Ted Callisto
  • Reflection/Ways to Find Internal Focus - Kathy Leydon-Conway
  • e-Creativity: Using Technology Creatively - Marcia Berkey
  • Working with Young Children: Raising Happy Geniuses - Susan Wenger
  • Writing: Speeding Into Poetry - Lee Dunne
2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Session III - Concurrent Offerings
 
  • Never, Ever, Ever Suffer Writer's Block Ever Again!
      
    Win Wenger
 
  • Repairing a Creativity Climate
       
    Jeff Olma
 
  • Holistic Creativity: The Power of Paradox
       
    Liz Monroe-Cook
 
  • Who Packs Your Presenter's Parachute?
        Celia Szelwach
 
  • Yoga: Creating KULA/A Community of the Heart
       
    Mariel Freeman
4:30 p.m.
  • Stepping Through the Opening Doors Together: Theater Games & Exercises to Celebrate the Day
        Becca Tracey & Company
5:30 p.m. Munchies & Mingle
6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. A Multiple Choice Opportunity for Playing & Relaxing
 
  • Conversation with New and Renewed Friends
  • Labyrinth by Candlelight - Joe Miguez
  • Making Music: Get in the Rhythm with Jesse Wallace
Sunday, 2/26/06 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:15 a.m. Yoga: A Gentle Stretch for a New Day
    Mariel Freeman
 
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Hands On/Minds On Session Choices
 
  • Copper Wire Expression: A Sculpting Experience
       
    Marcia Schulte
 
  • Diving Deep: Enriching the CPS Process With Music
       
    Lee Dunne & Anthony Hyatt
 
  • Portals for Perception: Exploring Ways of Knowing
       
    Kathy Leydon-Conway
 
  • WOW! A Wade in the Wetlands
        Russ Hoffman
     
11:15 a.m. Closing Session: Moving Through the Opening Doors
    Nancy Myers & Kitty Heusner
12:00 Noon Lunch (Packed to Go!)