Last year I presented at the GEC on education for the 21st Century. During this conference, I briefly mentioned the work that I do at the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education in Costa Rica and would like to invite you all to spend a week with us at the lovely UPEACE Campus during July 2013!
The course to be held is called 'Educating for the 21st Century', and it looks at how the world is changing at an extremely rapid pace, affecting the essence of how we learn, interact, and work.
It will cover the following topic areas:
- Educating in a Changing World: Principles, concepts, frameworks and methodologies for educating in a fast-changing world.
- Pedagogies for the 21st Century: The most suitable teaching and learning strategies in an era where information overload is the norm and ‘stickiness’ is an art.
- Positive Education: The potential of Appreciative Inquiry and Positive Psychology in transforming the educational experience.
- Design Thinking for Innovative Teaching and Learning: Applying the principles of design thinking to education to build creative confidence.
- Education for Sustainable Development: Using the Earth Charter and applying it’s principles to different educational contexts.
- Pura Vida Day: Possible activities include hiking, canopy tour, horseback riding, coffee tours…
In previous years we have had participants from Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, USA, Canada, India, Australia, Nigeria, Costa Rica, etc. This rich multicultural group serves for great discussions and exchanges!
Participants that come from the GEC network will receive a discount! If you are interested in more information, please visit our website centre.upeace.org, or write an e-mail to the Centre's Coordinator, Karen Visoná at kvisona@upeace.org.
Looking forward to getting to know some of you in lovely Costa Rica!
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I am A. Ghani , faculty member from Pakistan. I would like to attend educating course 21st century. Is there any way for me to attend this course. Hope to hearing from you
Hi,
I’m. Proshanta Kumar. Mallick. A Bangladeshi male I like traveling, music, friendship, bank note and stamp collection ,singing, movies, etc. I am highly educated. Now I am working in a college in my country. my country is a developing country. And I am a minority community here. So we face a lot of problems here. I have no religious , racial or any kind of restriction. All are welcomed to me. I I can do any kind of work .
How can I participate?
My E- Mail: proshantamallick@yahoo.com
Mobile Number: +880-01715071556
Proshanta
Saludos cuanto es el costo
how much is the cost?
Dear Rafael,
Thank you for your interest in our course 'Educating for the 21st Century' to be held from July 22-27th in Costa Rica.
The cost for the course is $2,450, but depending on where you are coming from, we do offer some partial scholarships. This price includes accommodation, transportation during the week, course material and several meals.
For more information about our course, you may visit our webpage: http://centre.upeace.org/courses/educating-for-the-21st-century/. This week-long seminar is designed for educators working in the formal and informal settings, within institutions and in grassroots community contexts. Half of the course will be taking place at our beautiful UPEACE Campus and then we will be traveling to Monteverde for the last days.
In order to apply to the course, you need to fill out our short online application found on the following link: https://payments.upeace.org/centre/thenewcentre/courses/.
Please contact Karen Visoná at kvisona@upeace.org in case you have additional questions, as she is the one in charge of admissions for the course.
I sincerely hope that you can attend the course, as it is a wonderful opportunity for educators to acquire new tools and interact with colleagues from different parts of the world.
-Mohit
Good day,
I`m in Costa Rica and I would appreciate to receive more information about this event
Thks in advance!
Damaris Cordero Badilla
jodaro.damaris@gmail.com
tel (506) 88530828