About Life Weaving Education
- Life Weaving Education Is an effective, creative problem-solving model teaching the skills of finding the resources for problem solving within oneself, from others and in the environment.
Why do we need Life Weaving Education?
- Living in today’s diverse society demands a high degree of responsibility
- Efficient problem solving utilizes the whole mind-body
- Responsible, effective problem solving recognizes the valuable resources of self, others
- and the environment available to each person
- Responsible, holistic learning, living and problem solving is based on specific skills that can be taught to people of all ages and cultures
Who can benefit from Life Weaving Education?
- Health Professionals
- Human Resource Business Personnel
- Any person interested in holistic efficient problem solving
What are some of the topics included in Life Weaving Education?
- Self knowledge, self-regulation
- Learning and decision-making styles
- Family and community relationships
- Multicultural understanding
- Holistic mind-body problem solving
- Psychological type
- Connection with resources of place and nature
- Use of guided and spontaneous imagery
- Story telling and journal keeping
Who is the author of Life Weaving Education? Jude LaClaire, Ph.D.
- Counselor, educator, consultant
- Thirty years of mental health and education experience
How can Life Weaving Education applied?
- Taught in schools: All levels
- In-service training for educators
- In-service training for all health professionals
- Mentoring programs
- Parenting programs
- Training in business
- Personal growth programs
Where has Life Weaving Education been taught?
- Coalition for Community Collaboration Facilitator Training Series
- Jackson County Family Court Staff in-service and parenting series
- St. Frances Elementary School Teacher in-service Parenting classes Teachers using
- curriculum with students
- Division of Family Services Staff in-service
- Kansas City Holistic Centre at O’ Brien Pharmacy Staff in-service Consultation
- Johnson County Community College Adult Education
- Center for the Application of Psychological Type: National Conference: Workshop
- American Association for the Study of Mental Imagery: National Conference: Workshop
- Center for the Advancement and Reform of Education Conference Rockhurst: teacher
- Camp Fire Boys and Girls Grief/Loss Camp
- Foster Grandparents In-service training
Life Weaving for Educators
The curriculum awakens the individual to his/her own unique gifts in the journey of problem solving, learning, and healthy growth and development. This whole brain learning and healing is done in partnership and harmony with others and the environment.
Life Weaving Education: A curriculum for the 21st Century provides a practical, creative model assisting educators in teaching skills for responsible living, learning, decision-making and communication.
The Life Weaving Education Curricuium is based on these concepts:
- Living in today’s diverse society demands a high degree of personal responsibility.
- Efficient problem solving utilizes the whole person and the whole brain.
- Responsible, effective problem solving recognizes the many valuable resources of the self, others and the environment available to us.
- Responsible, holistic learning and problem solving is based on specific skills that can be taught.
This Curriculum engages students in holistic learning experiences that will:
- Help them develop a healthy sense of self
- Develop ability to be more self-directed and self-regulating
- Encourage whole brain communication and development
- Help connect them to the resources of other people, other living beings and the environment
- Teach the skill of discerning decision-making
- Help them recognize their learning style and the learning style of others
- Increase ability to focus, concentrate and follow through
- Help them understand that all actions have consequences
Training, workshops and consultation in Life Weaving Education are available through the Life Weaving Institute. Workshops and training can be designed to meet your school/agency’s specific educational needs. The Curriculum can be presented in separate modules or a series of training modules. Please contact Jude LaClaire by writing, calling or e-mailing for further information.