• SNS Course #1 •
SNS Leadership Training Program
Course Director: Linda Lee Ratto, Ed.M. ~ Guest Speaker: Neale Donald Walsch

"The "New Spirituality" is a way of honoring our natural impulse toward the Divine without making others wrong for the way in which they are doing it."        ~ Neale Donald Walsch


Course Introduction

New Spirituality materials and messages have inspired people across the globe to learn how to apply, implement - live -- the inspiring works from Masters such as: Marianne Williamson, Bernie Siegel, Wayne Dyer, Matthew Fox, Bruce Chilton, Deepak Chopra, David Simon, Neale Donald Walsch and myriad more. The School of the New Spirituality (SNS) is organized to bring New Spirituality work into practical application. Through courses, classes and programs, we aim to provide a variety of "life is the curriculum" guided programs, all customized by the communities they serve.

The demand for these requests is growing and thus we offer an individualized, focused way to come together with like-minded, like-hearted people to build your own SNS program together. We offer this course as a way to walk through the SNS Manual Steps together with a specific intention. The goal and result of the course is the inner growth and personal experience of building a local founding team and opening your own SNS. Have a look at the outline here and consider making your dream program come true - in six months.

Course Title Length & Time Commitment Location / Mode Pre-requisites College credits (pending approval) Grading Rotating Program Starts every Quarter 2007
SNS Course #1 "How to Start An SNS team to open an SNS Program" Leadership Training
 Custom teacher conference & online calls/email instructions with students while reading and implementing the "How to Start" Manual (downloadable online now, 300 pgs = 100 hrs) + 3-day physical workshop (this costs is extra) + business plans + implementation in an SNS program in home community + assessments + documentation of program progress/ analysis/ improvements

PLUS: research participation (for 8 grad.credits)
30hrs (call contact) +30 hrs. (wkshop contact) 20 hrs. (teacher follow-up On-site inspections)= 80 CONTACT HOURS
140 hrs. books & manual reading + 10 hrs.(write yr-long unit) +10 hrs. (write Business Plan) +
= 160 EFFORT HOURS
6 Graduate Credits Contact Hrs: 80 + Effort Hrs: 160 = 240 hrs.
8 Graduate Credits =300 hrs. (as above 240) + 60 research/assessment hrs in conducting an enrichment program with young people		 --At-home or office for conference calls/ computer classes/ email

--On-Site enrichment education program training by SNS trainer: 3-day weekend (30 hours) includes periodic in-person check-ups post-course yearly on site; Founding team to pay travel & lodging for SNS trainer

If 8 graduate credits desired, open the learning program with young people, then participate in SNS research processes
PRE-requisites: Read two New Spirituality books (list available) prior to this course: examples of authors and books in this proposal. 2 books @ 400 pages = 40 hours pre-reading effort hours
Requisites: Lead a group, Write an SNS UNIT (10hrs.) business plan submitted (10 hrs.)		 6-8 graduate credits

8 credits if student enrolled in research project with SNS 		None

Unless degree credit desired then: A-F		 Begin: January 18th, 2007. 3rd + 1st Thursdays: Noon-2pm Eastern USA time
Telephone calls to start; time may be adjusted dependent on group location & timezone
Founding groups should apply together; recommended at least two of the founding team take this course.

Fast Track, custom SNS Course timetable

Cost $ 1,500 (Special group rates available upon request).         To Register please click here.

Overview & Goals:

The School of the New Spirituality, a 501C3 Oregon Non-Profit Education Corporation, develops New Spirituality enrichment classes and programs across the world for all ages. Examples of "New Spirituality" material examples are: Neale Donald Walsch's two dozen books, Deepak Chopra's 30+ books, etc. This course is specifically for leaders of potential SNS programs (retreats, camps, Saturday events, after school/after hours classes/courses) to help.

  1. Develop a cohesive, balanced, well-trained "Founding Family" to successfully lead the SNS local learning programs for the next generations.
  2. To certify the SNS leaders in SNS processes and best practices in leading a learning program for children or adults.
  3. To guide step-by-step the opening of SNS Programs
  4. To assure deep personal instruction through the SNS How-to Manual STEPS, the course text
  5. To enhance knowledge of the New Spirituality by reporting on the reading of at least two books on the SNS Reading Recommendations List
  6. To launch together the local SNS program developed in this SNS course
  7. Check-in reports and visits through each year of the SNS Program

Training Components & Participation Assessment Modalities:

This 6-month program includes bi-weekly 2-hr. conference calls and exercises sent via the internet and may be achieved from your home, anywhere in the world, save the person-to-person 3-day workshop (additional costs include transport of SNS trainer, lodging and food).

  • Attend 24 hours of teleconference or on-line face-to-face classes (2-two hour sessions monthly for six months); Custom 24 hour tele-classes may be created as a "FasTrack" Leader Team option
  • While taking this course participants will write an SNS Program Business Plan for the local learning program to be launched
  • Create website pages to post & link with SNS website for participant's program
  • Create a year long calendar of leadership staff development goals & trainings plan
  • Apprenticeship Components: Host a 3-day, 30 hours face-to-face SNS Leadership Workshop in the hometown facility scheduled to house the SNS program desired
  • Read and place into action the SNS Manual STEPS on How to Start and Lead an SNS Program (150 pages)
  • Report/Participate in 95-100% of the conference calls and on-line connections
  • Participate in analysis of the program created, participant results and SNS research protocols which are to be co-developed with other SNS group leaders.

Evaluation Tools:

  • Feedback Loops consisting of short evaluation forms for continual improvement opportunity during the process of training
  • Active answering and asking questions on tele-calls and on-line courses, reflecting reading assignments completed, mastery of book material secured
  • Legal, functional business plan
  • Hosting successfully a 3-day SNS Leadership training workshop
  • Opening and sustaining an SNS Program, program opens after SNS course
  • New participants SNS Program corporate records book with minutes & reports of SNS program actions
  • Final formal and extensive evaluation form completion required before course ending and during any contact (face-to-face) hours in 3-day workshop

Materials & Required Readings:

  • Part of the Change by Neale Donald Walsch book and workbook (200 pages total) 100 hours reading + assignments
  • School of the New Spirituality Manual (200 pages reading + activities) 150 hours reading + extensive practical application assignments reported both in print and during the contact hours
  • Read before the class: one CwG book; recommended: CwG, Book Two (260 pages) (200 pages) 100 hours reading

Prerequisites:

  1. Leading, co-leading a team with the aim of opening an SNS learning program
  2. The majority of the leadership team is recommended to take this course.
  3. Provide a business outline with goals and leaders enumerated
  4. Read "Part of the Change" book and workbook (200 pages)
  5. Recommended pre-course reading: one CwG book, highly recommended CwG Book 2 for its focus on world issues such as new spirituality education

Summary:

This SNS Course #1 contains best practices in how to lead groups: group dynamics, organizational planning, governance systems, personal development processes, and apprenticeship assignments to develop a superior, learner-focused, self-sustaining, practical enrichment learning programs on New Spirituality educational materials written by a variety of Master Experts such as: Gary Zukav, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Neale Donald Walsch, Matthew Fox, Bruce Chilton, PhD, and Deepak Chopra, MD to name just a few.


Cost $ 1,500 (Special group rates available upon request).         To Register please click here.
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