14 MARCH 2021 EDUCATION BOARD REPORT

Post date: Mar 14, 2021 7:20:24 PM

14 March 2021 EDUCATION REPORT

1. The Committee has planned and submitted its description of the World Café and individual sessions/rooms for the 2021 National Gathering in May. Other interested Committees may still submit short descriptions to Betty this week.

2. The USA Manual Writers Team continues to make considerable progress in writing drafts for the first five chapters of the new Basic Manual. Members are working in pairs as they write each chapter. During the World Café, we will ask for volunteers to edit, proofread, and help us to simplify language where necessary.

3. In partnership with AVP-I, we continue to build the online library structure to include specialized topics, AVP-Training online, and the Continuing Learning Library (or the Red Library); the online libraries consist of excellent resources for the Writing Team. The libraries remain available to all facilitators for workshop planning and to facilitators who are interested in finding new ideas.

4. USA Education continues to partner with AVP-International Education Committee to sponsor Community Circles that support facilitators worldwide in ongoing engagement in AVP training and related practices. Facilitators in various countries across the globe are using the Community Circles process to develop and discuss topics and concerns relevant to their respective geographical areas.