The Etna Project: New Hampshire
March 24,
2010
Dear Colleague:
After a hiatus last year, I am happy to announce another cycle of the Etna Project, an intensive working/learning opportunity that has been meeting in Etna, NH since 2002-2003.
Our setting (a small, rustic inn with great food and great innkeepers), the numbers (between 15 and 20), the collective experience (hundreds of years among us!) and the commitment (100 hours and not a small price tag) make for an ideal laboratory for in-depth, on-going, reflective inquiry into the nature of learning and teaching and how we can improve our work as interpreters, teachers and mentors.
If you've
taken Foundations I and II with Betty Colonomos, have an interest in exploring
interpreting theory, applying the work of
Lev Vygotsky, engaging with colleagues in ways that promote
self-discovery and learning, consider joining this exciting endeavor. Participants commit to attending
the sessions and bringing video or DVD
samples of interpreting or mentoring work that is used in the work together.
WHEN:
Oct 14 - 17, 2010
Dec 2 - 5, 2010
Jan 20 – 23, 2011
March 17 – 20, 2011
April 28 - May 1, 2011
The sessions run from Thursday evenings at 8:00 pm until Sunday mornings at 10:00 am.
WHERE:
Pierce's Inn (http://www.piercesinn.com/index-2.html)
Etna, NH
(1.5 hours
from Manchester, NH--great small airport)
The accommodations are comfortable though not luxurious. There are a limited number of double
rooms and two bunkrooms, several bathrooms and showers. Food is wholesome, delicious and plentiful. There are roads for running, walking,
hills for climbing, even a tennis court.
WHO:
15-20 interpreters and interpreter educators. There will be returning participants. There will be attendees coming for the first time. We have had an interesting mix of ages, backgrounds, geographical distribution. Makes for rich discussions.
COST:
Depending on
numbers the cost will be between $2225 and $2575 for five weekends inclusive of
room and board. Note that participants will receive 10.0 hours of RID
CEU's. Partial payments are made
throughout the series.
In order to hold a place, please send a deposit of $300.00 made out to The Bilingual Mediation Center by July 15 to:
Lianne Moccia
128 Stoney
Brook Rd.
Lebanon, NH 03766
Slots are limited
and will be reserved upon receipt of the deposit. I’ll send more details when I’ve received your
registration.
If you have any questions about the weekends please email or call me (603-398-4783). I'll do my best to address your concerns and can also put you in touch with others who have been in the group during the past seven years. If you know someone who has been part of the Etna Project, feel free to contact him or her directly.
Please share this invitation with colleagues who have the requisite background.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Lianne Moccia