Between each meeting, participants will be asked to:

• Read approximately 10-20 pages of topic-related resources between each session, along with viewing assigned videos (usually about 15-20 minutes in length).

• Commit to a daily(ish) journaling practice.

• Respond to short prompts on google classroom between sessions.

• Work on/tend to a monthly creative assignment (this ranges from simple creative practice adoptions, to monitoring self-coaching techniques, to ongoing curriculum development).

So long as there is a seed of an idea or concept, we welcome you to take part in the training.

Requirements for Certification

Note: Specific projects and assignments will be explained in detail during the training.

Weekly Attendance:

In order to receive certification, participants must attend 10 of the 12 in-person sessions. The only non-negotiables are the first and final weekends which must be attended in person.

Weekly Assignments:

Post a Book Club Reflection weekly to Google Classroom

Post three (3) Class Takeaways each week to Google Classroom

Complete the Creative Challenges and Homework Assignments

Projects:

One (1) Creative Boost

One (1) Digital Presentation

Final Project (20 minute workshop)

Workshop Planning Template

Creative Facilitator Training Open Book Assessment


What You’ll Receive:

A certificate of completion

Ability to call yourself an “Inward & Artward” Creative Facilitator

An opportunity to lead classes and workshops under the Story Parlor banner

Ongoing support through the Creative Facilitator Collective

While we expect and encourage in-person attendance to make for an optimal experience, we will be implementing an option to zoom-in to accommodate for summer travel, etc.

That said, in order to receive certification, participants must attend 9 of the 11 in-person sessions. The only non-negotiables are the first and final weekends which must be attended in person.

Full schedule is posted below.

September
In person | Saturday, 9/6 and Sunday, 9/7 from 10am-3pm
Zoom | Wednesday, 9/17 from 6-8:30pm

October
In person | Saturday, 10/4 from 10am-3pm
Zoom | Wednesday, 10/15 from 6-8:30pm

November
In person | Saturday, 11/1 from 10am-3pm
Zoom | Wednesday, 11/19 from 6-8:30pm

December
In person | Saturday, 12/6 and Sunday, 12/7 from 10am-3pm
Zoom | Wednesday, 12/17 from 6-8:30pm

January
In person | Saturday, 1/3 from 10am-3pm
Zoom | Wednesday, 1/21 from 6-8:30pm
Make-up date* | Sunday, 1/4 from 10am-3pm

February
In person | Saturday, 2/7 from 10am-3pm
Zoom | Wednesday, 2/18 from 6-8:30pm

March
In person | Saturday, 3/7 from 10am-3pm
Zoom | Wednesday, 3/18 from 6-8:30pm

April
In person | Saturday, 4/18 and Sunday, 4/19 from 10am-4pm
No Zoom in April; we will schedule one-on-one virtual sessions in the first couple weeks of April
Make-up date* | Saturday, 4/25 and Sunday, 4/26 from 10am-4pm

*Please reserve the two designated make-up dates on your calendar in the event we have to cancel an in-person session.

Note we meet on both Saturday and Sunday the months of September, December, and April. Our final two classes in April will run an hour longer.

Participants must attend 9 of the 11 in-person sessions. The only non-negotiables are the first and final weekends which must be attended in person. All sessions will be recorded and uploaded to a shared digital classroom space.