Holistic Educators Meetings

Holistic education is rooted in holism, or the concept of an interconnected reality. Holistic instructional strategies include visualization, cooperative learning, creative problem solving strategies and drama. However, holistic education avoids emphasis on one particular technique but instead stresses a multi-level approach to education that acknowledges interdependence and connectedness.

This network attempts to foster communication and networking among educators interested in Holistic Learning. The network publishes a newsletter The Holistic Educator twice a year for its members. The network also conducts sessions at the ASCD annual conference. Some sessions explore ideas and themes related to Holistic Learning and other sessions allow for interaction and discussion amongst its members as well as others interested in Holistic Learning.

The main objectives of the Transformative Learning Centre are as follows:

• To provide a forum for the discussion of interdisciplinary issues related to learning in community and global transformation.
• To provide an inter-departmental structure for community-university partnerships in research and field development.
• To provide a means for faculty and students to participate in specific networks requiring membership from a community-university base rather than formal academic structures.
• To support inter-departmental graduate instruction in the areas of Transformative Learning Studies and Environmental Adult Education.
• To provide a Departmental focus for international activities, the 'community and global transformation' specialization and for International Resource Collection.

International Holistic Tourism Education Centre

IHTEC is dedicated to developing programs for Global Sustainability Education for the Global Commons, that educate young people through "Tourism as a vital force for Peace"

The Holistic Tourism Education core curriculum examines the inter-disciplinary relationships between various branches of knowledge.