For Thursday Evening October 9
and Friday, October 10, 2008 Conference

Dear Friends,

Welcome! As we embark on our 36th year of building a community of learners we are excited to invite you to come share with us. Within these pages you will find many interesting offerings from a variety of presenters, local, national, and global. From the opening remarks of former Governor Walter Peterson, and our keynote address by Dr. Joia Mukherjee of Partners in Health, to workshops, to a tasty vegetarian lunch, through the World Café, and then the closing thoughts synthesized by the whole assembly, get ready to be stimulated and have fun.

After lunch we have set up a World Café for everyone. Sant Bani is built on the premise that we all have something to learn from everyone. Creating a format that allows small groups to engage in meaningful discussions while ensuring that each person has a chance to participate in two groups will allow for an abundance of lively exchanges. When you come, be prepared for lots of give and take as you take part in these “conversations in a changing world.”

Kent Bicknell, Ed.D. Principal, the Sant Bani School

Sant Bani School is hosting this conference to bring together a community of people who believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives, and ultimately the world. Moving our children toward a new education and preparing them for the transforming world has been our aim for over three decades. Many of you are similarly engaged in this essential work.
“Conversations in a Changing World” is an opportunity for people from varied backgrounds to share what they are doing through workshops and discussions. It is a time to be inspired by each other’s work as we are energized by imagining together.

Read more about the Sant Bani School on the Discover SBS pages.

Schedule at a Glance
– Thursday October 9, 2008 at the Gilford Town Library:

7:00 – 9 p.m. Alia Whitney-Johnson – Emerging Voices, Emerging Vision: Engaging Youth in Global Service Engaging Youth in Global Service

- Friday October 10, 2008 at the Sant Bani School:

Books

Professional books for teachers will be on display and available for purchase through Heinemann Publishing. There will be a 20% discount for the conference. The books will focus on a variety of topics, and will include topics covered in the conference workshops. Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted. In addition, workshop presenters are invited to bring for our sales table books they have written.

Vegetarian Lunch Provided

A vegetarian diet, excluding meat, fish, fowl and eggs, is observed on campus as a reflection of Sant Bani School’s founding principle of reverence for all life.

Community Service

In response to local need we are organizing a collection drive for our local food pantry. We will assemble donations of non-perishable vegetarian food items for the Franklin Community Action Program. Please bring your donations and look for collection boxes at the conference.

Recycling

Conference participants are invited to bring their own cups for hot beverages to help Sant Bani’s efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle.
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h4. Thank You

We are grateful to many people for the success of this conference. Teachers, students, parents, and presenters worked with our conference committee to create a richly rewarding event. We especially note the financial support of the Franklin Savings Bank which helped make these “Conversations in a Changing World” possible through a generous Franklin Savings Bank Community Grant.