THE CONFERENCE ON SPIRITUALITY IN EDUCATION
The Next Wave in K-12 Education:
The Spiritual Core of the Whole Child
Sunday, November 3 |11:00am-6pm
Monday, November 4 | 8:00am-4pm
Teachers College, Columbia University
525 West 120th Street
New York, NY 10027
Registration will Take Place in
Everett Lounge located on the First Floor of Zankel Hall
THE CONFERENCE ON SPIRITUALITY IN EDUCATION
The Next Wave in K-12 Education:
The Spiritual Core of the Whole Child
Sunday, November 3 | 11:00am-6pm
Monday, November 4 | 8:00am-4pm
Teachers College, Columbia University
525 West 120th Street
New York, NY 10027
Registration will Take Place in
Everett Lounge – First Floor of Zankel Hall
Conference Schedule
Day 1 | Sunday, November 3rd
Conference Schedule
Day 1 | Sunday, November 3rd
| 11:00am-12:00pm | |||
| Conference Participant Registration and Light Lunch | Everett Lounge,Zankel Hall | ||
| 12:15pm-12:45pm | |||
| Opening Session | Spirited Music | Teachers College Youth Choir | Milbank Chapel, Zankel Hall |
| Welcome | Dr. Lisa Miller | ||
| 12:45pm-1:15pm | |||
| Keynote Address: Steven Rockefeller | Renewing the Soul of America with Education for the Whole Child | Dr. Steven Rockefeller | Milbank Chapel, Zankel Hall |
| 1:15pm-2:15pm | |||
| Panel 1 | The ABC's of School Culture: Wisdom Practices from Our Leadership Schools | Moderator - Dr. Lisa Miller, Reverend Dr. Julian Bull, Dr. Ann Marie Krejcarek, Ivan Hageman. | Milbank Chapel, Zankel Hall |
| 2:15pm-2:45pm | |||
| Keynote Address: Jack Miller | Education and the Soul | Dr. Jack Miller | Milbank Chapel, Zankel Hall |
| An exploration of the nature of the soul and how it can be nourished in educational settings. What are the holistic approaches to teaching and learning that support the development of the whole child-body, mind and spirit? | |||
| 3:00pm-4:00pm | |||
| Workshop Session 1 - (Click Here for Schedule) | |||
| 4:15pm-5:15pm | |||
| Workshop Session 2 - (Click Here for Schedule) | |||
| 5:15pm-6:00pm | |||
| Networking Reception and Bookshop | Everett Lounge,Zankel Hall |
| 11:00am-12:00pm | |||
| Conference Participant Registration and Light Lunch | Venue: Everett Lounge, Zankel Hall | ||
| 12:15pm-12:45pm | |||
| Opening Session | Spirited Music | Teachers College Youth Choir | Venue: Milbank Chapel, Zankel Hall |
| Welcome | Dr. Lisa Miller | ||
| 12:45pm-1:15pm | |||
| Keynote Address: Steven Rockefeller | Renewing the Soul of America with Education for the Whole Child | Dr. Steven Rockefeller | Venue: Milbank Chapel, Zankel Hall |
| 1:15pm-2:15pm | |||
| Panel 1 | The ABC's of School Culture: Wisdom Practices from Our Leadership Schools | Moderator - Dr. Lisa Miller, Reverend Dr. Julian Bull, Dr. Ann Marie Krejcarek, Ivan Hageman. | Venue: Milbank Chapel, Zankel Hall |
| 2:15pm-2:45pm | |||
| Keynote Address: Jack Miller | Education and the Soul | Dr. Jack Miller | An exploration of the nature of the soul and how it can be nourished in educational settings. What are the holistic approaches to teaching and learning that support the development of the whole child-body, mind and spirit? |
| Venue: Milbank Chapel, Zankel Hall | |||
| 3:00pm-4:00pm | |||
| Workshop Session 1 - (Click Here for Schedule) | |||
| 4:15pm-5:15pm | |||
| Workshop Session 2 - (Click Here for Schedule) | |||
| 5:15pm-6:00pm | |||
| Networking Reception and Conference Bookshop | Venue: Everett Lounge, Zankel Hall |
Conference Schedule
Day 2 | Monday, November 4th
Conference Schedule
Day 2 | Monday, November 4th
| 7:45am | |||
| Continental Breakfast | Lobby of Cowin Auditorium Horace Mann Hall | ||
| 8:00am-8:30am | |||
| Keynote Address: Jack Miller | Education and the Soul | Dr. Jack Miller | Milbank Chapel, Zankel Hall |
| An exploration of the nature of the soul and how it can be nourished in educational settings. What are the holistic approaches to teaching and learning that support the development of the whole child-body, mind and spirit? | |||
| 8:30am-8:40am | |||
| Musical Intention | Music by Amir Vahab | ||
| 8:40am-10:00am | |||
| Panel 2 | Teaching Interconnectedness: The Dynamics of Nature, Ecology and Civility | Moderator-Robin Young, Dr. Walter Fluker, Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker, Dr. Sam Crowell, Dr. Judd Kruger-Levingston | The Cowin Auditorium Horace Mann Hall |
| 10:15am-11:15am | |||
| Workshop Session 3 - (Click Here for Schedule) | |||
| 11:25am-12:25pm | |||
| Workshop Session 4 - (Click Here for Schedule) | |||
| 12:40pm-1:25pm | |||
| Buffet Lunch and Bookshop | Teachers College Dining Hall and Everett Lounge, Zankel Hall | ||
| 1:40pm-2:40pm | |||
| Panel 3 | Educational Initiatives: Collaboration and Convergence | Linda Lantieri, Dr. Noelle Witherspoon Arnold, Dr. Maurice Elias | The Cowin Auditorium Horace Mann Hall |
| 2:45pm-3:15pm | |||
| Collaborative Town Hall | An open forum to communicate and share ideas about next steps in K-12 education. | The Cowin Auditorium Horace Mann Hall | |
| 3:15pm-4:15pm | |||
| Conference Closing Session | Closing Keynote Address | Timothy Shriver | The Cowin Auditorium Horace Mann Hall |
| Next Steps and Farewell (Followed by a Closing Reception in Horace Mann) | Dr. Lisa Miller |
| 7:45am | |||
| Continental Breakfast | Venue: Lobby of Cowin Auditorium Horace Mann Hall | ||
| 8:15am-8:25am | |||
| Musical Intention | Music by Amir Vahab | ||
| 8:25am-9:45am | |||
| Panel 2 | Teaching Interconnectedness: The Dynamics of Nature, Ecology and Civility | Moderator-Robin Young, Dr. Walter Fluker, Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker, Dr. Sam Crowell, Dr. Judd Kruger-Levingston | Venue: The Cowin Auditorium Horace Mann Hall |
| 10:00am-11:00am | |||
| Workshop 3 - (Click Here for Schedule) | |||
| 11:15am-12:15pm | |||
| Workshop 4 - (Click Here for Schedule) | |||
| 12:30pm-1:15pm | |||
| Buffet Lunch and Bookshop | Venue: Teachers College Dining Hall and Everett Lounge, Zankel Hall | ||
| 1:30pm-2:30pm | |||
| Panel 3 | Educational Initiatives: Collaboration and Convergence | Eric Adams, Dr. Maurice Elias, Linda Lantieri | Venue: The Cowin Auditorium Horace Mann Hall |
| 2:30pm-3:00pm | |||
| Collaborative Town Hall | An open forum to communicate and share ideas about next steps in K-12 education. | Venue: The Cowin Auditorium Horace Mann Hall | |
| 3:00pm-4:00pm | |||
| Conference Closing Session | Closing Keynote Address | Timothy Shriver | |
| Next Steps and Farewell | Dr. Lisa Miller |
Workshops
SESSION 1 | SUNDAY, NOV. 3 | 3:00pm-4:00pm
| Spiritual Education | A Taste Of...How Educators Can Embody Their Own Spiritual Well-Being | Jeff Snipes | The Millennium Forum |
| Affirmations, Benedictions, and Other Words to Grow By | Emily Ford Sytsma & Melissa McCallihan | The Mustard Seed School | |
| Culture | Bringing Purpose & Joy Back into Education | Vipin Thekk | Ashoka |
| Meditation | Cultivating Consciousness and Compassion in our Children: Yoga and Meditation as a Pathway to a Child's True Nature | Michelle Bissanti | HeartSeed Wisdom Practices |
| Education | Divergent Approaches to Educating Whole People | Stanton Wortham & Jeremy Alexander | Boston College |
| Creativity | Empowering the Authentic Child | Erin Thomas & Jen Halliday | Hawken School |
| Education | Engaging Spirituality in the Early Years | Lisa McCorquodale & Donna Davis | Fanshawe College |
| Holistic Curriculum: The Basic Principles | Jack Miller | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto | |
| Literature | Nurturing the Spirituality of Learners through Holocaust Education | Catherine Posey | Shasta College |
| Nature | On the Ground with Earth School | Patricia Walsh-Collins | Earth School, Inc. |
| Spiritual Education | Spirituality and Education: A Framework | Robert London | California State University, San Bernadino |
| Awakening | Teaching as a Spiritual Path | Renee Owen | Rainbow Community School |
| Education | The Two Selves: Changeless & Changeful Significance in Spirituo - Cosmic Cognition | Anupurba Banerjee & Moumita Rakshit | Birla High School, Mukundapur & Abhinav Bharati High School Kolkata |
WORKSHOP 2 | SUNDAY, NOV. 3 | 4:15pm-5:15pm
| Awakening | Teaching with My Eyes Closed: A journeyman professor and his mentor explore the relationship between teacher education preparation and the world our student teachers and their students are/will be immersed in. | Sam Crowell and Rupert Collister | OISE/University of Toronto & University of New Brunswick (Collister) and California State University, San Bernadino |
| Creativity | Creative Expression: A Pathway for Nurturing the Inner Lives of Students | Peggy Taylor & Andrew Nalani | Partners for Youth Empowerment |
| Culture | Choose Love in Education: Be Part of the Solution | Scarlett Lewis | Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement |
| Culture | Dignity: Transformative Tool for School Culture | Megan Saxelby | Consultant |
| Literature | The Interactive Read Aloud as a Nourishing Spiritual Exercise | Rebecca Bellingham | San Diego Unified School District and Teachers' College |
| Meditation | Worldview and World Presence: Rejoining, Knowing, and Being | Tobin Hart | University of West Georgia |
| Nature | What's the Point? Introduction to Spiritual Life for High School Seniors | James Woodruff | St. Stephen's Episcopal School |
| Education | Cultivating Calm, Curiosity, and Care in the Classroom | Rachel Razza & Amy Edelstein | Syracuse University and The Inner Strength Foundation |
| Education | Spirituality in Education - The Only Way Forward. | Bhuvana Santhanam | Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence |
| Education | Redirecting the School-to-Prison Pipeline | Adriaan St. Clair | Academy of the City Charter School |
| Spiritual Education | How the success of a spiritual curriculum for Muslim children, adapted world wide-can be used for today’s youth of no particular religious background | Virginia Gray Henry-Blakemore | Fons Vitae, publisher of world spirituality |
| Spiritual Education | Using Acts of Kindness Towards Self and Others to Prime the Spiritual Pump | Linda Golding | NY Presbyterian Hospital |
| Spiritual Education | What is Spiritual Development? Twelve Perspectives and Educational Approaches | Aostre Johnson | St. Michael's College |
SESSION 3 | MONDAY, NOV. 4 | 10:15am-11:15am
| Awakening | Sacred Spaces: Building Spiritual Capacity in K-12 Students Through Intentional Experiences | Rik Dugan & Matt Nink | Princeton Academy & The Global Youth Leadership Initiative |
| Creativity | Spiritual Moments in Relationship to Naturalistic Play Experiences | Deborah Schein | Champlain College and Growing Wonder |
| Culture | Helping the Adolescent Find Sanctuary in a Wacky World | Rebecca Roark | The Hawken School |
| Literature | Title: Does The Bible Have Heroes | Presenter: Elliott Rabin | Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools |
| Meditation | Mindfulness & Brain Science: The Essential Components for Effective Conflict Resolution and Positive Climate Change in Our Public Schools | Cheryl Dodwell & Linda Ryden | Peace of Mind, Inc. |
| Nature | Awakening a Deep Nature Connection: Exploring the Magic and Mystery of the Natural World | West Willmore | Rainbow Community School and Rainbow Institute |
| Education | The Intersection of SEL and Spirituality in a School Setting | Dan Glass | The Brandeis School |
| Spiritual Education | Teaching for Spiritual Wholeness | Michal Fox Smart | Ayeka |
| Finding the Light Within Through Creative Exploration | Jacqueline Serebrani-Kesner | Hebrew College | |
| Implementing Restorative Practices in Independent School Communities: Two Journeys Across the Continuum | Frederick Pratt & Beth Lantz | Friends Central School | |
| Awakening | Parent Retreats: Scurrying to Stillness | Presenter: Molly Buccola | Woodside Priory School |
| Spiritual Education | Teaching Dignity: Helping Children and Young People Understand the Values and Principles of Dignity, and Ways to Put Dignity-into-Action | Cynthia Guyer & Mike Wilper | Global Dignity |
SESSION 4 | MONDAY, NOV. 4 | 11:15am-12:15pm
| Culture | Affecting Culture Change in a Public High School | David Bellard | Chalmette High School |
| Spiritual Education | A Theory of Seven Spiritual Identities: A Framework for Spiritual Development in Classrooms and Teacher Education | Mubina Kirmani | Towson University |
| Creativity | Cultivating Authentic Creativity for Teachers: A Spiritual Perspective | Amy Pitt | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto |
| Spiritual Education | Helping Our Children Find Their Story and then Change the Story of the World | Ralph Singh & Michael Eiffe | Wisdom Thinkers Network |
| Education | How Positive Discipline and Nonviolent Communication Have Elevated My Classroom | Eddy Web | Rainbow Community School |
| Culture | Intuitive Education | John Bickart | Education Consultant |
| Literature | Just Feel: How to Be Stronger, Happier, Healthier, and More | Mallika Chopra | Speaker and Author |
| Nature | Nourishing Students' Relationship with Nature: A Spiritual Perspective | Robert London | California State University, San Bernadino |
| Nurturing Mindfulness Based Practices in Teachers through Professional Learning Communities | Sarina Molina | University of San Diego | |
| Spiritual Education | Spirituality as Radical Well-Being: Yes! For Students and Teachers Alike | Ife Lenard & Ericka Echavarria | Columbia University School of Social Work |
| Truth-Telling/Meaningful Story-Sharing to Build Community | Cam Hardy | The Millbrook School | |
| Awakening | Virtues, Identity, the Spiritual Core, and the Landscape of Teacher Candidates' Construction of Self: A Polyethnography | Rupert Collister | OISE/University of Toronto & University of New Brunswick |
| Education | You Teach Who You Are | Linda Inlay | HO’ĀLA Foundation for Education |
Workshops
SESSION 1 | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 | 3:00pm-4:00pm
| WORKSHOP TITLE | PRESENTER(S) | SCHOOL/ORGANIZATION | SUBJECT AREA |
| A Taste Of...How Educators Can Embody Their Own Spiritual Well-Being | Jeff Snipes | Millenium Forum | Spiritual Education |
| Affirmations, Benedictions, and Other Words to Grow By | Emily Ford Sytsma & Melissa McCallihan | The Mustard Seed School | Spiritual Education |
| Bringing Purpose & Joy Back into Education | Vipin Thekk | Ashoka | Culture |
| Cultivating Consciousness and Compassion in our Children: Yoga and Meditation as a Pathway to a Child's True Nature | Michelle Bissanti | HeartSeed Wisdom Practices | Meditation |
| Divergent Approaches to Educating Whole People | Stanton Wortham & Jeremy Alexander | Boston College | Education |
| Empowering the Authentic Child | Erin Thomas & Jen Halliday | Hawken School | Creativity |
| Engaging Spirituality in the Early Years Post-Secondary Setting | Lisa McCorquodale & Donna Davis | Fanshawe College | Education |
| Holistic Curriculum: The Basic Principles | Jack Miller | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto | |
| Nurturing the Spirituality of Learners through Holocaust Education | Catherine Posey | Shasta College | Literature |
| On the Ground with Earth School | Patricia Walsh-Collins | Earth School, Inc. | Nature |
| Spirituality and Education: A Framework | Robert London | California State University, San Bernadino | Spiritual Education |
| Teaching as a Spiritual Path | Renee Owen | Rainbow Community School | Awakening |
| The Two Selves: Changeless & Changeful Significance in Spirituo - Cosmic Cognition | Anupurba Banerjee | Birla High School, Mukundapur | Education |
| Moumita Rakshit | Abhinav Bharati High School, Kolkata |
SESSION 2 | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 | 4:15pm-5:15pm
| WORKSHOP TITLE | PRESENTER(s) | SCHOOL/ORGANIZATION | SUBJECT AREA |
| Teaching with My Eyes Closed: A journeyman professor and his mentor explore the relationship between teacher education preparation and the world our student teachers and their students are/will be immersed in. | Sam Crowell and Rupert Collister | OISE/University of Toronto & University of New Brunswick (Collister) and California State University, San Bernadino | Awakening |
| Creative Expression: A Pathway for Nurturing the Inner Lives of Students | Peggy Taylor & Andrew Nalani | Partners for Youth Empowerment | Creativity |
| Choose Love in Education: Be Part of the Solution | Scarlett Lewis | Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement | Culture |
| Dignity: Transformative Tool for School Culture | Megan Saxelby | Consultant | Culture |
| The Interactive Read Aloud as a Nourishing Spiritual Exercise | Rebecca Bellingham | San Diego Unified School District and Teachers' College | Literature |
| Worldview and World Presence: Rejoining, Knowing, and Being | Tobin Hart | University of West Georgia | Meditation |
| What's the Point? Introduction to Spiritual Life for High School Seniors | James Woodruff | St. Stephen's Episcopal School | Nature |
| Cultivating Calm, Curiosity, and Care in the Classroom | Rachel Razza & Amy Edelstein | Syracuse University and The Inner Strength Foundation | Education |
| Spirituality in Education - The Only Way Forward. | Bhuvana Santhanam | Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence | Education |
| Redirecting the School-to-Prison Pipeline | St. Claire Adriaan | Academy of the City Charter School | Education |
| How the success of a spiritual curriculum for Muslim children, adapted world wide-can be used for today’s youth of no particular religious background | Virginia Gray Henry-Blakemore | Fons Vitae, publisher of world spirituality | Spiritual Education |
| Using Acts of Kindness Towards Self and Others to Prime the Spiritual Pump | Linda Golding | NY Presbyterian Hospital | Spiritual Education |
| What is Spiritual Development? Twelve Perspectives and Educational Approaches | Aostre Johnson | St. Michael's College | Spiritual Education |
SESSION 3 | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4 | 10:00am-11:00am
| WORKSHOP TITLE | PRESENTER(s) | SCHOOL/ORGANIZATION | SUBJECT AREA |
| Sacred Spaces: Building Spiritual Capacity in K-12 Students Through Intentional Experiences | Rik Dugan & Matt Nink | Princeton Academy & The Global Youth Leadership Initiative | Awakening |
| Spiritual Moments in Relationship to Naturalistic Play Experiences | Deborah Schein | Champlain College and Growing Wonder | Creativity |
| Helping the Adolescent Find Sanctuary in a Wacky World | Rebecca Roark | The Hawken School | Culture |
| Does The Bible Have Heroes | Elliott Rabin | Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools | Literature |
| Mindfulness & Brain Science: The Essential Components for Effective Conflict Resolution and Positive Climate Change in Our Public Schools | Cheryl Dodwell & Linda Ryden | Peace of Mind, Inc. | Meditation |
| Awakening a Deep Nature Connection: Exploring the Magic and Mystery of the Natural World | West Willmore | Rainbow Community School and Rainbow Institute | Nature |
| The Intersection of SEL and Spirituality in a School Setting | Dan Glass | The Brandeis School | Education |
| Teaching for Spiritual Wholeness | Michal Fox Smart | Ayeka | Spiritual Education |
| Finding the Light Within Through Creative Exploration | Jacqueline Serebrani-Kesner | Hebrew College | |
| Implementing Restorative Practices in Independent School Communities: Two Journeys Across the Continuum | Frederick Pratt & Beth Lantz | Friends Central School | |
| Parent Retreats: Scurrying to Stillness | Molly Buccola | Woodside Priory School | Awakening |
| Teaching Dignity: Helping Children and Young People Understand the Values and Principles of Dignity, and Ways to Put Dignity-into-Action | Cynthia Guyer & Mike Wilper | Global Dignity | Spiritual Education |
SESSION 4 | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4 | 11:15am-12:15pm
| WORKSHOP TITLE | PRESENTER(s) | SCHOOL/ORGANIZATION | SUBJECT AREA |
| Affecting Culture Change in a Public High School | David Bellard | Chalmette High School | Culture |
| A Theory of Seven Spiritual Identities: A Framework for Spiritual Development in Classrooms and Teacher Education | Mubina Kirmani | Towson University | Spiritual Education |
| Cultivating Authentic Creativity for Teachers: A Spiritual Perspective | Amy Pitt | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto | Creativity |
| Helping Our Children Find Their Story and then Change the Story of the World | Ralph Singh & Michael Eiffe | Wisdom Thinkers Network | Spiritual Education |
| How Positive Discipline and Nonviolent Communication Have Elevated My Classroom | Eddy Web | Rainbow Community School | Education |
| Intuitive Education | John Bickart | Education Consultant | Culture |
| Just Feel: How to Be Stronger, Happier, Healthier, and More | Mallika Chopra | Speaker and Author | Literature |
| Nourishing Students' Relationship with Nature: A Spiritual Perspective | Robert London | California State University, San Bernadino | Nature |
| Nurturing Mindfulness Based Practices in Teachers through Professional Learning Communities | Sarina Molina | University of San Diego | Meditation |
| Spirituality as Radical Well-Being: Yes! For Students and Teachers Alike | Ife Lenard & Ericka Echavarria | Columbia University School of Social Work | Spiritual Education |
| Truth-Telling/Meaningful Story-Sharing to Build Community | Cam Hardy | The Millbrook School | |
| Virtues, Identity, the Spiritual Core, and the Landscape of Teacher Candidates' Construction of Self: A Polyethnography | Rupert Collister | OISE/University of Toronto & University of New Brunswick | Awakening |
| You Teach Who You Are | Linda Inlay | HO’ĀLA Foundation for Education | Education |