Multiculturalism is not an “expansion” of the Enki program; it is not “enrichment work.” Nor is it a matter of taking a “politically correct" stance, or even of working with the “realities of the world we live in.” All of these matter, but in Enki multiculturalism is something more central: it is the heart of our program. Why? Because everything in Enki grows from the fundamental premise that we all have, by birthright, an inherent wisdom and vitality.

We believe that sharing in the wisdom and vitality of other peoples of other times and places is the only way we can bring the children direct experience of this human gift, a gift without borders or boundaries. For children - and in many ways for us all - the most direct route to experiencing other cultures is through the arts. Song, dance, story, crafts, fine arts, all hold living expressions that no conceptual study could hope to communicate.

For this reason, we are opening a fundraising campaign to support the creation of multicultural arts curricula. We here at Enki central can continue to donate a lot of time to this project, but we need to pay artists from each community to develop and lead their section.

That is where you come in. Please join in this project by donating whatever you can to the Enki Multicultural Arts Project. We are a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation so all donations are tax deductible. We have set up a place on the website to donate by credit card (click here), or you can send a check to the office.

It is our hope that this project will not only support those working with Enki, but will also help enrich the live of many children in different kinds of schools and programs.

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No approach to teaching, however brilliant or effective, will ever be more important than the individual adult's ability to hear and act upon her own intuition. It is intuition that must guide the adult’s moment to moment work so that it is a creative and genuine response to the needs of the child(ren). Without intuition, any and all approaches become dogma.

In this course, which is the cornerstone of the Enki approach, participants will be introduced to observation techniques and artistic and meditative disciplines which can be used to develop direct perception of the child. Through stories, visual and movement arts and conceptual study, we will explore some of the ways people have described human nature and the learning process.

Rousing Intuition will be offered June 9th through June 11th in New Hampshire, only. For practical details click here

FULL - email to be put on the waiting list

This workshop, which is the foundation of the Enki approach, is open to the public

Contact us for more information or to register.

We are currently offering the 2008 Enki Homeschool Conference to be held this June in Contoocook, New Hampshire. This is an opportunity for those working with the Enki approach to join together to learn and play and laugh together as we experience Enki Education and share stories from the trenches. For practical details click here.

This year we will offer a three part schedule:

• four hour morning intensive to focus on child development and curriculum,
• an afternoon of rest and family time, with a chance to play with other Enki homeschoolers.
• a late afternoon "tea time" for parents to discuss the nitty gritty of homeschooling with one another and Beth in an informal, adult setting - while relaxing with tea, wine, and hors d'ouvres.

The Early Childhood through Grade One Conference (#1) - this week long conference will focus on homeschooling the young child and explore the transition into the more focused learning of Grade One. We will then look at the rhythms and content for first grade. Throughout we will explore what lies ahead and why we approach the early childhood years and the first year of more formal studies the way we do. We will also explore structures for Enki coops for young children.

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The Elementary Years Conference (#2) - this week long conference will focus on Grades One through Five. We will first lay the foundation for a strong and flexible learning process by focusing on Grades One and Two, and then look at how this supports both child and teacher as the children move into a time of more theme based curriculum in Grade Three to Five.

Only Two Spaces Left! Email now to sign up.

**Because our time together is short, we jump right into the heart of Enki. Therefore, the Homeschool Conferences are open only to those owning and actively working with the Enki Teaching Guides.**

PLAN NOW for 2009!

We are currently offering the Foundation Course of the Enki Teacher Training Program. Ths requires a significant commitment so we are taking applications now for the course which begins in March 2009 with online coursework, followed by a three week, in-person intensive to be held June 2009 in Contoocook, New Hampshire.

The Foundation Course is just what the name implies: the all important ground of Enki. Because it is the ground of all else, the Foudnation Course is required for all who wish to learn about Enki, regardless of previous teacher training or experience. It is in this course that we work to uncover and experience the process of learning through which we will later guide the children in their own process of discovery. To that end, we begin with ourselves, rediscovering our own learning processes through intensive experiential study of:

• child development through the arts;
• our core learning capacities (imprinting, imagination, and analysis);
• the role of movement in learning and in sensory integration;
• the role of speech as it calls to brain and heart;
• brain development as it impacts curriculum and methodology;
• storytelling as the ground of communicating with the child;
• painting and the language of color;
• music as the doorway to the heart; and,
• meditation as a means to seeing what is in front of us and how to trust our own perception.
  

For practical details click here.