Everything Present in the Seed Community Leadership Training Curriculum
Like the name suggests, Everything Present in the Seed Community Leadership Training is a curriculum for community members to discover their innate leadership values and skills.
The curriculum presents materials and tools to help community groups and literacy programs nurture those inherent gifts. It is aimed at participants who care deeply about their communities and want to know more about community development. The manual was specifically designed to be accessible to participants who have not necessarily completed high school or who speak English as an additional language.
Developed through a community-university partnership funded by the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, the EPIS Community Leadership Training curriculum takes an asset-based approach to community development and community leadership training.
The materials include a Manual aimed at volunteers who are passionate about improving their community and who want to gain community leadership skills. The manual has 13 chapters with sections on key ideas, new words and workshop activities. The program is interactive and aimed at participants who did not complete high school or have English as an additional language. The EPIS materials also include a Facilitator’s Guide to helps facilitators and community organizations get ready to deliver the EPIS curriculum. The Facilitator’s Guide also provides assessment materials, additional ideas for developing group and individual leadership, and projects.
Learners and partners are our best reviewers.
Learners have said: “This program is about learning how to build a better world” and “I didn’t know I was a leader. This program helped me see that what I do is important.”
One of our partners said: “This program has really been about the essence of ‘community’, and the fruits of this program are tangible; our volunteers, and the larger community, have developed in so many ways. The most inspiring thing, for me, has been watching the participants connect, create lasting friendships, and to grow with, and from each other.”
For further information about Everything Present in the Seed Community Leadership Training, contact:
Lucy Alderson: lalderso@capilanou.ca or Kathy Coyne: kcoyne@capilanou.ca
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