Teacher Conference Evaluated

All who attended the Vallombrosa conference recognized and appreciated the excellent planning, organizing and carrying out of the conference by Sandra McAlister and her supporting committee members Liz Salada, Valerie Lawson-Smith, Lois Mahaney, Lucy Hocking, and Corinn Scott.

Those who attended will find interesting the results of the evaluation survey. The conference was attended by over 45 teachers, 38 of whom returned evaluation forms.

The following were viewed as strong points of the conference:

22-Fellowship (sharing information and teaching experiences)
11-Workshops/presentations
10-New Seijaku movements
10-Group TCC
10-Presentations of movements by teachers

Other points mentioned were the Vallombrosa grounds and food, the good planning of the conference, and being with Justin.

The following were offered as suggestions to improve the conference:

9-More free time or breaks
9-TCC outdoors or more TCC sessions

There were many individual suggestions ranging from requests for better chairs to requests to hear from more teachers (and everything imaginable in between).

The most helpful workshops/presentations:

16-All (also, many were glad that all workshops were presented to the entire group)
9-Teaching seniors
8-Corporations
7-Music
6-Visual aids
4-Life-threatening illnesses
3-Intermediate classes
3-Weekend intensives

Suggested topics/emphases for 1988:

8-Taxes, insurance and record-keeping/business aspects
6-Working with children/high schools
5-Integrating TCC with related practices/body works
3-Teachers sharing teaching techniques for various movements
3-Address corrections and routine business posted in lobby
3-Learn connecting movements

There were many other individual suggestions, and several volunteers to present next time.

Almost everyone felt he or she gained new insights/knowledge about his or her own practice during the weekend. Many were enthusiastic about the new movements and their powerful potential, the teaching imagery shared by the various teachers, and the respect/enthusiasm felt for each others’ accomplishments.

Preferred months for the 1988 conference:

17-August
13-Spring or Fall
3-July
2-June

Suggested locations for the 1988 conference:

13-Vallombrosa
8-Colorado
6-California
4-New Mexico
3-Bay Area
2-Asilomar
1-North Dakota