BRATTLEBORO — A new graduate level course, Slow Living Leadership for Sustainable Change, offered in conjunction with the third annual Slow Living Summit to be held downtown in June, promises to cover a wealth of themes of particular use to anyone looking to add value to a community or other organization.
The course is a collaboration of Strolling of the Heifers and Marlboro College Graduate School, and provides one hour of graduate credit, or three hours of credit with additional independent study. It may also be taken on a non-credit basis.
The course may fulfill professional certification requirements for educators, lawyers, and other professionals.
The Slow Living Summit, organized by Strolling of the Heifers, is June 5-7 in downtown Brattleboro. Slow Living Leadership for Sustainable Change will meet at the same time.
Themes include the art of visioning the possible, courageous communicating, contemplative leadership practices, and understanding stakeholders and communities.
The course is the initial program of the Slow Living Leadership Institute, which aims to expand related programming beyond the local area.
According to Stroll founder and executive director Orly Munzing, the course is designed for people who are engaged in building sustainable and resilient communities.
“If you want to make a difference in your town, your organization, or your school, or if you want to learn about Slow Living and how to organize Slow Living events or groups in your area, this course is for you,” she said.
Instructors are Marlboro faculty members Cary Gaunt and Beverly Winterscheid.