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The Creativity Workshop really changed my life. Freed my imagination. I saw my classmates come alive, too. When a fellow participant said to me: "For the first time in a long time I feel joy," I knew it wasn't just me who had been transformed. It was a magical experience. One that will stay with me forever.
Rondi Aastrup, Principal, Greater Boston Academy, Stoneham, MA

During the course of the workshop, I felt my creative-self come out of hibernation. I left each day having written things that I didn’t know were inside of me to write I wanted to take this creative journey because creativity is a skill that is valued in all aspects of society, but we often don’t know how to fully tap into it and maximize it for ourselves and our students.
Cherise Ayers, Fund For Teachers. English Teacher, Maynard Jackson High School. Atlanta, GA

The workshop activities stimulated perception, curiosity, and inspiration in the world around me. The workshop activities have become a source of ideas as I plan curriculum units for the coming year. Over and over again, during the workshop, I was pushed to overcome my inner critic and express ideas through writing, drawing, and free association. The workshop pushed me to become more comfortable with spontaneity - an invaluable tool for an educator, especially one that works with emotionally and behaviorally challenged students in a school where classroom dynamics shift moment to moment. Since completing the workshop I have felt more confident with my inner voice - a voice that guides me daily in the classroom as I strive to present complex historical concepts to a challenging student body.
Noah Kaufman, History Teacher, Fund for Teachers Fellow, Boston Public Schools.

In the Creativity Workshop, I found a place to dream, to question, to understand. I strongly believe that we should fearlessly guard such spaces and ensure that they remain a part of this university. The Creativity Workshop and Shelley Berc and Alejandro Fogel’s teaching are invaluable assets to the University of Iowa.
Evan Mazunik, Student, University of Iowa

Each activity in the Creativity Workshop demonstrated that there are multiple creative means for each individual to follow their own creative process in order to fulfill their creative potential. We now feel more inspired than ever to nurture our students’ creative potentials and lifelong love of learning.
Ashlee Land, Fund for Teachers, Houston Fellow

Creativity is a delicate flower. You nurtured it with compassion, inspiration, and imagination. Because of your Workshop I now experience the world in a new way. I can see without looking, listen without hearing, and speak without words. Thanks for a truly memorable course!
Eleanor Carducci , College Professor, Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ

I came because I wanted to do something out of my comfort zone. It certainly was!
The whole experience was so relaxing and opened "new doors and windows" to areas that were foreign to me. I always battle to find a "quiet place in my mind" and I was able to do that more than ever using some of your activities.
Noel Powell, Head of Unite Program at the School of Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal,Durban, South Africa

The workshop in Florence was excellent. I will highly recommend it to my colleagues. There was something "magical" about having it in Florence with classmates from around the world. Shelley and Allejandro were both very inspiring and encouraging.
Anna Wauthy, English Instructor, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, Canada

The creativity workshop was an amazing, life-changing experience. I can not wait to teach my students to develop their creativity. I would recomend this workshop to anyone regardless of their field or career.
Maria Gonzalez, Teacher, Richmond, TX, Fund for Teachers Recipient

The Creativity Workshop is brilliant! One of the most life-impacting learning experience I have ever had.
Elvy Pang, Lecturer in the Business School, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

The Creativity Workshop is an incredibly freeing experience. Learning so many different techniques for slowing down,observing and feeling in order to allow our individual creativity to surface was amazing. The way we moved from one kind of activity to another allowed us to stay in the moment--without any self-editing. Truly an unforgettable experience.
Cynthia Montgomery, Teacher, The Westminster Schools, Marietta, Georgia

Thank you for changing my outlook on life in such a positive way! The Creativity Workshop allowed me to re-open my creative corridors and share my creativity with the world through writing. The five day journey was a life changing experience.
Bre-Ann Richardson, Teacher, Alief ISD, Katy, TX, Fund for Teachers Recipient

Both my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the Creativity Workshop. It helped us reawaken our creative instincts and reminded us about the need to make creativity part of our daily lives. Our creative instructors and the wonderful setting of Barcelona made this a truly memorable experience.
Violet Towell, Vice Principal, Thames Valley District School Board, London, Canada

After this workshop, I find myself so full of excitement. Now I want to write! For many years I couldn’t. I feel like I have been freed and I have been writing everyday since the workshop ended. I can't begin to tell you how much this week inspired me.
Kathy Tobin, Fund for Teachers Recipient, Kindergarten Teacher ,Eden Central School, Johnson, VT

The workshop was very productive and enthusiastic. Shelley and Alejandro are excellent and gifted instructors. They managed to lead a group of strangers(we started as complete strangers and ended up as a family...) through the labyrinth of imaginatory thinking.
Eli Zamski, President, Achva College of Education, Israel

Wow what a wonderful week it has been. It brought out a very different me. I purchased a small sketch book (that will now live in my handbag). Then I went to a small cafe and spent the afternoon sketching. Thanks you so very much for this awesome opportunity.
Prue Andrus, Univeristy Lecturer in Nursing, Murdoch University, Barragup, Australia

I can't think of a time that I was surrounded by so many diverse and interesting individuals. The workshop exceeded my expectations. I feel energized to continue with my drawing and painting over the summer and return to school with new ideas about how to inspire the creativity of my students.
Lisa Teeling, Teacher, Gilman School, Baltimore, MD

As a teacher I am constantly trying to bring inspiration to my students' work, which I love, but at the same time feel I am not giving myself the same opportunities. The creativity workshop has refueled and re-energized my passion for learning about my own creativity while giving me tools to use in the classroom.
Shelli Lake, English Teacher, Oslo International School, Bekkestua, Norway

I had a great time attending the Creativity Workshop in Barcelona. I loved it! My experience of seeing the city that I had been dreaming of visiting for decades was greatly enhanced both by the creative exercises which expanded my vision and by the companionship of the other members of the group. That week will remain in my memory as a 'sparkling moment' in my life. As well as utilising my increased confidence in my own creativity I intend to incorporate several of the exercises we engaged in into my work as a counsellor and therapist with both children and adults.
Philippa Naivasha, School Counsellor, Sydney, Australia

The Creativity Workshop was very meaningful to me. The setting being in a foreign country made it all the more effective. Shelley and Alejandro were lovely facilitators and I'm grateful to them for what they delivered and inspired.
Charleen Watson, Art Teacher, Dickinson Ind. School District, League, TX

I found the "Creativity Workshop" to be a most unique and thoroughly enjoyable experience. Having the opportunity to tap into my imagination and give voice to it through writing and drawing was quite exciting. Exploring the past in terms of early childhood memories and family relationships was particularly satisfying.
Barbara Grill, Retired Guidance Counselor, New York, NY

My four days in New York at the Creativity Workshop was an intense experience that called
forth many ideas that I can explore further. The time to play allowed rejuvenation and connection to forgotten parts of myself.
Maria Smyth, Instructor, Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton, Canada

The last day of the Workshop really pulled everything together and culminated in
powerful and important insights that I had previously touched in my life, but that really came forward in my consciousness that day. The Workshop helped me create, at this transitional point in my life, what I need and want at this time.
Linda Moreau, College Instructor, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Canada

The experience that I had in New York at the Creativity Workshop was not only rewarding, but it was life changing. I went with the idea that I was going to learn ways that I can ignite my student’s imagination and lessons that I can apply in my classroom, but instead I came back with an experience that would change the way I teach and the way I perceive each one of my students and their unique creativity.
Xochitl Rodriguez-Carias, Fund for Teachers, Houston Fellow

I wrote the first chapter of a first novel, and opened a new door in my creative life. The Creativity Workshop in Florence was an unforgettable experience! I'm still in touch with friends I made there.
Lowry Marshall, Playwright, and Dramaturg. Professor of Acting and Directing, Brown University

The Creativity Workshop in Florence was a unique and wonderful experience, both individually and in the community spirit it created. Through its original weave of play and process, it reminds us that creativity must be allowed, not forced, and provides useful tools to access and stimulate the imagination. A lively group and a supportive, learning-friendly atmosphere, all in one of Europe's loveliest cities.
Melita Schaum, Professor and Writer, Berkeley, CA

We brought back a flood of new ideas for introducing new lesson plans and formulas for tapping into our students' creativity and expanding their knowledge and ability to learn on a much more creative basis!
Jack Degelia and Catherine Huvar, Fund for Teachers Award to attend Workshop. Katy Independent School District, TX

I cannot tell you how inspiring your workshop was! I continue to draw inspiration from those few days!
Deborah B. Reeve, Ed. D., Deputy Executive Director, National Association of Elementary School Principals, Washington, D.C.

I brought the workshop exercises into my senior thesis writing class. The students LOVED them, and their writing was far better than students' work in previous classes.
Pamela Perry, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz

I taught a creative writing class yesterday afternoon and felt a new confidence after the summer's Creativity Workshop. My students seem more excited about their work using your exercises. I feel that in several months time I shall still be doing and saying things that echo what we covered in your wonderful workshop.
Noel Shepherd, Creative Writing Teacher, Washington International School, Washington, DC

Participants from around the world provided an extraordinary opportunity to connect with people I would never meet in my typical work environment.
Janine Violini, Instructor, SAIT Polytechnic, Calgary, Canada

The greatest gift I received from the Workshop was to learn in a different way. We took time to focus, take risks, and experiment with different media, I now use many of the Workshop ideas and exercises in the classroom.
Joyce Standing, Teacher, Overlake Elementary School, WA

I am using the Workshop exercises in teaching hard core science classes. The Creativity Workshop remains etched in my mind as one of the most rejuvenating, nurturing, enlightening, relaxing, growth-inducing experiences of my life.
Mohey Mowafy, Professor and Director of Clinical Dietetics, Northern Michigan University

The Workshop helped me to determine the elements to be a successful creative thinker and how to pass those abilities on to my staff and students.
Lee Koran, Principal, St. Patrick Fine Arts Elementary School, Alberta, Canada

My 17-year-old granddaughter and I loved the time we spent together in the Creativity Workshop. Everything was well planned and carried out in the workshop. It was especially nice to hear the philosophy: "Creativity is a Journey, rather than a Goal." "Learning is a Process, not a Product."
Barbara Hansen Epplett, Professor of Organ, Emeritus, University of Oregon

One of the qualities of a meaningful experience is that it grows in depth and positive regard as time goes on. That is how I feel about the Creativity Workshop.
Daniel Lamken, Teacher, American School of Prague, Czech Republic

A perfect blend of relaxation and stimulation. The assignments fostered discovery and creativity, yet left us plenty of time to enjoy the wonders of Crete. I came away from the workshop with an array of techniques that I can call upon to encourage my creativity.
Patricia Lancaster, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Emerita, Rollins College, FL

The Workshop was extremely valuable in generating my awareness of my creativity and in stimulating ideas for my professional life. Jeanne Arthur, Executive Officer, ACT Board of Secondary School Studies, Australia

The Workshop participants-writers, advertising executives, teachers, artists, poets--were especially interesting companions in this enriching experience. As a writer, I have to say the workshop stands as a crucial juncture in my work. The instructors were excellent guides to finding one's buried or stifled creativity, coaxing it out with intriguing assignments in art and writing, and teaching us to let go of the various "blocks" Being on a Greek island in a lovely ancient town meant there was inspiration at every turn.
Mary Cross, Ph.D., Dean and Professor Emerita, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Morris County, NJ

The workshop was a cultural renaissance for me.....It will help me prepare a new summer literacy course for young writers. Also, it has reawakened my own creative spirit to pursue writing endeavors. The new discoveries, friends, and cultural experiences will last forever!!
Eileen Hutchinson, Reading Specialist, West Chester Area School District, PA

Kudos to our teachers for creating a truly safe environment, which forged a sense of community and creativity, new friendships and ideas. Many of us didn't want to leave....ever!!!!
Nancy Gibson, Ridgefield Board of Education, Ridgefield, CT

I was able to experience how creativity works for me and I was able to share my insights with other seminar participants. I was able to experience new, and deeper levels of awareness regarding myself, my values and my creativeness than previously experienced. This growth and awareness is what I hoped to get from the seminar and did receive. Thank you for the experience as I will cherish it always!
Joseph Richardson, Adjunct Faculty, Metropolitan State University, Minneapolis, MN

The combination of writing and drawing exercises were a nice blend, as were the varying size groups we worked in and the various individuals we paired up with. The class had a nice flow to it and enabled us to dip our hands and feet into various creative art forms.
Amrita McKinney, Librarian, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE

How could imagination not thrive with two such superb teachers? As a former educator, I was impressed by their unending array of mind-stretching exercises. I particularly admired their ability to connect people, ideas, and techniques seamlessly.
Lad Goldberger, aspiring novelist and Assistant Principal (retired), South Huntington Schools, NY

Making new friends, with lasting connections, was the icing on the cake of this Creativity Workshop in Crete.
Ronald Naylor, Librarian, Soddy Daisy,TN

My workshop experience was fun, enlightening and a chance to meet international individuals who were open to increasing their realm of creativity through various exercises. I was very much at ease in the class and it positively reinforced my way of thinking and operating, personally and professionally. Of course, Florence couldn't have been a more perfect setting, in the heart of Italian creativity.
April Goral, Career Advisor, UC-Santa Cruz, California

The instructors really helped me tap into my creative potential. I can't wait to use their techniques in my classroom. My students will benefit from their expertise and hopefully realize their own creative capabilities.
Tonya Tobey, English Teacher, Pauls Valley Public School, OK

The Creativity Workshop was very challenging and thought provoking. When I returned home I put together an album of my work and shared it my friends and co-workers. It really opened my eyes to see the humanity and creativity in each of us.
Elizabeth Winchester, Audit Director, Saint Louis University, IL

I spent a terrific week in Brugges with the Creativity Workshop. I didn't think I had one single creative bone in my body but the Workshop exercises proved otherwise. I was quite surprised. Now I'm hoping to find ways to let my new creativity flow in my "real" life.
Barbara Bicanich,Teacher, Kwajalein High School

The workshop in Barcelona was amazing. Using the city as a context for inspiring creativity was a marvelous experience. All of the class activities were interesting and stimulating. I came home with a greater appreciation for patience, relaxation and the concept of the beginner's mind.
Jean Avera, Social Work Educator, University of Texas

The Creativity Workshop empowers people of many different ages to make transitions in their lives. The artist-teachers do this by stimulating reflection, remembrances, interactions, and by drawing upon the well-springs of creative energy deep inside each of us. This Workshop provides a safe space and support for the inner exploration so lacking in today’s hectic world.
Janine C. Edwards, Professor and Co-Director of the Leadership in Medicine Program, Texas A & M University

The Creativity Workshop works in subtle ways like the current of the ocean. Participants are safe and wade into the creative waters gently. The Creativity Workshop is a door to figure out the unique path one can take to creative fulfillment. Never be discouraged by the doubts of others, keep true to your own being--this is what I learn from the Creativity Workshop.
Juliana James, 4th Grade Teacher, Frost Lake Magnet School, Saint Paul, Minnesota

The Creativity Workshop provided the perfect focus for my travel in Greece. The thing that works so wonderfully is the instructors’ commitment to understanding and explaining the purposes of each activity. I brought back so many ideas from this Workshop - both for the classroom and my own writing. I returned home inspired by the passion, intellect, and integrity of Shelley and Alejandro.
Courtney Reid, Writer and Assistant Professor of English, Adirondack Community College, Saratoga Springs, NY

There was a diverse bunch of interesting people all bent on developing a side of themselves that is all too often ignored. I left the Workshop with a lot of great ideas to motivate my students to write more and better, a sketchbook full of essays for myself, and many sweet and fun memories. I give this course an A.
Nicole Fandel, Teacher of French, Concord Academy, Acton, MA

I would recommend this workshop to anyone who, wants to feel more alive. The instructors were like wizards. With the supportive and creative environment they created, their knowledge and various techniques, and our basic tools of pencil and paper, they raised my consciousness about how important it is to exercise the imagination.
Kathleen O'Neill, ELL Teacher to Adults, Carver-Scott Educational Coop, St. Paul, MN

I only wish that more people could experience what you have to offer. You gave me a feeling a freedom that I NEVER felt before. Shelley and Alejandro have a great gift to share with others. They give of themselves in a way that is incredibly beautiful. Thank you for touching my soul, for helping me soar!
Dianne Stuckey, Teacher, American School of Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The instructors do not waste any class time and set a delightful tone of reflective and playful practice. The well thought-out exercises help participants sift through the surface layers quickly and get to what matters. Each exercise was relevant to my own classroom so the workshop is very useful. But what was most valuable to me was how engaging the workshop was for my own imaginative work, the very work that will support my own writing and how I pay attention to and engage the world.
Cheryl Johnson, College Teacher, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

I was amazed at how the Creativity Workshop led me to tap a wellspring of experiences, ideas, and inspirations. The Workshop gave me the keys and the discipline to prod the unconscious to manifest its work and inspire me to write.
Cora A. Gaabucayan, PH.D., Director of School, Montessori West, Litchfield Park, AZ

The workshop was an inspirational connection with body and soul. I am so grateful to have been a part of such an elegant, kind, soulful and intellectual group. The instructors gently moved us to see in a new way. I never would have experienced Florence, so thoroughly, so awake without your gifts.
Joanna Reed, Professor, Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ

The Creativity Workshop was a chance to use the colorful pieces of my life story, appreciate their value, and put together those individual gems to build a bigger picture. Friendships were quickly made and the bonds of our common history enhanced the experience. Each day as I walked to class, I looked forward to the new treasures my mind would unearth.
Dr. Drucilla Clark, Principal, Lakeview Elementary School, Denville, NJ

One of the best investments of my life! I thought long and hard before deciding to commit the time and money to attend the Creativity Workshop in Provence. Every hour brought fresh insights, ideas, and inspirations for both professional and personal development. I'm still drawing from the wealth of stimulation that I received. Will I return for another Creativity Workshop in the future? Absolutely!
Laura Fasick, Professor, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN

The lessons of the Workshop gave us permission to stop rushing through life. The Creativity Workshop is a life-altering experience that changes our perception of the world it was also a chance to experiment, explore, and learn from fellow participants. I returned home with a stronger vision of possibilities and a pocketful of tricks to renew the creative spirit when too much "life" interferes.
Marilyn Landis, Children, Music Specialist for Hearing Impaired Children, Hearsay, South Euclid, OH

Your sensitivity and perceptivity in regard to others and the human condition is unbelievable. I wish I knew 10 more of you! The Workshop was incredible.
Neil H. Schwartz, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, California State University, Chico

The Florence Creativity Workshop taught me the value of sharing my ideas and work with others. The observation exercises had me noticing all sorts of new things. In the past my rolls of film might have been filled with the typical pictures of the Duomo. The Workshop changed all that. Now I've captured on film, or in writing, or simply in my memory, images of the delicate turn of a leaf, the petals of a hydrangea on a terra cotta terrace, the contrast of a freshly fallen lemon on a bed of grass.
Heidi Lang, Teacher, Falls Church City Public Schools, Falls Church, Virginia

The Creativity Workshop gave us time to be with others who crave writing and art as we do. It was a rejuvenation for our next year's teaching. It helped us integrate our feelings and talents in very powerful ways.
Margaret Hill, Professor of Literacy, University of Houston, TX

I enjoyed the atmosphere of the workshop immensely. I have already started applying the exercises in my life. I have a very stressful job so this relaxing, inspiring workshop was like a piece of heaven for me.
Natalia Bukharova, ESL Teacher, Monterey, CA

I am not a good at drawing, but it didn't seem to matter at all. Because the instructors were passionate and inspiring, I felt at ease and happy to engage in something that fell well outside of my comfort zone. The Workshop experience was beautiful and goes down as one of the most productive professional development activities ever.
Amy Zipperer, Assistant Professor of English, Georgia Military College, GA

The Workshop enabled me to be a stronger instructional leader. I encourage educational leaders to attend the Creativity Workshop with fellow school administrators. It has helped us be supportive of each other as we implement new curriculum and instructional strategies. The Workshop experience was enlightening for my professional understanding of the creativity journey and enhanced my understanding of students' writing process.
Anna Marie Erbes, Principal, St. Paul Public School District, MN

As a working poet who was in a bit of a dry spell, I found the exercises very helpful and a lot of fun. The exercises were also easily adapted to my creative writing classes. Your office in New York was very responsive to my practical needs. I strongly recommend this experience to my colleagues.
Nancy Miller, Poet, Phillips Academy, North Reading, MA

I've taken your Workshops twice! They have become a precious part of the on-going tapestry of this journey called life. And, in deep, deep winter I am warmed by your exercises in visualizations, 'free drawing', and memories of the collective stories we shared.
Alice Daum Coen, Educator/Administrator, Hartford County, Maryland Public Schools

Prague--what a beautiful and historic city to explore creativity! The facilities were gorgeous. Shelley and Alejandro guided our creative exploration so that it was non-threatening for even the most inartistically inclined. It's given me excellent ideas I'll be using in my classroom as well as applying in my daily life.
Anna Morrison, Oak Creek High School, WI

The Creativity Workshop was life changing! As a creative writing teacher and a writer for so many years, I doubted whether I'd hear anything new. But I came away with some eye-opening processes that will keep my "creative muscle" flexible and strong. Joining drawing and writing is sparking renewed energy. The generosity and intelligence of the participants was palpable.
Jan Karman, English Teacher, Wayland High School, Southborough, MA

Thank you for reminding us that it's okay to play and to allow our creativity to flourish. Shelley and Alejandro are so gentle and inspiring. I sincerely appreciate their compassion and encouragement throughout this workshop.
Francine Filion, Director of Communications, Canadian Teachers' Federation, Ottawa, Canada

The people I met through this workshop were inspirational and heart warming. I will always remember them. The location was spectacular and the facilities were perfect. The overall experience has been life changing for me and I would recommend it highly for everyone.
Susan Hydrick, Atlanta Public Schools, Atlanta, GA

The most important thing I learned is that I don't need a huge block of time to make art! I've decided to carve out at least 30 minutes a day. I also found it valuable to know it's O. K. to just forge ahead. It's O. K. to fail, just do it and keep going. It was incredibly motivating too to be surrounded the art and architecture of Florence.
Janette Danielson, Art Teacher, Beaufort Academy, Beaufort, South Carolina

I attended with professional goals in mind, both for myself and the children that I teach, and I was very pleased with what I got. I can also appropriate many things for myself on a purely personal level. I enjoyed the variety of exercises as an adult, and can very much see how I can adapt them for use with children. I much enjoyed hearing the stories and experiences of other workshop participants, both in the large and small groupings.
Amy Sicarios, Boston Public Schools, MA

I worked harder in this workshop and had more fun and felt more fulfilled than with any other professional development I have ever taken.
Jan Little, Teacher, Brentwood High School, Nashville, TN

Having just gotten back yesterday and reflecting on my workshop experience in Florence, I feel as if it has all been a dream...that is how outstanding my entire experience was. The workshop, the professor, the participants (and the Florentine atmosphere) were all wonderful. I cannot wait to implement what I learned in my classroom. I even made some friends for a lifetime...it took coming to Florence, Italy for us all to meet. I feel blessed to have had this experience. Grazie mille to the entire Creativity Workshop Team.
Maria Bountempo, French/Latin High School Teacher, Mother Seton Regional High School, Cranford, NJ

The workshop in Florence was wonderful. I'd spent months imagining who the leader and participants would be and how I would reach the creativity within. This workshop far exceeded my expectations. And, I am so glad I took the workshop in Florence. What a beautiful city. I would assign a grade of "A" to the entire production.
Jill Mendelson, Development/Alumni Director, Westminster School, Annandale, VA

Shelley and Alejandro are fabulous teachers. They bring back the inner curiosity and creativity that you once had as a child. They made me remember that it is okay to be imaginative at all times and that thinking outside the box is really what makes the world go round. And what better place to experience creativity, curiosity and imagination then in Brugges?
Gretchen Powers, Central Bucks School District,Tamanend Middle School Social Studies, PA


If you want to be pushed to the very edge of your creative limits, then this workshop will deliver. The Creativity Workshop ranks easily with the greatest experiences of my life. The creative activities were some of the most challenging tasks I have ever attempted. I came from Australia with my young family to attend the workshop, and it was worth every kilometer of the 40 hour round trip.
Clayton Lachmund, Teacher, Toowoomba Grammar School, Australia

The conference was an incredibly meaningful experience for me. It fueled my creativity in writing and art and provided me with lots of ideas I can use with other teachers and students. Despite the incredible range of experiences and abilities of our group, Shelley and Alejandro facilitated experiences that pushed and supported each of us. We had opportunities for meaningful and productive individual, pair, and group work. I ended up with an exciting idea for children's books with another participant, and had the opportunity to share and get feedback. Prague was an incredible backdrop for the workshop.
Ronda Goodale, Teacher, Boston Public Schools, MA

The Creativity Workshop was enriching and enlightening. There were no "right" or wrong,” answers, no grades, no judgment. We had ample time to write and think -- freely, few time limits. I am going to use the exercises that I learned in my classes. The workshop was inspirational. I learned innovative ways in which to encourage, and teach, my at-risk students.
Amy Kempler, High School Biology Teacher, Fishers, IN

Powerful! The Creativity Workshop touched our imagination and emotions from the innermost heart part and soul.
Lalita P. Klainatorn, School Projects Manager, Ruamrudee International SchoolBangkok, Thailand

I am so glad my husband and I took the time to do this. My teaching career requires me to move from topic to topic at breakneck speed, so the luxury of complete focus on one task at a time allowed my mind to go places I had not dreamed it could find. The people who were draw n to the workshop, along with the gentle guidance of Shelley and Alejandro, reinforced the positive experiences of the four days.
Cindy Tochterman, High School Science and Future Problem Solving Program Teacher
Andrews, Texas

I was learning and actively participating in exciting creativity projects during the day, and experiencing the culture of another country in the evening. I met and collaborated with wonderful people from all over the world who share my ideals and love of incorporating the arts into the classroom, and was able to begin to find my own creative voice as an educator and a writer. My Fund For Teachers fellowship in Crete has influenced my classroom in that I am more aware of the importance of listening to and connecting with my students. I would like to mirror the climate of the learning environment that I experienced in the Creativity Workshop by creating a safe, positive, and respectful classroom to ensure that my students can share their verbal and written ideas freely and take risks, without fear of failure or ridicule.
Mary Theresa Green, Actress and Drama Teacher, Fund for Teachers Fellow. Lincoln, Nebraska

A wonderful way to develop your creativity with like-minded people. The atmosphere is relaxed and respectful. You can join in to your hearts content, participate reflectively, or just sit back and listen.
Nicki Hambleton, Artist and Art Teacher. Lincoln Community School, Accra, Ghana

The Creativity Workshop works in subtle ways like the current of the ocean. Participants are safe and wade into the creative waters gently. The Creativity Workshop is a door to understanding the unique path one can take to creative fulfillment. Never be discouraged by the doubts of others, keep true to your own being--this is what I learn from the Creativity Workshop.
Juliana James, 4th Grade Teacher, Frost Lake Magnet School, Saint Paul, Minnesota

I worked harder in this workshop and had more fun and felt more fulfilled than with any other professional development I have ever taken. I learned how to let go of my imagination, capture their stream of images, and develop really interesting poems. I had no idea that I could write this well. The Workshop gave me the freedom to find what was best for me. I have been able to retain that stream of creativity since returning home because of the enthusiastic support of both instructors.
Jan Little, Brentwood High School, Nashville, TN

It was wonderful to meet people from around the world and share our thoughts and feelings. Florence was a gorgeous site for the workshop, full of everything to fill the senses! Thank you for allowing me to participate in such a life long memory.
Susan Hassler, Teacher, Morris Brandon Elementary, Atlanta, GA

I am now using your visualization exercises with the 200 children. Your workshop is touching the lives of many, many people here in South Africa. My dream is to attend another of your workshops, in another country because I do believe that the newness of ones surroundings is playing a magical role in my own perception of creativity.
Lanette Breedt, Artist and Teacher, Gauteng, South Africa

The workshop was full of people from many different professions, and despite the myriad experiences we brought with us, each of us was able to work toward the same goal of finding new ways to express our creativity. This is an experience that I would recommend to anyone who is looking to make a fresh start in the way they approach their work.
Andrew LaRaia, Teacher, Lincoln School, Istanbul, Turkey

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