Joanne Bergos, supervisor of the Edmonton Public School District’s leadership development services, describes how she uses The Circle Way in her monthly support and learning meetings with new principals.
Hosting large circles using The Circle Way
The power of large circles
Opening the heart of your community
Enlivening the circle’s centre with artifacts
Taking circle conversations into public spaces
The birth of Listening Cafés
Tending to the outer rim with a personal practice
Seeing the Four Fold practice in circle
Tending to endings
When the bells ring – the power of the pause
The Circle Way as a simple, elegant form for social activism
Tips for using the circle for social activism
Men in circle
Questions for check-ins
Using poetry in circle hosting
Understanding racism and truth circles
Hosting circles online
Gratitude questions to use in circles
What’s your cure for "circle hangovers"?
Circle practice has done wonders. Year after year, I witness students transcending fears, misunderstandings, and assumptions about one another to foster goodwill and deep respect. Circle creates the conditions for these students to truly see one another – both their similarities and differences. And so, I wonder . . . what is my duty, especially with vulnerable populations, to support people who experience circle hangovers? The re-entry. The transition.