(NAME-MCE) REACH Cultural Competency Workshops

[Karen Aurand]

Upcoming REACH Diversity Training dates in Seattle, WA
1. REACH Institute for Building Cultural Competency
Learn to implement the REACH programs in the classroom.  This 2-day 
institute is designed to develop and enhance your cultural competency 
skills by exploring the basic principles and concepts of 
multicultural/global awareness through a combination of hands-on 
activities and lectures.  Receive nationally validated REACH program 
materials, including classroom-tested curriculum, for your particular 
grade emphasis.  Special presentations provide you with multicultural 
perspectives to help you understand the impact of prejudice and 
oppression, along with effective skills for developing cross-cultural 
strategies for valuing diversity.
(The Institute is a pre-requisite for the Training of Trainers)
Dates:  Thursday and Friday, June 21-22, 2007
Schedule: 8:00 - 8:30 am each day - Continental Breakfast
Program: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm each day
Cost: $350 per participant for early registration; $400 if registering 
less than 1 month prior to workshop
(includes all materials plus continental breakfast and lunch each day)
Location: Comfort Suites Downtown Seattle Center
601 Roy Street, Seattle, WA
Hotel Accommodations:  Please call the Comfort Suites at 206-282-2600 
and ask for the REACH Conference rates.  Since it will be tourist 
season, please call as soon as possible for your hotel reservation.
2. REACH Training of Trainers:
This training session is designed for those educators and diversity 
practitioners who want to disseminate REACH programs or deepen their 
understanding of REACH concepts.  Learn techniques for presenting REACH 
strategies and materials to others. Participants must have already 
attended a REACH 2-day Institute.  The Training of Trainers is the 
first step toward certification as a REACH trainer.  Other steps 
include curriculum implementation, co-training, and lead training.  
Educators from throughout the nation are attracted to this lively 
session.  The training format encourages team building and informal 
networking, and provides opportunities to practice in groups.
June 25-28, 2007
(Same location and schedule as Institute above)

The REACH Center encourages organizations to send a team that 
represents a balance of diversity to the Institute and/or Training of 
Trainers session.  The development of a local team can save money and 
provide on-going support to the organizations adopting REACH.

Please contact us for more information:
REACH Center - a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people 
understand and value diversity.
307 N. Olympic Avenue, Suite 211, Arlington, WA  98223
(360) 403-9631 or (800) 205-4932, reach at nwlink.com       
www.reachctr.org