Links for Trainers

The EFM programme revolves around the weekly seminar sessions, led by a trained Mentor. Mentors must be certified by an EFM Trainer. The Canadian programme has nine Trainers who train all of our Mentors. They represent all areas of this country and travel a great deal in order to carry out their responsibilites.

Meet the trainers:

Cathy Hall      Chris Ross

Kelowna, B.C.      Kelowna, B.C.

Norman Knowles

Calgary, Alberta

Patricia Bays

Ottawa, Ontario

David Fletcher

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Tim Smart

Montreal, Quebec

As do our mentors, all Canadian trainers are required to go to a refresher training course every eighteen months. We met again in August of 2009 at the Seton House Retreat Centre together with four trainers from the United States. We had a wonderfully fulfilling and enriching week together. Sadly, the smoke from the Terrace Mountain Fire, obscured our glorious view for most of the week, but we did not let that deter us. At the end of the week we were tired, exilerated, full of new ideas and renewed for whatever experiences the next training sessions might bring.

Thanks to Cathy and Patricia, the staff trainers, and to all the participants who made it such a great week.

From left to right, front row:
Tim Smart, Ann Fontaine, Cathy Hall, Patricia Bays, Chris Ross

Missing:
Norman Knowles

LINKS FOR TRAINERS

Please note that all the links listed will open into a new browser page. You need only close the new page in order to return to the EFM - Canada website.

Adult Learning
Trainers who want to know more about how adults learn will find this a helpful site, as it contrasts the way adults learn with the way children learn.

Community Building
This site is a concise explanation of Scott Peck's Theory of Community Building.

Community Building Ilustrations
This is an simple illustration of Scott Peck's four stages of Community Building.

Critical Thinking
Here is a site with information on Critical Thinking, for those Trainers who wish to use some of this information for Mentor trainings.

Exercises for Group Sessions
An excellent site to icebreakers, team building exercises, and trust building activities

Group Dynamics Resources
The site has discussion papers, exercises and other helpful information about Group Dynamics.

Non Verbal Communication
An excellent resource for trainers who want to do some work on non-verbal communication in training sessions.

Principles of Adult Learners
Another excellent site about how adults learn and the principles that govern their learning.

Stages of Group Development
A site with a simple schematic explanation of the Tuckman Stages of Group Development, plus links to other pages on the subject.

Tuckman Stages of Group Development
This site has in the depth explanations of the Tuckman Stages of Group Development.

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