Keynote Address - “Five Agreements: The Culture of Possibilities”

Culture is our whole way of being. It includes everything a group thinks, says, does and makes — its systems, attitudes and feelings. Culture is learned, transmitted, and constantly evolves through our actions. Simply put, we manifest what we think and create what we state.

Join author Lee Crockett as he explores Zen practise, its relation to the challenges and opportunities before us as educators and humans, and how to create a culture of possibilities through the Five Agreements.

Breakfast Session with Lee Crockett - “Implementing Successful Learner Agency”

In the years leading to the global pandemic, governments and education policymakers made a dramatic shift, putting student agency at the centre of the conversation. The Victoria Department of Education’s Amplify strategy highlights "Empowering students through voice, agency and leadership." as its most urgent priority. The ACT Governments Future of Education Strategy goes further, placing student agency at the program's centre.

Unfortunately, these initiatives are most likely to fail, as no process exists to achieve worthy outcomes. Instead, it is hoped that schools will figure it out. Hope is not a strategy. There is little hope without a measurable transparent process across the spectrum of diverse needs from kindergarten to post-secondary levels.

This session will share the dramatic success achieved through Lee Crockett’s work with schools in Australia and detail precisely the process of implementing a continuum from "Agents of the Teacher to Learner Agency" that guides the transformation of classroom practice. This session is highly recommended for anyone looking to cultivate student agency in their school successfully.

LEE CROCKETT

Lee Crockett works with governments, education systems, and corporations to help people and organisations connect to their highest purpose and realise their wishes for the future. Mindfulness is the foundation of his approach to creating vital learning environments for groups around the world grounded in simplicity, clarity and joyful curiosity. Living in Kamakura, Japan, he practices Zen and the Shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese bamboo flute. His several best-selling books have garnered many awards and are used in schools and universities around the world.