About the Author

 

 

Mike Seymour, M.S., is Director of The Heritage Institute, a progressive program of continuing education for K-12 educators affiliated with Antioch University, Seattle— reaching teachers with over 300 workshops, field studies, foreign travel programs and distance education courses in the Northwest, around the U.S. and the world. Mike has an extensive background in human development and Jungian psychology, as well as Christian and Buddhist contemplative practices, which are reflected in his writing, teaching and consulting.

Preparing this volume —Educating for Humanity: Rethinking the Purposes of Education— has taken Mike around the U.S., talking to the many notable educators who made this book possible, as well as visiting many public and private schools across the country that embody one or more principles of the Educating for Humanity philosophy. Several courses Mike offers through The Heritage Institute include:
Learning Circles: Building Classroom and School Community
We Teach Who We Are: An Educator’s Retreat
Educating for Humanity: Rethinking the Purposes of Education, a workshop in which Mike reviews the principles of his work and previews videos of progressive schools he has visited.

 

About The Heritage Institute (www.hol.edu)

Since 1977, The Heritage Institute (THI) has been a leader in progressive continuing education programs for K-12 educators. Beginning with a handful of field studies on the natural history of Washington state, THI currently offers courses in most subject areas and teaching methodologies across the K-12 curriculum. Our philosophy of Educating for Humanity provides the inspiration for our leading edge perspective on teaching and learning and for our vision of schools as enriching and productive learning environments for all children. Our goal is to provide teachers with the learning experiences and renewal programs to support them in making their classrooms places where students look forward to coming, perceive the joy in learning, and value education and those who provide it.

Our instructors are an inspiring group of over 160 professional educators, a majority of whom have significant experience as K-12 teachers and/or as teacher instructors. Many currently teach full or part-time, and some are retired. Other instructors include those with experience as counselors, outdoor educators, college professors, and other professions that serve educators and/or K-12 students.

Each year The Heritage Institute offers over 300 workshops, field studies, distance learning courses and travel study opportunities, all designed to provide teachers with quality courses that are inspiring and readily transferable to the classroom. Workshops and field studies are offered in the four Northwestern states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana while distance learning courses and travel study opportunities are open to all teachers in the US and around the world.

Through our external education program we provide clock hours and continuing education credits for workshops offered by teacher trainers and consultants who have the ability to market their own programs. Similarly, we provide clock hours and continuing education credit for school-based in-service programs through our Improve Student Learning program.

For more information on these programs, or to collaborate with THI, contact Mike Seymour, Director, via email at Mike@hol.edu or via phone at 800/445-1305.