About learning with Woodbrooke

Woodbrooke’s learning programmes seek to support, inform and transform Quakers and others as individuals and communities. Through our learning we hope to nourish spiritual development, strengthen the Quaker community and enable and encourage work for a peaceful and just world.

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Meeting for Worship for Dance (November)

In the spirit of adventure and exploration we are offering a chance to embody our responses to what is going on for us at the moment. Live music from Robin Bowles will support and respond to the movement. We will start with a time to warm up our muscles and get our bodies moving, there will be a chance to

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Thinking Nonviolently

‘Many people are aware of the world’s suffering; their hearts are filled with compassion. They know what needs to be done, and they engage in political, social and environmental work to try to change things. But after a period of intense involvement they may become discouraged if they lack the strength needed to sustain a life of action. Real strength

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Philosophy with Friends: thinking together for fun and fellowship (30 Oct)

This taster session uses the Philosophy for Communities (P4C) method. We’ll offer activities to develop creative, critical, collaborative and caring thinking, and you’ll come up with questions that get you talking and enquiring together. The session will be facilitated by two experienced Friends who have used P4C in a variety of contexts with children, adults and in mixed aged groups.

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Our facilitators have made learning very easy and very friendly for all our needs, ages and cultural backgrounds.

- Alfred Wasike, Uganda

I’m a Quaker attender and this year it has been my intention to find out more about the main aspects of Quakerism – this course provided the perfect opportunity and I now feel much better informed.

- Stella Cranwell, Scotland

I did just want to say how enlightening that course had been – it filled so many gaps in my understanding and being able to draw upon three deep wells of knowledge and different areas of expertise was such a treat.

- Rosemary Epps, Tasmania

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