Workshops

The Center for a Regenerative Future is delighted to host various workshops designed to support our community in deepening their knowledge, skills, and abilities to create a more regenerative world for all beings. See below for information on our flagship workshop "Teaching & Learning for Regeneration & Resilience," and stay tuned for more details about our other workshop offerings this year. We are hoping to offer workshops on topics such as Disaster Preparedness & Response, Living a Plant-Based Lifestyle, Coping with Eco-Distress, Resilience-Building Tools, and more.

We love to co-create with our amazing campus and community partners - please reach out to 'regenerative@du.edu' if you are interested in co-hosting an educational offering this year!

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Teaching & Learning for Regeneration & Resilience

'Teaching and Learning for Resilience and Regeneration' is for faculty and staff who are interested in developing their knowledge, skills, and abilities related to supporting themselves and their students in navigating the growing ecological crises. Participants will engage in training designed to increase knowledge about regenerative pedagogy as well as prepare to use best practices for social-ecological learning in their courses and programming.ÌýÌý
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Topics will include (but are not limited to):ÌýÌý

  • Creating safe, brave, emergent, and engaging spaces to navigate challenging and complex topics and emotionsÌý

  • Integration of global environmental change into different subject and program areas, using trauma-informed pedagogyÌýÌý

  • Regenerative approaches to teaching and learning that promote holistic well-being (i.e., pedagogy that is grounded in co-creation, systems-thinking, emergence, mindfulness, deep listening, other ways of knowing, collectivism, reciprocity, self-reflexivity)Ìý

  • Taking a place-based approach to teaching and learningÌýÌý

  • Tools and strategies for developing resilience and adaptation skills (in our students and in ourselves) in the face of the polycrisisÌýÌý

  • Addressing and navigating barriers to this workÌýÌý

The Center aims to offer this workshop at least two times during the academic year, with the next offering on November 17 & 18, 2025. Applications are now open and priority will be given to applications received by October 17th at noon, but applications will be accepted until all slots are filled.ÌýÌý

ÌýParticipants will be asked to complete 1-2 hours of pre-work, and more details will be sent after acceptance.ÌýÌý
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Contact julia.senecal@du.edu with questions.ÌýÌýÌý

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Regenerative Skills Workshops

The Center will be offering a series of workshops designed to support all DU community members (students, staff, and faculty) in developing knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to co-create a more regenerative and resilient future. Stay tuned for a listing of our offerings for AY2026!

Interested in co-hosting a workshop? Reach out to regenerative@du.edu!