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Whendi is a community-builder and cultural-creative who works in arts and adventure programming with youth and adults. She is committed to both formal and informal education as a means of transformation, liberation and social justice. Ongoing Programs §         Master of Arts in Oral Traditions §         WholeEarth Wilderness Program §         The Khenuta Project Special Programs §         Music & Songwriting §         Art & Creativity §         Drama & Theater of the Oppressed §         Oral Traditions & Storytelling §         Outdoor Adventure §         Mission Projects §         Women’s Rituals §         Service Learning Upcoming Programs September 27, 2010 - January 5, 2011 Artist Residency in Toy Theatre at Lincoln Middle School in Meriden, CT.  Lincoln is a HOT (Higher Order Thinking) school integrating the arts across disciplines.  This residency with 8th-grade students will focus on Immigration. September 23 - November 11, 2010  (Eight Thursdays) Basic Digital Editing, exploring digital darkroom techniques for photographers at the Silvermine Guild Arts Center in New Canaan, CT. October 15-17, 2010 Vocal Toning and Chant at the Women’s Yoga & Music Retreat together with Yoga Instructor Sara Billings of Center Yoga at Silver Lake Conference Center in Sharon, CT. To learn more about these programs, contact Whendi. Recent Programs September 23-26, 2010 Scripted, an interactive photographic exhibit and experiential workshop, at the Power of Words Conference at Goddard College in Plainsfield, VT.  Sponsored by the Transformative Language Arts Network. July 25-31, 2010 Sing Praise conference for youth in grades 7-9 with co-dean Valerie Tutson at Silver Lake Conference Center in Sharon, CT. June 24, 2010 Retreat for local chapters of Giv2 service work partnerships, Connecticut Conference United Church of Christ, Hartford, CT. May 15-16, 2010 Celebration of Oral Traditions at The Graduate Institute in Bethany, CT. March 19-26, 2010 Just Peace Summit supporting Three-Dot-Dash in New York City. March 12-14, 2010 CONNECTIONS intergenerational workshops with Valerie Tutson, Da Vita McCallister, and Danielle Grise at the UCC New England Women's Celebration VIII Together Building Bridges, in Burlington, VT. June 24-28, 2009 Artist and Leader for the Erie Area Northfield Conference, an intergenerational, ecumenical women’s conference, at Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA. May 2-5, 2009 Female Leadership Retreat with Hyde School in Woodstock, CT. January 30-31, 2009 Family Retreat with the Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford, CT. January 13 - February 17, 2009 (Six Tuesdays) Storyland, a songlines course for youth ages 8-14 at Great Hollow Wilderness School together with Justin Pegnataro, Executive Director of Two Coyotes Wilderness School. Adult Programs Whendi facilitates a variety of programs in the arts, adventure, and academia.  Examples of programs for adults include: §         Workshops in Theatre of the Oppressed for the Master of Fine Arts program at the Rinehart School of Sculpture, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. §         Workshops in Personal Narrative and the Social Construction of Meaning for the Master of Arts in Learning and Teaching at Lipscomb University, Nashville TN. §         Workshops in Storytelling and Literacy for teachers in the Milford Alternative High School Program, Milford, CT. §         Workshop in Team Building through Challenge & Problem Solving for Residence Directors of Castleton State College, Castleton, VT. §         Workshop in Songwriting for Camp Directors at the Horton Center, Pembroke, NH. Youth Programs Whendi facilitates a variety of programs in the arts, adventure, and academia.  Examples of programs for youth include: §         Numerous summer programs at Silver Lake Conference Center in Sharon, CT, including Khenuta, Sing Praise, Divinity, and In God’s Country. §         UCC Youth Conferences on Star Island in the Isle of Shoals, NH. §         Workshops in Music as Resistance and Survival, with songwriting and recording at the International Festival of Tolerance:  Learning, Sharing, and Understanding through Drama at Terezín, in the Czech Republic, sponsored by The Association for the Advancement of Education for Democracy.  §         Workshop in The Power of Story in the Holocaust with Makom Hebrew School at the Jewish Community Center in Woodbridge, CT. §         Workshop in Storytelling at The Grove School, a college preparatory therapeutic boarding school in Madison, CT. §         Caving trip with girls in the East Hampton Youth and Family Services program, Brave Girls, Strong Women. §         Workshops in Forest Stories and Natural Art at Westover School’s annual forest camp in Middlebury, CT. To explore the possibility of planning a program with your group, contact Whendi.