As part of an outstanding programme to compliment the Kinglake Neighborhood House Annual General Meeting, a participatory workshop with Dr Ron Faris is proudly brought to you by Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House and Central Ranges Local Learning and Employment Network!

So what is a Learning Community?

Dr. Ron Faris defines learning communities as:

neighbourhoods, villages, towns, cities and regions in which the concept of life-long and life-wide learning is explicitly used as an organising principle and social goal as the learning resources of every one of the five sectors of community - civic (associational and political), economic (private and cooperative enterprise), public (libraries, museums, health and social service agencies), education, and voluntary - are mobilised to foster communities that are environmentally sustainable, culturally innovative,ecoonomically self-reliant and socially inclusive.

Venue: Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House 6 McMahon’s Rd, Kinglake

Date: Tuesday 30 August 2005 Time: 4:30 - 6:00pm

Phone: 5786 1301 or email krnh@minerva.com.au for further details.

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KINGLAKE NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Join the community for a relaxed social evening of great food and good conversation.

Dr. Faris will be making presentation titled:

Linked-up and Local - Learning Communities - Preparing children, adults & whole communities for the transition to the knowledge based society & economy.

Where: Kinglake Neighbourhood House, 6 McMahon’s Road, Kinglake.
When: Tuesday 30 August 2005 (7:00 for 7:30pm start)
FREE ENTRY. Refreshments and Supper will be served.

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