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Ba Luvmour, MA
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Geoffrey “Ba” Luvmour in Oregon
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- Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. Adjunct Faculty. Course in Positive Development in Children: Applications for Academic Excellence, Resolving Conflict, and Promoting Social Justice.
- Alliance Charter Academy, Oregon City, Oregon. Culture Creation Project. Conducted organizational assessment to develop appropriate interpersonal relationships with a sustainable and evolving culture with co-creation of touchstones for culture creation and protocols and specific behaviors in the culture involving conflict resolution with all ages
- CASASTART, staff training for in-school program for disadvantaged children 8 to 13 years of age.
- National College of Nature Medicine. Adjunct Faculty
- Portland State University, Portland, OR. Adjunct Faculty: seminars in the Evolution of Consciousness.
- Oregon Mentors Conference Keynote speaker: Responding to Childhood Challenges. Workshop Presentation: Undermining Pathology—A Natural Learning Rhythms Approach
- Portland City Club, Creator and co-facilitator of City Club Forum on children and education. This six week course brought together professionals from all fields that work with children, including architecture, social services, education, funding, and others.
- Advisor to Yamhill County on education for children with Asperger syndrome.
- Portland Parenting Connection conference: Keynote Speaker: Play, Learning, and Development, and Further applications of child development to family well-being
- Self Enhancement, Inc. staff training—Ongoing staff development workshops to bring a coherent understanding of child development to all SEI programs, invited on to the replication team.
- Portland Family Enrichment Program—Co-creator and co-facilitator with Josette Luvmour. Seven week program featuring experiential learning for whole families of diverse backgrounds. Program funded by Schnitzer Care Foundation, Juan Young Foundation, Rose E. Tucker Foundation and private donors.
- Knowledge Academy of Bend—Advisor on all start-up protocols and design for pre-school, K-8 classrooms and afterschool programs founded on developmental principles.
- Advisor to Central City Concern and Sera Architects on creating affordable housing in downtown Portland
- Co-chair of the Education and Human Development Committee of City Club
- “Starting a School using Developmental Principles”—One day seminar in Portland, OR. Presented by Ba Luvmour; co-created with Josette Luvmour.
- “How to Present Art to Children”—Lecture with practical applications to docents of Portland Art Museum. Workshops to follow in Summer, 2006.
- “Integrating Natural Learning Rhythms into Family Life”—Two day whole family program in Bend, OR. Co-created and co-facilitated with Josette Luvmour.
- “The Nature of Children between Eight and Twelve Years Old”—Lecture with practical applications to parents and staff at Catlin Gabel School.
- Optimal Development in Early Education Series—Evening lectures focusing on creating healthy boundaries with young children at Portland Cooperative Preschools of Oregon meetings.
- The Family in Work-Life Balance Series—Three part lecture with practical applications to help corporate workers maximize well-being in their families. Topics covered included: Communication with teens; Supporting academic excellence; Creating and maintaining healthy boundaries with all age children.
Presented at:
- Nike—twice, by popular demand
- Hewlett Packard Vancouver—twice, by popular demand
- Hewlett Packard Corvallis
- Individual Work-Life Balance Lectures
Presented at:
- Portland State University
- Mentor Graphics
- US Forest Service
- Bonneville Power
- Experiential Learning Day for Nike Families—Co-created curriculum for whole family learning. Program facilitated by Josette Luvmour.
- Oregon Home Schoolers Conference—Seminar facilitator in using Cooperative Games and Activities for academic excellence.
