This is the registration form for parents and guardians who would like to learn how to use Rushmere Tao coaching approaches with their children. These approaches are easy to learn for anyone who wants to be a good parent and can make a great difference to the lives of you and your child. Although we talk about teenagers, the approaches can be used with young people of all ages and even with adults. The basic course lasts four weeks with a live 1-hour session at the end of each week. Two extra weeks of coaching can be added for those who wish to undertake a project or case study. There is an added cost but you receive guidance and feedback in applying what you learn during the course. Certificates are awarded on request.
Course overview
Learn to take a learner-development-centred coaching approach to interacting with your child. Our approach is easy to learn for anyone who wants to be a good parent and can make a great difference to the lives of you and your child. Although we talk about teenagers, the approaches can be used with young people of all ages and even with adults. The basic course lasts four weeks with a live 1-hour session at the end of each week. Two extra weeks of coaching can be added for those who wish to undertake a project or case study. There is a small extra cost but you receive guidance and feedback in applying what you learn during the course. Certificates are awarded on request.
Outline
Introduction – Required reading: Rushmere Tao Approaches, Introduction, Goals, Definitions, Course tips, Course structure and admin.
Week 1 - Roles, Relationships, and a Few Attributes
Exploring the role of parent and learner. Addressing harmful preconceptions. Creating a relationship of mutual support. The importance of dreams, goals and approach. Exploring your next steps together and possible actions.
Featuring: an introduction to how we define and relate to ‘balance’, heartmindedness’, being ‘proactive’, a ‘curious inquirer’ and having ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ as a learner for life.
Week 2 - Engaging Young People to Engage Themselves
Exploring the nature of engagement. How to ensure engagement as a disposition. Building on engagement with trust, effective communication, collaboration, and shared vision. Exploring your next steps and possible actions.
Featuring: an introduction to how we define and relate to agile thinking, being wisely courageous, antifragile, erudite and also becoming effective communicators.
Week 3 - Using Entrepreneurial Spirit to Develop Attributes
Exploring the nature of entrepreneurial spirit in life towards independent learner development. Creating a classroom of opportunity. Exploring ways to have learners identify and create opportunities for learner development in their lives. Coaching as a learner activity.
Featuring: an introduction to how we define and relate to being open-minded, principled, collaborative and independent.
Week 4 - Responsibility and the Learner
The learner as a coach of self and others. The next steps in taking responsibility. The next steps in developing as learners, managing one’s portfolio and finding purpose.
Weeks 5 & 6 - Coaching Case Study
You will put your learning from the course into action either with your children or with a case study - your report on your approach will be assessed. The course coach will guide you towards the case study though the whole course if you choose this option.
