Our Learning Festival is an initiative by the Office of the Vice Chancellor and Learning & Organizational Development in partnership with offices across campus, for all NYU Abu Dhabi community members to share and learn knowledge and skills.
Join us on Wednesday, April 24, 2024
11:30am to 5pm
John Sexton Square, Art Gallery, Arts Center, and A6 StartAD space
Learning Zones (11:30am-1:30pm)
Five learning zones are set up across campus building on the values of the university, to cultivate belonging, and foster sustained learning in our community. Swing by between 11:30am to 1:30pm to explore the zones.
Throughout the day, there will be a number of interactive and well-being focused activities for you to join in, including a community piano and opportunities to learn important well-being skills, including:
Mindful Conflict Management
5:15pm, C2 Multifaith room behind the Marketplace, Sign Up.
Dealing with interpersonal conflict can be a difficult and anxiety inducing experience. Join the Office of Inclusion and Equity for a workshop to learn how to be mindful and present during interpersonal conflict and moments of tension. Mindful conflict resolution utilizes mindfulness and presence to become more aware of one's own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors during a conflict, as well as the other person's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. This will include mindfulness practices such as breathing and body awareness exercises to attune to the body during moments of tension, as well as skill building on how to effectively communicate and listen actively to oneself and others from a place of presence.
From the Cosmos to the Garden's of Eden: Sound and Art discovery
5:15pm, Amphitheater on the High Line, Sign Up.
Join a guided sound healing journey followed by a creative exploration using the powerful dynamics of ARTiculation art therapy. During this exercise you will lie down or be seated for a sound healing journey, followed by creating a piece of art. Duration 1hr 15 minutes.
Our Learning Community
Our Learning Community is part of a wider Our Learning Festival programming. Building on our philosophy that we are all learners and educators, all community members – including students, staff, faculty, and contracted colleagues – were invited to propose and teach a 25-minute mini-course of their own design.
The mini-course schedule for the afternoon is as below. Courses will be on a first come first serve basis, and you can attend as many of these mini-courses as you like.
Mini-Course Schedule