Professional Learning
Professional Learning
Professional learning at the Woodleigh Institute has been designed to provide a continuum of learning for people with different levels of experience and across a range of roles in school, system, and organisational settings. Scroll down to read more and register for upcoming programs.
The 2024 workshop series at the institute has concluded for this year. Check out the upcoming offerings for 2025 below.
Discovery Workshops
Target audience: People who are new to the field
Focus: Establishing a foundational understanding of the field or topic
Content: Core frameworks, concepts, and principles, and an introduction to relevant tools and practices
Exploration Workshops
Target audience: People with some experience in the field or in relation to the topic
Focus: Deepening understanding and skills
Content: Teaching and learning methodologies, professional practice, implementation
Retreats
Target audience: People with experience in the field
Focus: Deep, holistic experiential learning
Content: Leadership development, advanced practice, wellbeing, community building
Access
Please note the following levels of access:
Open: Open access
Network: Available to network members - pre-requisite learning required
Internal: Available to Woodleigh staff only
For some offerings, pre-requisite learning is required, please see the specific program page for further details. Feel free to contact the institute if you have any questions.
Regenerative Learning
Facilitators: Kim Shore and Dr Richard Owens
Dates: 30 - 31 May 2025
Locations: Sustainability Learning Center, Hobart, Tasmania
Access: Internal
Duration: 1.5 day
Exploration Workshops
Exploring Regenerative Design
Facilitators: Kim Shore and Dr Richard Owens
Dates: 4/9 - 5/9 2025
Location: Woodleigh Institute, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Access: Internal
Duration: 2 days
Exploring Systemic Wellbeing
Facilitators: Dan Lukies and Dr Rachel Colla
Dates: 25/6 - 26/6 2025
Location: Woodleigh Institute, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Access: Open
Duration: 2 days
Retreats
Discovering Middle Leadership
Facilitators: Dr Richard Owens
Dates: tbc
Locations: Woodleigh Institute, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Access: Internal
Duration: 1 day
Systems Leadership Retreat - Asia
Facilitators: tbc
Dates: 2026 dates tbc
Locations: Venue tbc
Access: Network
Duration: 3 days
Discovering Complex Competencies
Facilitators: Dr Richard Owens
Dates: tbc
Locations: Woodleigh Institute, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Access: Internal
Duration: 1 day
Discovering the Regenerative Futures Program
Facilitators: Dr Richard Owens
Dates: 18/3, 26/5, 4/8, 20/10 2025
Locations: Woodleigh Institute, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Access: Open
Duration: 1 day
Discovering Futures Thinking
Facilitators: Dr Richard Owens
Dates: 1/8/25
Locations: Woodleigh Institute, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Access: Open
Duration: 1 day
Systems Leadership Retreat - Australia
Facilitators: Dr Richard Owens, Mignon Weckert, Jodie Kirchner
Dates: 16/6 - 18/6 2025
Location: Barossa Valley, SA
Access: Open
Duration: 3 days
Discovery Workshops
Exploring Compassionate Systems
Facilitators: James Clapham and Rod Davies
Dates: 12/6 - 13/6 2025
Location: Woodleigh Institute, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Access: Open
Duration: 2 days