Because we have so many international participants, we offer a special session just for them: the Orientation for International Participants. In two days, you'll get a chance to meet the other international visitors, adjust to the time difference, deal with culture shock, and meet some U.S. activists. You'll even find out how to use Philadelphia's public transportation system.

Part one of the Super-T, Training for Social Action Trainers, is an intensive workshop designed for experienced facilitators wanting to revitalize their work, new trainers wanting to inspire, teachers, community leaders, activists--anyone who needs to take their skills to the next level and learn how training can be used more effectively.

Format: The workshop begins with dinner and registration at 6 p.m. Friday and runs until 6 p.m. Sunday.

Cost if taken separately: If taken separately, this workshop costs $350-$175, sliding scale based on income. The fee includes over 23 hours of training, meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch, and simple lodging in neighborhood homes for people who request it.

Part two of the Super-T, Adventure-Based Learning, is designed to introduce trainers to a set of invigorating tools that you can use to build group cohesion, explore conflict, examine leadership roles -- and just have fun!

Adventure-based learning provides physical and intellectual problems for groups to solve. The "group challenges" help people explore issues of leadership, cooperation, and conflict. The hands-on activities provide a laboratory for people to experiment with different ways to lead or support a team. As with other experiential training, at the end of each exercise participants explore options for greater effectiveness. This workshop helps trainers incorporate challenges into their training designs so that they are more effective in building teams, developing leadership, and resolving conflicts.

Format: The workshop begins with breakfast and registration at 8 a.m. Tuesday, and runs until about 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Cost if taken separately: If taken separately, this workshop costs $250-$110, sliding scale based on income. The fee includes over 16 hours of training, all meals on Tuesday and Wednesday, and simple lodging in neighborhood homes for people who request it.

Part three of the Super-T, Creative Workshop Design, gives you a chance to let your mind loose in a liberating learning environment and get a fresh look at creating workshops, classes, seminars and trainings. This fun, intense 3-day workshop is for trainers who want to design engaging, impactful workshops, teachers who want to add spice to existing curriculums, and anyone who needs to communicate with groups in a way that empowers. You will...

• Increase your ability to design educational experiences and invent new activities
• Explore the art of arranging activities in the most powerful sequence
• Learn how to increase a group's flexibility and openness to using powerful exercises

Format: The workshop begins with registration at 7 p.m. Friday and ends at 4 p.m. Sunday.

Cost if taken separately: If taken separately, this workshop costs $300-$135, sliding scale based on income. The fee includes over 22 hours of training, meals from Saturday breakfast through Sunday lunch, and simple lodging in neighborhood homes to people who request it.

In part four, the Advanced Training of Trainers, you'll deepen and broaden your facilitation skills. It's a rigorous training open only to people who've taken our introductory Training for Social Action Trainers, whether in Philadelphia or elsewhere. As a participant, you will...

• Receive in-depth, personal coaching on your goals
• Prepare for cross-cultural work, including international training
• Use more practice time to experiment with new approaches in a supportive setting
• Learn about more training tools and how to use them effectively
• Meet trainers with a range of life experiences

Format: The workshop begins with dinner and registration at 6 p.m. Tuesday and ends at 6 p.m. Sunday. That makes it almost three times the length of the basic training: 14 sessions compared with 6!

Prerequisite -- Part 1: This workshop is open only to people who've taken the introductory workshop, Training for Social Action Trainers.

Cost if taken separately: If taken separately, this workshop costs $800-$400, sliding scale based on income. The fee includes over 45 hours of training, all meals from Tuesday dinner through Sunday lunch, and simple lodging in neighborhood homes for people who request it.