Experiential Learning

Dr. Kemp offers 3 different kinds of experiential learning opportunities:

Workshops
A trained facilitator in the Beyond Diversity 101 curriculum, Dr. Kemp offers customized workshops in varying lengths from 2 hours to 5 days. Workshops help build communication, connection and appreciation of difference. Dr. Kemp's workshops assist people in their movement through guilt and anger to mutual compassion, joy and a hunger for continued learning. Focusing on multiple kinds of diversity, including sexuality, class, race, and gender, Dr. Kemp uses dynamic techniques which invite people to stretch beyond their comfort zones. Intended for people targeted by various forms of discrimination as well as those who benefit from institutional privilege, these experiential learning opportunities offer groups and individuals a safe but challenging space to do their own healing and values clarification.

The Ancestors Workshop
This workshop combines yoga, meditation and creative writing to assist participants in connecting with their ancestors. By ancestors, we mean biological, spiritual, political, or artistic forbears who have no passed over. The intent is to empower ourselves and consider what the ancestors might be calling on us to do today. Appropriate for ages 12 on up. Workshop usually runs 2 hours but can be abbreviated for school groups

God, Death, and the Meaning of Life... According to August Wilson
An adaptation of 3 three plays of the late Pulitzer prize winner playwright August Wilson for an ensemble of up to ten, this is a theatre workshop for students or community members.  An engaged way to wrestle with life's big questions and to learn about Wilson, this 2-3 day workshop is a great way for small groups to bond.  No acting experience required, this workshop concludes with a no-fee, movement enhanced reading open to the group's larger community.

Contemplative and Interactive classroom
In addition to workshops, Dr. Kemp also teaches humanities courses in African American literature and performance as well as spirituality and social change.Employing performance and contemplative practices, Dr. Kemp's classes encourage connecting the heart and mind. She earned her Ph.D. in Performance Studies from Northwestern University and has taught at colleges and universities since 1998. She is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of American and Africana Studies at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa.

Radical Forgiveness Book study
Using Colin Tipping's Radical Forgiveness, this book study meets weekly for 6-8 weeks. We consider the theory behind radical forgiveness and, more importantly, USE the tools of forgiveness to shift energy in individual conflicts and in collective/historical relationships.

To book a workshop or invite Dr. Kemp to speak please contact: amanda@dramandakemp.com