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VMC Global Japan ™
Drum Circle Facilitator Training Institute
Intensive Playshop Training
Intensive training basic information
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The next schedule will be posted as soon as it is decided.
Participants
Anyone can participate, from beginners to experienced people.
Over the course of five days, participants will learn facilitation techniques and concepts step by step, from the basics to advanced applications, all while living and eating together.
Not only will you learn facilitation, musicality and presence, but you will also experience community building with your mentors* and have the opportunity to share your skills and talents during a talent show and open space time.
*For more information about mentors, please refer to the Mentor Training.
Dates
May 2nd (Tuesday) - May 6th (Saturday), 2023
Time schedule
May 2 (Tuesday)
13:00 Departure from JR Matsuyama Station 13:30 Departure from Matsuyama Airport
*There will be a shuttle bus to the venue.
14:30-15:00 Reception & Opening 15:00-21:30 Play Shop
Wednesday, May 3
9:00-21:30 Playshop *Afternoon Open Space (Sharing)
*There will be a late night drumming session in the evening.
May 4 (Thursday)
9:00-21:30 Playshop *Afternoon Open Space (Sharing)
*There will be a late night drumming session in the evening.
Friday, May 5
9:00-21:30 Playshop *Afternoon Open Space (Sharing)
*There will be a talent show in the evening
Saturday, May 6
9:00-11:30 Playshop 13:00-15:00 Community Drum Circle
Location: Wind Museum Multipurpose Hall Departure time: 15:30 *Shuttle bus will be provided.
17:00 (scheduled) Arrival Matsuyama Airport 17:30 (scheduled) Arrival JR Matsuyama Station
*Shuttle buses have set times.
*Those who join or leave midway through the tour will be picked up and dropped off at JR Ozu Station or JR Uchiko Station.
*Depending on the training content, the venue may be the Wind Museum.
*Antigen tests may be conducted depending on the COVID-19 infection status.
Entry fee
General admission: 230,000 yen
General students: 185,000 yen*¹
Friends membership : 200,000 yen
Basic membership : 195,000 yen
Intensive/Mentor Membership: 190,000 yen
Student membership: 165,000 yen*¹
*All prices include tax.
* 1 The price for regular students/student members is for lodge stays. (Students will stay in lodges as a general rule.)
*Corporate members who apply by January 14, 2023 will receive an early bird discount of 10,000 yen .
*A stay at the lodge "Bokoso" near the training venue will receive a 20,000 yen discount.
---"Bokoso": Shared bathroom and toilet, no bed making. 5 minutes by car to the venue (shuttle bus available).
---Training venue: Shikanogawaso: Rooms come with a unit bath and toilet, bed making provided, and admission to the large hot spring bath is free .
(For details, please click on the "Access" button below.)
*Early bird discount and lodge stay discount can be used together.
*You can pay in 3, 4 or 5 installments.
---An administrative fee will be charged for installment payments.
---Depending on the time of application, you may not be able to select the number of installments or you may not be able to make installments.
---Click here for a quick guide to installment payments.
(Please contact us for details.)
・Participation fee includes training fee, venue fee, textbook fee, VMC completion certification fee, and lodging and food expenses.
・Accommodation and meals are from dinner on the first day to lunch on the last day.
・After you apply, we will send you an e-mail with instructions on how to make the transfer within 3 days.
・After receiving the transfer information email, please transfer the full amount or the split fee within one week. After confirming the transfer, we will secure your seat.
・Cancellation fees due to personal reasons will be 60% from 30 days before and 100% from 3 days before. However, an administrative fee of 11,000 yen (including tax) will be charged regardless of the time of cancellation.
・Regarding refunds of entry fees in the event of bad weather (in the event of force majeure)
―――In the following cases, we will refund the participation fee, excluding the administrative fee of 5,500 yen (including tax), even if the cancellation fee period has passed.
(1) When transportation is delayed or canceled due to bad weather such as typhoons, heavy fog, or snowfall.
(2) When transportation is delayed or canceled due to force majeure such as an earthquake or flood.
(3) When the government, prefecture, or city requests that the event be canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus.
*Personal reasons and judgments are not covered.
*If the number of participants is 21 or less as of April 15, the training will be cancelled. In that case, the full participation fee will be refunded.
・If the trainer cannot enter the country, the lecture may be changed to an online lecture.
About pre-assignments
Before attending the training, you will be asked to complete some pre-requisites.
One of them is the following reading homework.
Drum Circle Facilitators Handbook Japanese Version
Author Nellie Hill, Arthur Hull
Translated by Yoko Hayami and Tomoko Yokota
Supervisor Tomoko Yokota
Produced by Atlus Publishing
Price 3,080 yen (tax included)
If you do not have it,
you can purchase it from here.
Capacity
About 30 people
Cooperation
REMO Inc.
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