TCK Academy Class

I hope that you are enjoying the TCK Academy Expert Interview Teleseminar Series, so far. It has been our absolute pleasure to pick the brains of some of the leading TCK/CCK experts and exciting new upcomers on a variety of topics to learn more about successfully navigating the internationally mobile lifestyle, as TCAs, ATCKs/ACCKs, teachers, parents, and counselors.

As you read the feedback and testimonials from TCK Academy, you will begin to see the benefits of attending these interviews. More importantly, you will know that being there with us is time well spent!

For example, Lori , a teacher in Tokyo praises, saying “worth waking up for at 5 AM!” The best part about attending these TCK Academy Teleseminars and classes, is that you not only actually get to hear our guests talk about their passions regarding this field and the work that they do to support this global community, you get to ask them your questions, discuss concerns and share stories – “Thank you so very much for making the surreal, real!”

…. And, if you have been on the calls or listened to the MP3 recordings, then you know that we have attempted to ask thought provoking questions, so that everyone can learn from these experts, and be able to take action with the answers that all the experts have provided. We believe that the questions that have been asked by our listeners clearly show the value and quality of these interviews.

In this series, we have covered (will cover) topics, such as:

1. How do I learn to recognize and develop fully the gifts I received from this TCK experience?

2. How can I make and maintain friendships with non-TCKs and TCKs?

3. How do I sort out who I am and where I belong when I can’t get past the feeling of belonging “everywhere and nowhere?”

4. How do I deal with the grief I still feel from long ago losses of country and friends?

5. How do I stop restlessness, and the cycles of separation and loss I continue to create for myself because I can’t seem to stay in one place more than 2-3 years?

6. How can I not forget and lose my past while moving towards the future?

7. How do I deal with the loneliness I sometimes feel, even when others are around?

For parents and families:

* Preserve your family’s mental health before, during and following relocation.

* Identify with our child’s emotions during a move.

* Survive the challenges of parenting while abroad.

* Maintain one’s co-parenting relationship in an overseas assignment.

* Navigate parenting abroad in an on-demand world.

…and so much more.

You will hear (and be able to ask questions) from experts, such as:

Ruth Van Reken – 7 Things Every TCK Should Know.
(The first teleclass for TCKs!)

Highly sought TCK consultant, and author of Third Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds and Letters Never Sent.

Robin Pascoe – Raising Global Nomads: Parenting Abroad in an On-Demand World.
The Expat Expert and author of Homeward Bound and the Moveable Marriage.

Donna Musil – How Can Third Culture Kids Belong? Brats: Our Journey Home
Army Brat/ATCK, writer, director and producer of Brats: Our Journey Home.

Margie Ulsh – Helpful Tips for Living A Masterful TCK Life: An Engaging Conversation.
ATCK and editor of Among Worlds Magazine

And coming soon…

Tom Query is the Executive Director of the Foothills Counseling Center in northern Georgia, and a highly skilled licensed professional counselor/psychotherapist. His expertise includes and grief and loss issues, relationships, and individuation. Tom served as one of the Rescue Mental Health Professionals with the Red Cross in New York Oct/Nov 2001, working with survivors and families of this tragic event.

Nancy Ruth – ATCK and Senior Global Coordinator and Facilitator of Cultural Awareness International

Kellie Pullin and Terry Kinnard – the Emergent Coach™ and the creators of the Path to Choice Teleseminar

Barbara F. Schaetti, Ph.D. is Principal Consultant of Transition Dynamics, a faculty member of the Intercultural Communication Institute and is a founding partner of Personal Leadership Seminars (PLSeminars).

… and others ( more details soon).

The TCK Academy is excited about the opportunity to provide this programming. We have a lot in the planning stages and look forward to future offerings. If you have not already done so, please consider this as your personal invitation to join us for this ongoing summer series. If you have participated in one or more of this series already, we would love to have you join us again!!

Keep an eye on this blog for further official announcement and registration page.

TCK Academy

Thank you for joining us.

Have you lived outside your Passport culture and then struggled
trying to fit in with people that you have nothing in common with
when you returned “home”?

Are you a parent, family member, counselor, international school
teacher or administrator, relocation specialist or anyone
interested in learning more about meeting the needs of the
expatriate family and feel like you want to learn more
about Third Culture Kids?

Join TCK Academy for an engaging conversation “Helpful Tips for Living A Masterful TCK Life: An Engaging Conversation With Margie Ulsh Editor of Among Worlds Magazine”.

In Margie Ulsh’s 60-mins interview, you will learn about:

* Discover how Margie Ulsh handles restlessness and “itchy feet”.

* Learn techniques to pass on your TCK legacy and instill a global
perspective in your non-TCK children.

* How to come to terms with grief and loss in the TCK experience.

* Lessons Learned About this Global Life as an ATCK (Adult Third
Culture Kid) and the editor of Among Worlds Magazine.

When? Saturday 19th July, 2008

Time? 6:00 PM Eastern. Click here for the time zone converter.
Where? From the comfort of your home or office.
Is it free? Yes, if you decide to listen online. There will be long
distance charges if you call outside the U.S. (you can ask questions online or
on the phone.)
What if you can’t attend? Sign up anyway to get the MP3 recording, it’s the same page.

For those of you who missed TCK Academy’s interview last week with
Donna Musil, you are just a click away from tuning into her is
insights and knowledge regarding growing up amongst worlds.

What attendees have said:

- “I have tears just falling from my eyes. I hear tears from others
too. It is powerful to hear so many others validate my experiences.”

- “These past few weeks of the TCK Academy have been more help in
tying so many threads of my life together than years of on & off
therapy with a number of therapists.”

- “It makes me feel like a bird happily flapping around in a bird
bath. I felt so ‘at home’ with you all yesterday.”

- “What a breath of fresh air to have at last some practical
observations and advice on TCK issues.”

- “I would STRONGLY recommend the teleclass to anyone thinking of
joining in.”

You can get all the details about this teleconference at this
web page:

http://tckacademy.com/class/004?blg

IMPORTANT: Please check out that page right away.
This is a time limited AND space limited event to 200 people.

Kind Regards,

Brice Royer
TCK Academy

P.S: We are trying to spread the word so please forward this email
to anyone who might be interested in the event.

Here is the link again to the event:

http://tckacademy.com/class/004?blg