Below are a series of resources that may be helpful to you as you begin your discussion course or as you bring the work of NWEI to your community or organization. 

Introductory Packet

Includes course flyers, information on how to get started, and a course order form

Course Organizer Guide

Includes tips for getting started, course flyers and list of readings included in each course, background information on NWEI, class schedules used by participants to organize who will facilitate each week. 

Course description flyers:

Why Join an NWEI Discussion Course?

Global Warming: Changing CO2urse

Voluntary Simplicity

Choices for Sustainable Living

Healthy Children: Healthy Planet

Discovering a Sense of Place

Exploring Deep Ecology

Menu for the Future

Half Page Flyer, All Course listings 
 *includes half page Menu for the Future course flyer

Menu for the Future Course Resources

Menu for the Future Press Release 2008

Two sided half page flyer

*With Menu for the Future course description on one side and all other courses listed on second side

Global Warming Course Resources

Alternate Carbon Calculator - coming soon

Global Warming Course Ad

*Can be used in newsletters or media

Two sided half page flyer

*With Global Warming course description on one side and all other courses listed on second side

Sense of Place Supplementer's Guide

Includes information for those who wish to create a supplement with information on your local bioregion for the Discovering a Sense of Place course.

Introductory Presentation Manual

For those wishing to offer an introductory presentation about NWEI programs; a sample presentation is included with background information on NWEI.

Introductory Presentation Flyers

Use these flyers to invite people to attend an introductory meeting to learn about NWEI or to announce a brown bag lunch to kick off the course.

Choices for Sustainable Living

Exploring Deep Ecology

Menu for the Future

Discovering a Sense of Place

Global Warming: Changing CO2urse

Healthy Children- Healthy Planet

Volunteer Mentor Manual

This guide is meant for those mentoring new groups and contains information on helping new groups get started.  Mentors usually attend the first and last session of a group.

Outreach Tips Manual for Starting New NWEI Courses

This guide is meant for those who wish to reach out to other individuals and organizations in order to start new discussion groups using NWEI materials. 

NWEI Sign Up Sheet

For use at events and tabling

*To order discussion guides, please call NWEI at 503 227 2807 or email contact@nwei.org with your order.