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Foundations for Strong Community Relationships: April 2026

About the course

Overview

Welcome to the Foundations for Strong Community Relationships course!
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  • Living in community

Skills you’ll gain

  • nonviolent-communication

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## Navigating this Course
Each class below contains the date and time of the class, the zoom link, class slides and other resources, and a homework assignment. Within 24 hours after the end of each class, the recording of the class will be posted under the respective class below.

For the best course experience, view each class’ contents in order and click the “Mark Complete” button at the end of each class page. This will ensure you receive your certificate of completion at the end of the course.

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## Registration
Register at: https://www.ic.org/community-relationships-course-2026/

Course information

Course content

Wednesday, April 29, 2026: 10:00am-12:00pm Pacific / 11:00am-1:00pm Mountain / 12:00pm-2:00pm Central / 1:00-3:00pm Eastern

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Wednesday, May 6, 2026: 10:00am-12:00pm Pacific / 11:00am-1:00pm Mountain / 12:00pm-2:00pm Central / 1:00-3:00pm Eastern

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Wednesday, May 13, 2026: 10:00am-12:00pm Pacific / 11:00am-1:00pm Mountain / 12:00pm-2:00pm Central / 1:00-3:00pm Eastern

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Dialogue Prompts:

I feel most safe when . . . 

Some things I give up in order to feel safer are . . . 

Some things I choose even though they make me less safe are . . .

Telling you this, I’m feeling . . . 

Something I appreciate about you is . . . 

Dialogue Prompts:

I feel vulnerable when . . . 

I avoid vulnerability when . . .

That works well

Wednesday, May 20, 2026: 10:00am-12:00pm Pacific / 11:00am-1:00pm Mountain / 12:00pm-2:00pm Central / 1:00-3:00pm Eastern

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Thinking of a recent disagreement:

As I became aware of the conflict, I felt . . . 

I responded to the conflict by . . . 

What worked well about that was  . . . 

What didn’t work well (or could have been better) was . . . 

Something I could try to do differently next time is . . . 

Something I appreciate about myself in this work is . . .

Someth

Wednesday, May 27, 2026: 10:00am-12:00pm Pacific / 11:00am-1:00pm Mountain / 12:00pm-2:00pm Central / 1:00-3:00pm Eastern

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In my family growing up, when there was a new idea or suggestion, the response was usually . . . 

When that happened, I felt . . . 

In community when I hear a new idea I like, my first response is usually . . . 

In community when I hear a new idea I don’t like, my first response is usually . . . 

As a community member when there is an idea I don’t

Wednesday, June 3, 2026: 10:00am-12:00pm Pacific / 11:00am-1:00pm Mountain / 12:00pm-2:00pm Central / 1:00-3:00pm Eastern

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I sometimes choose not to give feedback because . . . 

When that happens, I feel . . . 

When others have feedback for me, I hope they will . . . 

I can make that more likely by . . . 

As a community we use feedback when  . . . 

Ideally we would use feedback  . . . 

What is hard about that is  . . . 

What might help us is . . . 

This is importan

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Each live course offered by the Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC) is a 5-week course taking place fully online. Live courses run on a calendar schedule throughout the year, and you can enroll directly into the course dates that work best with your schedule. We typically recommend devoting 3 hours a week to the course material to get the most from your experience.

Each live course offered by the Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC) is a 5-week course taking place fully online. Live courses run on a calendar schedule throughout the year, and you can enroll directly into the course dates that work best with your schedule. We typically recommend devoting 3 hours a week to the course material to get the most from your experience.

Each live course offered by the Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC) is a 5-week course taking place fully online. Live courses run on a calendar schedule throughout the year, and you can enroll directly into the course dates that work best with your schedule. We typically recommend devoting 3 hours a week to the course material to get the most from your experience.

Each live course offered by the Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC) is a 5-week course taking place fully online. Live courses run on a calendar schedule throughout the year, and you can enroll directly into the course dates that work best with your schedule. We typically recommend devoting 3 hours a week to the course material to get the most from your experience.

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Live Zoom Classes

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