Friendcraft Courses

Our first Friendcraft course, which is currently available and which has already been given in both the UK and US, is our Amazing Friendships: The Art of Making Friends course. Plans are underway to make this course also available online so more can enjoy it and its benefits in their lives. Below is information about the course and upcoming course dates.

Amazing Friendships: The Art of Making Friends
March 29 & April 12, 2008, in Fairfax, Virginia

The Friendcraft course Amazing Friendships: The Art of Making Friends will be held on the Saturday mornings of March 29 and April 12, 2008, from 9 AM until Noon, at Fairfax High School in Fairfax, Virginia. May Ann Chang will be teaching the class, which is being offered through Fairfax County Adult Continuing Education.

If you or people you know have been waiting to take this class, now is the time to register.

For more information about the class, see the course outline below. For information on registering for the class, please click here to visit the Fairfax County Adult Continuing Eduation web page about the course.

Here are the highlights of what the course covers:

Being Your Own Friend: A Key to Having Good Friends

• What it means to be your own friend
• Why being your own friend brings quality friends into your life
• How to be your own best friend

Charting Out Your Circles of Friends

• The Friendcraft Model and the valuable insights it gives you into your friendships
• The kinds and levels of friendship and the roles they play in your life
• Mapping our your personal community of friends and acquaintances

Having Friends by Choice, Not Chance

• Finding friends that are “right” for you
• How to get closer with the people you meet
• Building and shaping your personal community of friends and acquaintances

Cultivating Friendships that Complement Your Life

• The essential ingredients of true friendships
• Tools for developing your friendships
• What to do (and not do) if you want to make and keep good friends

False Friends: What You Need to Know

• Recognising the kinds of rogue “friendships” and their draining effects
• Things that make friendships falter and friends flee
• Why and how to end negative “friendships”

Building Your Personal Community of Friends

• Renewing and reshaping your community of friends and acquaintances
• Your plan for finding and cultivating life-enhancing friendships
• Being happier and more content with yourself, your life, and your friendships