They sometimes start when a group of friends decide they want to learn about an issue. Other circles start when a number of people form a group after seeing an advertisement.
Groups meet in private houses or in meeting rooms, schools or halls.
The Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation produces materials to guide learning circles. The Australians for Reconciliation Study Circles Kit was originally produced in 1993. There are eight session guides in this kit. A new kit that takes account of the latest developments will be available in the second half of 1998. Members of learning circles decide for themselves how they want to use the kit.