Transitions and Thresholds

Marking transitions & thresholds in practice

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Location address: Essex Outdoors Danbury, Danbury
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Ages: 18+ years

Available tickets:
Adult Ticket Free
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A summary
As forest school leaders we are part of many kinds of transitions and thresholds with those we work with. This workshop will explore how having the curiosity to notice, and courage to mark these events can make a substantial difference to these children, young people or adults in our settings. A transition, in this context, could be when a child loses their first tooth, completes a tricky task, moves to a new class, or has friendship changes. Or when a young person talks about a challenging or wonderful thing in their life that has not yet been acknowledged- such as a relationship change, or courageously moves through a fear. As facilitators we want to actively support their human journeys of growth and be-coming through practices like deep listening, reflecting what we hear and/or simple ceremonial marking. We will: Explore our existing experiences of thresholds and transitions; discuss how we notice these using our senses; learn ways to reflect what we see and hear; find what kinds of small (and big!) ceremony markings can work in our settings. Diving deeper we will practise by taking a walk alone, and bringing back a story of a threshold crossed. We will draw upon the practices of rites-of-passage, the work of the School of Lost Borders and recent research.
About your mentors
Jenny Archard @ Woodland Journeys
Wilderness guide, facilitator, ceremonialist
Social entrepreneur, group facilitator, forest school leader, trainer, wilderness guide, ceremonialist, and outdoors woman. CoFounder of Neroche Woodlanders. She lives in a small village in East Devon, UK, between the sea and the Blackdown Hills. Making relationship with place, being our authentic selves and co-creating with the more-than-human are core to her way in the world. ​In 2022 her focus is on stripping away the things that are not needed, so she can support thriving life. In 2023 she is finishing her Masters Degree in Research (Outdoor Learning).Find out more about her work: www.woodlandjourneys.org.uk & www.nerochewoodlanders.org
Mell Mushroom- Kinda Education
Cross-generational nature connection.
Kinda Training is part of Kinda Education CIC which promotes equity and kindness by deepening reconnection to nature. Kinda delivers cross-generational Forest School programmes, and forest School Training working with people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to rekindle a sense of belonging, co-operation and community. Mell -our lead tutor- is an FSA endorsed trainer for the Kinda Education, a forest school facilitator for Kinda Forest School and a Director for Kinda Education CIC. She works with all ages from babies in arms, to elders. She has trained over 500 people to become forest school facilitators over the last 8 years. With 30 years of experience of inspiring nature connection and community building she likes nothing more than exploring how we can create spaces within nature where all are free to return to who they truly are.
Nic Harding
Project's Officer at FSA
As the Project Officer, I'm pleased to be organising the annual Forest School Association Conference. I am appearing as a Mentor on each workshop to give me oversight and allow me to help out on the day, I may not actually be on your workshop.
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Where we'll be
Essex Outdoors Danbury, ., Danbury, Essex, CM3 4AB
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