We are thrilled to offer this series of 60 minute community conversations based on The Cedarsong Way. They are free and open to anyone who would like to join in.

These conversations take place every Tuesday afternoon/evening at 4:30 pm Pacific Time, 6:30 pm Central Time, 7:30 Eastern time.

Date

Host 

Topic

 

October 9

Barbara Sheridan

First Month of Forest School – Bring your Funny Stories, Problems that came up, Suggestion requests 

 

October 15 

Alyssa Venable

EEEK Bugs! 

 

October 22

Lauren Roddick-Brown

Director’s Circle : Staff Professional Developement 

 

October 29 

Molly Lannon Kenny 

Speaking with children about Death and Dying 

 

November 5 

Nicole Marie 

How to approach the ‘Forest School’ model without a forest : nature immersion practices thru diverse bio-regions. 

 

November 12 

Lauren Roddick- Brown

Director’s Circle : Staff and Family Appreciation 

 

November 19 

Nicole Corbo

Supporting Risky Play

 

November 26 

Nicole Marie 

Multi age dynamics

December 3 

Lauren Roddick – Brown

Director’s Circle : Enrollment, Handbooks (Staff and Families)

 

December 10 

Molly Lannon Kenny

 

December 17 

Barbara Sheridan

 

January 7 

Barbara Sheridan

Forest School Through the Seasons – How does you Forest School change  in th

 

January 14 

Lauren Roddick – Brown

Director’s Circle:  Documentation of Learning; Nature Notes, Growth Rubrics

 

January 21

Nicole Corbo

Stepping Back & Stepping In:
The importance of active observation to see the learning

 

January 28 

Nicole Marie Majewski

 

February 4 

Alyssa Venable 

Planning for Planting: Cultivating Learning Gardens 

 

February 11 

Lauren Roddick- Brown

Director’s Circle: Book review/share : How to raise a wild child, The Yes Brain, The power of showing up

 

February 18 

Nicole Marie Majewski

 

February 25 

Nicole Marie Majewski

 

March 4

Nicole Corbo

Celebrating Spring:
songs, stories, and activities

 

March 11

Lauren Roddick- Brown

Director’s Circle: Growing up, End of the year celebrations

 

March 18 

Lori Whipple

Nature Immersion with our 2-3 year olds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We will use the same Zoom link for all calls.

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All of the calls will follow the same 60 minute format:

1. Check-in and tech issues/norms:

* Participants are welcome to join late or leave early as needed to fit their schedule. We welcome all efforts to connect with community.

* We may experience internet connectivity issues. If so, please just hang in there, internet usually resolves itself. Should the call get disconnected, stay on the line and the host will simply call back in.

* People have different capacities with Zoom as well as varying internet capability. We will practice patience and radical inclusivity with all participants.

* Please limit use of “chat” function. This function tends to distract the facilitator, and we want to hear from everyone – if you want to share, please share with the group!

* Please raise hand to speak. We will use the “move forward, move back” paradigm. This means if you’re someone who tends to not speak a lot, please move up into a role of speaking more. If you tend to speak a lot, please move up into a role of listening more.

* If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please type your name and email into chat directed to Cedarsong Way.

* These conversations are meant to be collective “hive mind” offerings to build community connections. They are not classes or lessons. Please speak from your own direct experience and wear your hat of community member rather than teacher.

* Please be aware of the number of people on the call and the 60 minutes we have scheduled and gauge your responses and input accordingly.

2. Brief introductions simply to include your name, where you are calling from – please let us know the indigenous land you are on. If you don’t yet know it, that’s no problem, now is a great time for you to look into for next time! –  the pronouns you use, (let’s not use the term “preferred”) and this simple prompt question to be answered in 1 – 3 words: “What aspect of the natural world is most present for you today – perhaps a bush in front of your house, a tea you are drinking, a new bird at your feeder….”

3. Conversation host frames conversation

4. Community responds – Think of the conversation like a “picnic” in the grass; it’s a flowing conversation with the intention to connect and build community around

5. Closing