‘It’s not like working here’, said John Esling. ‘It’s like a dance’. Another glorious, rainless, sunshine October day, and day 3 of creating a boundary around the pond. Thanks to unexpected funding from Sara Solnick. Sal and Nicky's willow woven along the southern boundary of the pond. More stakes made Finished staking out the hazel… Continue reading 2018 Fencing the Pond – Day 3
John Esling, from a company companionably called Hedgery, wrote us a remarkable proposal, remarkable as he was so much in line, in tune, in touch with all of our teaching and thinking. Here it is Holton Fence Esling. He arrived today, to start working with Paul to create a boundary around the two ponds in… Continue reading 2018 Fencing the pond
A glorious October day, shirt sleeves, a net of cobwebs on the field outside the wood, ploughed an hour before, and swiftly netted by the opportune spiders, to catch the insects keen to breakfast on the fresh turned earths offerings. The toddlers were the first to see the new sign - Hazel - that Mel… Continue reading 2018 KFS Week 5 October
This weeks tree was HAZEL More and more are registering. We are almost up to our quota's. Working with the early Toddler group, I realise how important Forest School play and experience is not only for the toddler but also the parent. It is nourishing and with Eloise bending hazel and making harps with wool,… Continue reading 2018 KFS Week 3 – September 26
The week of the OAK. Heads down thumbs up. Through Speaking stick we devised our rules of our TRIBE and our wood, from giving each other space to not stepping on young trees. Eloise gave us a brief history of permaclture - looking after and sharing, Plant, Self and Other. A strong south west wind… Continue reading 2018 KFS Week 2
Todlers and mothers were the first to enter under the protection of the pink parachute. The wood animals were waiting. Three came that first Wednesday morning. Holly and Ivy. A fire was made And we ended with a dance, naturally Home schooling Hardly time to turn around, we did, and welcomed our first radical (rooted)… Continue reading 2018 KFS Week 1
Organised by Mell, we had a ceremony to bless our workspace and our birth of Kinda Forest School. The Sherman, Rachelle Wolf, came with her stick, needed as she had a foot formation which unbalanced her since a child -'It has never caused me any pain and I will not die from it', she said.… Continue reading 2018 KFS Ceremony
The pink parachute and paths to it, where confirmed, made higher and made safe today by a visit to the wood by Will Poyntz. Meanwhile wood is split, dens are made, deconstructed and constructed again. The bunting Queen, Mischa, knitted and wove and cut and punched the bunting in the warm cabin. A found sink (useful)… Continue reading 2018 Preparing the pink parachute
Kym and her husband have been checking out the wood gathering trip hazards. Here is what I found they had found when I got to the wood that evening Finally moved the giant tree root to where it will reside, overlooking the southern view across to Wenhaston.
Kinda Elders in the woods 