I spent much of last week attending the Fifth International Adventure Therapy Conference. Not surprisingly, narratives and storytelling have found their way into this field. Paul Stolz (Evolve at Typo Station) and Cathryn Carpenter (Deakin University), both in Australia, spoke about their use of narrative therapy approaches to working with young people “in the bush”. Continue reading “Storytelling and Adventure Therapy”
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Storywalk at the Newbattle Abbey Storytelling Festival
Two weeks after I arrived in Scotland, I spent a weekend learning to tell stories at Newbattle Abbey College, just south of Edinburgh. I fell in love with the place right then and there and I was sad when I completed the second weekend of coursework, fearing my relationship with the college was over. Fortunately,Continue reading “Storywalk at the Newbattle Abbey Storytelling Festival”
Storylistening Podcast Added: Emily Dodd Speaks about Inspiring Children to Care about Seabirds
On a sunny Monday morning, I took a short train ride out to North Berwick to visit the Scottish Seabird Centre and talk to Emily Dodd about using storytelling in environmental education. When I arrived, a school group was just packing up their lunches after a fun-filled few hours at the Centre hearing stories, seeingContinue reading “Storylistening Podcast Added: Emily Dodd Speaks about Inspiring Children to Care about Seabirds”
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