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”
Category Archives: (re)storying nature
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”
Weird and Wonderful Fairly-traded Instruments for Storytelling
Yesterday I went out to the Scottish Seabird Centre to visit with Emily Dodd, their education officer. She uses storytelling in her work with school groups. In order to set the mood for stories, such as Percy the Puffin, she uses an ocean drum. You may be familiar with rainsticks–bamboo shakers filled with beads thatContinue reading “Weird and Wonderful Fairly-traded Instruments for Storytelling”
Restorying the Earth 