Healing Stories for Children During Wild WeatherAt Birdwings Forest School, we know that wild weather, like Cyclone Alfred, can cause anxiety in children. While we embrace outdoor play in all weather, we stay calm and prepared during storms. We use creative processes such as storytelling, songs, and nature play to help children process their feelings. If you’re interested in learning how to write healing stories for children, we offer a 3-day Ecological Storytelling course and a recorded webinar to help you get started. Discover how to support children’s emotional resilience and nature connection through the power of storytelling at Birdwings Forest School.
Ecological Storytelling
The Tree Grows Strong, A Story for Reconciliation.
At Birdwings Forest School we enjoy many types of storytelling, but mostly we use oral storytelling to share our knowledge and experiences. We tell stories of our own experience, Kombumerri and other Aboriginal dreaming stories, stories about seasonal learning and our own play. Sometimes we use props, sometimes we use actions, but for this kind … Continue reading The Tree Grows Strong, A Story for Reconciliation.
Storytelling on the track: three ways to explore nature, culture and our relationships with both.
Oral storytelling is one of the foundations of children's development of language and literacy. It's also one of our foundation practices at Birdwings - plus everyone loves a story! Storytelling for us happens in so many different ways. We share planned stories which often have props and scenery specially prepared. These stories we have written … Continue reading Storytelling on the track: three ways to explore nature, culture and our relationships with both.