The fairytale

 At the discussion on Friday, which I listened to with a kind of Covid-y tiredness but couldn't help but find exciting, we discussed the energy of hope. We spent some time reading the transcripts from the children's listening exercise. Johan talked about the format of the fairytale as one we could follow. 

He talked about Hansel and Gretel and the form of the fairytale being about overcoming some kind of danger and going into strange spaces such as the forest.

We also talked about small stories and tall stories. 

This felt like a really positive way forward and we agreed to explore tall and small stories with the children. 

While I have been ill I made it my mantra to walk in the woods everyday. 

Here is a photo from a tree walk. 



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  1. spodsheffMarch 28, 2022 at 6:01 AM

    I enjoy walking the dog and in the woods - he snuffles off more though and I worry about loosing him. since starting this project I have been noticing trees more. Old ones and woodland and how it feels to be in woodland spaces. I think the war has made me sad - it feels like it is even more important to be hopeful but even harder to actually enact it. My kids don't watch the news maybe i need to start doing that and going deeper into forests where you can get lost in something very local. I thought of the old crit question today that is hard but good to ask - you can answer it in your next blog - it is from Big Dave who went to the Royal college with Kate.

    "If the trees project is successful what will it do ~? "

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