Calm Roots. Calm Classroom.
Bring the 'Calm' to your Board/ School/ Conference/ PD Training!
‘Calm Roots. Calm Classroom‘ is an experiential workshop that is designed to support educators with a nature-based stress management tool that ‘roots’ them in calm, building resilience to avoid burnout. A calm educator can co-regulate students for a calm classroom – a win/win for both educators and students!
This workshop (ideally a half day) is facilitated by an OCT educator/certified Forest Therapy Guide, and can be customized based on the Board/ school’s schedule and needs. It offers up to 15 educators the following:
- An immersive Forest Therapy experience; an excellent stress relief tool and co-regulation strategy to help students improve their emotional self-regulation (SEL) skills.
- Strategies and resources to integrate calming elements of Forest Therapy into the classroom to enhance mental health & well being of educators and students.
- Forest Fables, a fun primary level story-telling resource that weaves in Forest Therapy into the curriculum. (includes 3 copies/school)
- The joy of Outdoor Learning: benefits, barriers/solutions, effective practical strategies, ideas, tips and resources.
- Collaborative peer activity to reimagine Outdoor Learning as part of their regular teaching practice, while meeting curriculum and assessment goals.
- Online coaching support available for 1 month post workshop
The flat rate for this half day workshop, typically 3 hours in length, is $550 for up to 15 educators.
The fee includes:
- pre-planning session
- site survey
- workshop facilitation
- equipment & supplies
- 3 copies of Forest Fables
- 1 month follow-up online coaching support
- taxes and travelling expenses (up to 100 km)
Customized versions of Calm Roots. Calm Classroom., formatted for conferences, PD educator training, or an in-depth all day workshop are available on request. Fees will vary with the version.
If you would like more information about the Calm Roots. Calm Classroom workshop, or are ready to book, please reach out through the contact form, or directly to: contact@forestfloor.live.
We look forward to introducing the calming benefits of Forest Therapy and Outdoor Learning to your school/ event!
Workshop Testimonials (from teachers at HWDSB):
“Research based, connected to the curriculum, excellent PD with suggestions for your existing outdoor space at school. It was great”
“How well the resource ties into self-regulation and well-being”
“You can do anything outdoors, good for mental health for both students and educators”
“Absolutely, I truly feel it can be so effective to all classes. You can truly do all learning outside.”
“This is something that everyone should experience. Thank you!”
Ready to sign up for a workshop? Please fill out the form below.
Have Questions?: contact@forestfloor.live