Adult Workshops
We offer adult workshops in order to carve out time for us adults to enter into a state and place of childlike wonder. Our workshops provide an environment of play, deep nature learning, wildcraft skills, and mindfulness.
Our workshops are for those who seek to:
Reconnect with nature and enhance well-being
Escape the demands of everyday life and unwind in a peaceful environment
Learn about local flora and fauna in a unique and fun way
Take time to decompress and reflect
Foster a deep connection to nature and promote personal growth and rejuvenation
Develop a profound appreciation for the natural world and its importance in sustaining a harmonious environment.
Learn through hands on experiences.
Reinvigorate primal instincts.
Re-discover the art of play through interesting and engaging games designed to bring out our inner child.
Current Workshops:
Storytelling Workshop.
Theme: Spring Ephemerals.
May 4th - 5th,
9:00 to 2:00
(limited to 20 people)
When and Where?
Sunday, May 5th, 9:00 to 2:00
On the campus of Knox Forest School
What?
This storytelling workshop is gauged for teachers (home school parents as well!) who want to deepen their storytelling skills. Whether it is in a traditional classroom or nature based learning center, you will be able to enhance your story telling skills in a way that allows your students to drop in with you and be able to imagine the stories you are telling.
It will also provide you with the ability to teach others the importance of stories and how to tell good, simple and powerful stories.
The theme we will be exploring is the world of flowers! The Spring ephemeral season is here, and our campus has gobs and gobs of wonderful flowers to find, explore and learn about.
We will also be making art with the flowers that is a perfect companion to creative classroom activities and lessons, so your students will also be able to learn from the vast world of flowers.
You will be hearing stories about flowers and crafting your own during the course of the weekend.
We will also be making a flower essence to take with you!
Cost: $55
Instructor: Stephen Otis
Stephen is one of the co-founders of Knox Forest School. He has been teaching and telling stories for over 20 years. Currently, in addition to teaching adult workshops at Knox Forest School, he is a Middle School Humanities Teacher at Clayton Bradley Academy. Stephen has been trained by the Academy of Forest Kindergarten Teachers in storytelling and also teaches workshops for Earth Path Education in their Scared Naturalist School. He also would like to mention the many mentors, from Appalachian Storytellers to Cherokee Native tellers, he has learned from and cherishes. Stephen honors the sacredness, power and imagination stories hold and loves it when people gather to share.