Workshop 3: Separate Fires, Kindle One Flame

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Introduction
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The protection of nature depends on more than the organizational strength of stewardship organizations; it also depends on the quality of the relationship between the young and nature—on how, or if, the young attach to nature. — Richard Louv, author, Last Child in the Woods This workshop…
Workshop-at-a-Glance
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Activity Minutes Opening 5 Activity 1: Story — One Flower in a Field 10 Activity 2: Nature’s Hide and Seek 20 Activity 3: River Scene — Planting the Riverbanks 20 Faith in Action: Adopt Your Watershed Closing 5 Alternate Activity 1: Care and Protection Collage 10…
Spiritual Preparation
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Pause to reflect on the many ways your needs have been met well enough for you to grow to this point in your life. You have survived vulnerable times—as an infant or when sick or injured—as a result of someone else’s care. You may want to spend some time outside observing how other animals in…
Opening
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Clear bowl to serve as a chalice Cup of water A small, hardy plant (such as a spider plant or shamrock plant) Newsprint, markers and tape Optional: Gather the Spirit blog access instructions Optional: Music and music player Optional: Small table…
Activity 1: Story - One Flower in a Field
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story “One Flower in a Field” Handout 1, Plant Facts Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the story. Print out Handout 1 for all participants or write facts on newsprint and post.
Activity 2: Nature's Hide and Seek
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Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Appropriate outerwear for the weather Small pads of paper Color markers or colored pencils Preparation for Activity If possible, schedule more time for this activity….
Activity 3: River Scene - Planting the Riverbanks
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Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity River Scene mural (Workshop 1, Activity 2) Drawing supplies such as oil pastels; color markers; paints, paintbrushes and cups of water (and newspapers or drop cloth) Plain drawing paper, (optional) construction paper in greens, browns and other…
Closing
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Taking It Home handout Clear bowl to serve as a chalice A small, hardy plant (such as a spider plant or shamrock plant) Optional: Small table Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Adapt Taking It Home for your group. Prepare…
Leader Reflection and Planning
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Meet with your co-leaders after the workshop to reflect on it. How was your mix of discussion and action? In the midst of the busy-ness, did you successfully include spiritual elements? Are participants growing in their understanding of the need to protect and equitably share the Earth’s water…
Faith In Action: Adopt Your Watershed
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Materials for Activity Information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s website , such as facts about wetlands and/or the Adopt Your Watershed program brochure Preparation for Activity On the U.S….
Taking It Home: Separate Fires, Kindle One Flame
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The protection of nature depends on more than the organizational strength of stewardship organizations; it also depends on the quality of the relationship between the young and nature—on how, or if, the young attach to nature. — Richard Louv, author, Last Child in the Woods IN TODAY’S…
Alternate Activity 1: Care and Protection Collage
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Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Magazines, with pictures, to cut up Poster board, paper-only scissors (including left-handed scissors), plain construction paper, color markers and glue sticks Preparation for Activity Gather magazines. Decide whether participants will work…
One Flower in a Field
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Adapted from “One Flower in a Field” by Joshua Searle-White, in Magic Wanda’s Travel Emporium: Tales of Love, Hate and Things in Between (Boston: Skinner House, 2007). Once upon a time there was a field. It had dry grass, brambles and thistles, and high places and low places, and rocks scattered…
Handout 1: Plant Facts
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Adapted from the Blue Planet Biomes website. The Importance of Plants Plants play the most important part in the cycle of nature. Without plants, there could be no life on Earth. They are the primary producers that sustain all other life forms….
Find Out More
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Learn more about the life teeming in wetlands. Learn more about native plants and natural landscapes and find a variety of environmental education resources on the Wild Ones website. Maybe there is a Wild Ones chapter near you.

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