Luna Moth

We’re excited to welcome on board Danny Ansel from the MBA Unit, University of Strathclyde! His interest in radical education and expertise in socially impactful business strategies will help drive our work over the next three months. A big thank-you to "Interface" for connecting business and academia! 🤝🙏💪

The final part of the 'Spiral Twist' project — a series of environmental workshops funded by Business Gateway, as part of our initiative to bring our imaginative events to Poland! 🇵🇱 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Lawrence Buell, a scholar of American literature and one of the pioneers of ecocriticism, famously wrote that:

"The environmental crisis is fundamentally a crisis of the imagination."

When culture is dominated by narratives of dominance, detachment, or endless growth, it narrows our ability to imagine more sustainable ways of living...

What L. Buell What meant is that literature, storytelling, and the arts play a crucial role in shaping how societies perceive the natural world! 🦆🐾

"Nature Twist" has come to an end! 🌿✨ The pilot project, carried out in collaboration with Jungle Van, has borne fruit in the form of three permaculture mini-rain gardens built in schoolyards by first-grade children! 🍀🐌🦋

We invite you to check out the photo report from Waldorf Primary School "Istota" in Wieliczka. A big thank you to the teachers and parents for their trust!

The Herbal Spiral is a harmonious, self-regenerating space for plants and animals, enhancing biodiversity in the garden and supporting small-scale water retention. Built from stones, filled with soil, and planted with herbs, this structure creates microclimates that allow different types of herbs to grow in one place according to their specific needs. At the top, it will be dry and rocky, while at the base, it will be moist and shaded! 💦🍃🐝

As we know, seven-year-olds think in images, making it difficult for them to grasp cause-and-effect relationships presented in the abstract language of logic within ecology lessons. That’s why throughout the process, we were accompanied by characters from a nature-based fairy tale! Tosiek, the lost snail, wise pollinators, and the talkative Mrs. Earthworm created an imaginary world in the children's minds, which we then translated into real-life construction through teamwork and muscle power. 🤝🌻💪

The project was conducted in both Polish and English and was made possible thanks to a Business Gateway grant—thank you! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇱

Workshops on making eco-friendly Bokashi balls, organized by Jungle Van in Kraków!

Meanwhile, we are working together on a program for creating Herb Spiral in school yards as part of an export grant from generous Business Gateway 🌱🪵🐦

Exciting news coming soon – the offer is on its way to schools in Scotland!

Last week in Edinburgh, we delved again into the pre-cinematic era of lights and shadows, engaging in activities with an antique Magic Lantern ! 🌜🌞🌛

Storytelling, glass slides painting, and shadow puppets took us back in time to let us appreciate the old art of projecting images... 🤓😶‍🌫️

Thank you everyone for coming!
L.M.

p.s. Henry lost the key again 😳

The Salisbury Centre

An interactive spectacle inspired by the 1985 fairy tale “The Polar Express” took place at the community centre in Krakow, Poland. Together, we were transported into a world of Christmas adventures by boarding a train to the North Pole!

Next year's destination: Scotland 🌍🌟❄️

Why chasing games? 🤓

They are all about practising fear! Through these playful pursuits, children engage in high-energy activities that simulate the adrenaline rush and quick decision-making required in real-life scenarios of danger. This type of play allows them to manage their stress responses, improve their reaction times, and develop strategies to navigate fear-inducing situations. As they run, dodge, and strategise to avoid being caught, children learn to cope with fear and anxiety, building resilience and emotional regulation skills! 🙀

How do your children like to play chasing games? 😏

Josef Wilhelm Walander, "Children Playing"
Oil painting, XIX c.

"Bridges Between" - 18-31 October!

sisf.org.uk

Storytelling fun for all the family! 🙌

Join us in the school holidays and across the festival in Edinburgh for a selection of magical storytelling performances and events that will delight, educate and open up the imagination.

Tickets from £5 per child!

Browse all the family events here 👇

https://bit.ly/SISFFamilyEvents2024

Manual Cinema Part II starts again this Monday! 🥹
There are still available places for keen shadow actors 👻

Beautiful Manual Cinema Summer Camp for children aged 7-10 starts at Edinburgh Steiner School on Monday from 9am - 1pm (optional extension until 3.15pm).

Facilitated by Waldorf trained Marta Kalfa of Luna Moth .

There is still time to join this pilot creative project with its Magic Lantern, Crankie Shadow Theatre and Camera Obscura.

See comments for poster; and follow link for the full description and photo gallery.

BOOK: https://ess-shop.company.site/Manual-Cinema-Summer-Camps-p663052200