This course is now fully booked. If you wish to register then you will be added to the waiting list.
This two day course will take place on Thursday 30th and Friday 31st May 2024.
We will be playfully, creatively relaxing into stories together. The learning model is action-reflection with time to experience the approach, to reflect on the experiences and to practise the art of OutoftheBox. The OutoftheBox approach will also be modelled in the training process with the facilitators drawing out the wisdom of the group and enabling peer learning.
The training will have the feel of a retreat, as we share stories together and have time for shared meals and coffee breaks.
Who is the course for?OutoftheBox is an approach that can be used by those working with children, adults and intergenerational groups in schools, hospitals, churches, families, workplaces, care homes, prisons or in the community. It can be incorporated life coaching, mentoring, chaplaincy, therapy, counselling and spiritual accompaniment. It is also used by those working to improve the working culture of secular and faith organisations.
Venue
Whitehouse Community Hub in Tupsley, Hereford (Whittern Way, Hereford HR1 1PG)
Programme (with refreshment breaks!)
Thursday, 30th May
9:30 am Gathering with coffee and cake, to get ready for a prompt start at 10 am
10 am Mentor led OutoftheBox sessions and reflection on experiences
12pm Practice in small groups
1pm Lunch
2pm Participant lead sessions
4pm Presentation to explore the approach and atmosphere of OutoftheBox
5pm Back burner questions
6pm Finish (optional evening meal, not included in the fee)
Friday, 31st May
9am Gathering with coffee and cake, to get ready for a prompt start at 9:30am
9:30am Mentor led OutoftheBox sessions
12pm Practice in small groups
1pm Lunch
2pm Participant lead sessions
4pm Final OutoftheBox session and where do we go from here?
5pm Finish
What is the cost?
The cost is £320 (plus a one time Membership* fee of £49 for people who are not already Members of OutoftheBox). There will be a maximum of 12 people on the training. The cost includes meals but not accommodation. Members of churches in the Diocese of Hereford will be given a grant of £210 towards the fee so will only pay £110
What participants have said about the course
"This training is profound. It has the potential to enable people from many different walks of life to find a language to discern and address what is most important. I can’t recommend it highly enough!"
Ali Dorey/ Life Coach
"My time with the OutoftheBox team on the course was life changing and life enhancing. I had an idea that OutoftheBox would be a really beneficial thing for a whole host of people and situations but I was thinking too small. My eyes have been opened by the tutors and those on the course with whom I shared the journey. Excellent experience and I thoroughly recommend it to others."
Jane Peeler
Where appropriate we would encourage you to ask your organisation to consider supporting you financially. Please get in touch if your financial situation would prevent you from attending.
ResourcesOutoftheBox can be done anywhere with anything (eg leaves and twigs in a wood, glasses and beer mats on a pub table). This training can be done without buying any materials although you may wish to purchase a Storytelling box which will enable you to share all the 49 wisdom stories.
Purchase resources
*What comes with the Membership?
OutoftheBox Membership (which is a one off fee of £49) offers you a life long resource and community and includes:
· 49 Wisdom stories – with scripts and videos
· The opportunity to collaborate with others in writing and adapting stories
· A supportive online community on the Circle platform with unlimited online Members’ Chat sessions to connect with others and both give and receive support.
· Online resources and training videos so you can continue learning at your pace and at your own convenience
· Opportunity to purchase our carefully designed and beautifully crafted OutoftheBox resources - all of the wooden objects and loose parts needed to tell all of our stories, as well as ideas for gathering and making your own storytelling resources.
Over time, for a small additional fee, Members will also have the opportunity to purchase sets of additional story scripts and videos from specific genres ranging from History, STEM, Worldviews, Arts, Nature, Religions and Christian nurture.
