OutoftheBox is a movement promoting personal and community wellbeing through the power of story and play.
Our storytellers create brave relational space to breathe, trust, listen, feel, wonder, play and love.
OutoftheBox stories are in use in a range of settings, including schools, care homes, workplaces, community groups, families, therapeutic settings and faith communities. It is an adaptation of Deep Talk.
OutoftheBox Membership offers you a life long resource and community and includes:
· 49 Wisdom stories – with annotated scripts and videos
· Three interactive Story Training sessions to equip you to tell OutoftheBox stories (online or face-to-face)*
· Six interactive Play Training sessions to grow your ability to help people respond to the stories (online or face-to-face)*
· The opportunity to belong to a Story Development Group to collaborate with others in writing and adapting stories
· An annual webinar
· A supportive online community with unlimited online Members’ Chat sessions to connect with others and both give and receive support. (And we will be launching our online community forum soon!)
· Additional online resources and training videos so you can continue learning at your pace and at your own convenience
· The opportunity to submit a short reflective piece on your OutoftheBox practice (which, if you choose to do this, would be recognised on your Certificate)
· 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 may also have the opportunity to purchase sets of additional story scripts and videos from specific genres ranging from History, STEM, Worldviews, Arts, Nature and Christian nurture.
For a one-off cost of only £320 per person. Bursaries are available.
* The Story and Play training occurs in small groups (max 14) and together they are a 14 hours.
Story and Play Training
This training takes place online over two months starting on 7 October 2022.
All training sessions are online on Fridays from 9am till 11am UK time (except for Members' Chats which are one hour)
7 Oct Story Training - Intro (2 hour)
14 Oct Story Training - Going Further (2 hour)
21 Oct Play Training - Intro (2 hour)
(please note that UK clocks change on 30 October from BST to GMT)
4 Nov Members' Chat (1 hour)
11 Nov Members' Chat (1 hour)
25 Nov Play Training - Going Further (2 hour)
2 Dec Taking OutoftheBox out of the box (2 hour)
9 Dec Members' Chat (1 hour)
Who is OutoftheBox Membership for?
OutoftheBox is used by those involved in mentoring, chaplaincy, therapy, counselling and spiritual accompaniment. It is also used by those working to improve the working culture of secular and faith organisations.You will learn tools and approaches to play that can be used in an OutoftheBox session by those working with children, adults and intergenerational groups in schools, hospitals, churches, families, care homes, prisons or in the community.
Story and Play Training
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.
Where appropriate we would encourage you to ask your organisation to consider supporting you financially, as part of your Continuing Professional Development
If you would like further information - please contact Kathryn via email
kathryn@outoftheboxtraining.org or text 07767141664
"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