- Storytelling for Children
- Teaching storytelling to children lets them explore and experiment with language, teaches sequencing of events, characterization, and other elements of written/oral language, develops poise and self-confidence. For intermediate or middle school students. Available as a single one-hour focused on a specific aspect of storytelling, or as an in-school unit or after-school storytelling club to create a children's storytelling troupe.
- Teaching Storytelling to Children
- A three-hour workshop for teachers or after-school caregivers. It includes: Storytelling Basics, Finding Stories for Kids to Tell, Coaching Child Storytellers, and Dealing with Stagefright and Other Worries. Available for in-service training.
- Telling Life Stories
- One or more sessions designed to elicit memories and provide help in crafting them into tellable stories. Intended especially for groups of seniors, to encourage older people to value their experiences and assemble the stories of their lives for family and friends. This is not a writing course. One or more sessions may be offered – the workshop is most effective when offered weekly for a month or more.
- Creating a Fairytale from a Personal Experience
- Personal stories can be transformed into symbolic language by creating fairy tales that disguise the actual events and personalities while retaining the emotional richness and complexity of the experience. Storymaking allows us to review and, in effect, "interview" significant moments or passages in our lives, achieving deeper understanding of the events and obstacles that have influenced and shaped us and of the powers and personalities that inhabit our psyches. This storymaking process is not a technique for solving problems or imagining alternative outcomes. The purpose is not to rewrite experience, but to let it to reveal itself more fully. Requires several 2-3 hour sessions — most appropriate for a retreat week or weekend.
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