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The fun isn’t just for the kids!
What if we could captivate adults with the magic of climate solutions through hopeful and playful experiences too?
Grown-ups can now take part in our playful professional development ⬇️
When we think differently we can empower
“If you've got big ideas but don't know how to move forward, Helen is the compass to point you north”
Catherine, coaching & consultancy client
We offer training in three areas:
Playful climate conversations: Taking the fear out of talking to young enquiring minds
This session will introduce you to our research-backed approach to climate communication and the importance of communicating climate change with hope and positivity.
Covering our 10 key principles of positive communication and how to inspire change, you will gain a new perspective to help you break through the doom and gloom narrative to inspire others to take action too.
We will explore:
Understanding some of the key psychological and behavioural barriers to change
Developing a new perspective on how individual changes can help systems change
Gaining skills in communicating about climate change with impact
Great for purpose led businesses, degree students and sustainability networks.
Purposeful Play: Developing a play-based approach to teaching tough climate topics
Blending knowledge from teaching experience, a climate change coach qualification, somatics skills, years of hopeful action and <ahem> being a big child… this session will introduce you to the framework we’ve developed with a child psychologist.
This will help you to tackle the big questions from kids and deal with eco-anxiety or fear for their future. Adaptable to other big topics like mental health, grief, friendship and family issues, this training will give you far reaching skills.
We will explore:
Blockers to effective communication
The power of playful and creative communication in easing mental health and aiding communication
Practical tips and frameworks for managing difficult conversations
Great for educators, parents, schools and community groups.
Thinking Differently: Creative & imperfect approaches to climate action
Creativity is Helen’s specialism and the life force that fuels everything she does. With about 7523 creative hobbies and many creative services in her businesses (from writing and illustration to book design and playful educational resources) she is on a mission to help people to start looking at problems from new perspectives.
Whether you want a more creative approach to climate action, creative inspiration with an environmental project or a motivational and playful prod to take a new direction, Helen can run workshops or work with you as a coach and consultant.
We can:
Identify where you are stuck in Rivers of Thinking
Explore strategies for looking at problems from a new perspective
Identify tools and tips for how to move past creative blocks
Great for individuals and business owners, wannabe activists who are feeling overwhelmed and anyone feeling a bit stuck.
*In person training is UK based only at the moment though available worldwide online
Our playful sustainable training approach
Play-based training
We provide captivating training through playful approaches which encourage reflection, experimentation and thinking differently. This approach ignites creativity, fosters problem-solving, and builds connections. We also love delivering training outside (when Yorkshire weather allows 😆)
Evidence-based frameworks
Our principles are informed by Project Drawdown, scientific research, climate change coaching frameworks and play education theory.
Training expertise
20 years of education and training experience both online and in person, with children and adults have created a wealth of knowledge in how learning experiences should run.
We can come to your venue in Yorkshire / Northern England and Sydney.
Enquire for further afield 💚
All items used in our experiences are made from nature, reloved, upcycled, recycled or - last resort - the most sustainably made item we can find.
The sessions
Recommended time for each session is 90 minutes.
Each can be extended to be half or full day trainings too!
Group sizes are a maximum of 20 for the best experience.
Certificate of attendance for your CPD records.
Prices start at £350.
In-person - starts at £500 for West Yorkshire schools*.
90 minutes on the topic of your choice from the 3 options available.
Online - online sessions are available but due to the nature of play activities, in-person is recommended. Online prices start at £400 per 90 minute session on the topic of your choice from the 3 options available.
*Contact us for a bespoke quote for your needs and location.
Love for our training
Ralph, attendee at Teaching Tough Topics training
Working with Helen has been an exceptional experience, as she has a unique talent for raising awareness and educating people of all ages about environmental sustainability. Helen's approach is positive, artistic, and playful, making complex topics accessible, engaging and fun... She communicates and advocates for sustainability in a way that not only conveys the message clearly but also inspires and motivates her audience. Helen's presentations are a testament to how impactful and beautiful the right approach to communicating and raising awareness about sustainability can be.
Farzaneh Fakhredin, PhD Assistant Professor in Circular Economy and Innovation, University of Bradford
“Helen's session blew my brain inside out again! I think she is the most creatively inspiring person I remember coming across since I was at Art School in the 90s! She is like a ball of brightly coloured wool that unwinds to just so many fascinating and sparkly threads; all rolled out with the most effervescent and contagious enthusiasm! It was a privilege being in the same room! Wonder Woman and Magic Mermaid indeed! 😎”
Love us to bring playful training to you?
Please submit an enquiry and we’ll get back to you within 48 hours.
Your sustainability educators ⬇️
Nice to meet you! We’re Sally & Helen.
Sally (left) is an environmentalist, educator and speaker based in Sydney, Australia. She’s also guaranteed to be the shortest person in any room.
Helen (right) is an educator, creative, award-winning author and big child, based in West Yorkshire, England. She’s also a gold-level clumsy noggin who’s guaranteed to be the one who face-plants on entering that room.
We’ve both got kids in our lives: Sally has a son and Helen has a nephew. And we want them - and the children in your life - to have a thriving future on this amazing planet.