Opening up the beginning of the academic year with the study of Ancient India, the class has continued to stretch their bodies with yoga and learn some of the positions and names of the asanas.    Experiencing visits to a Hindu Temple, a Gurdwara and listening to Buddhist stories, their experiences have taken form in the celebration of Diwali through Eurythmy.  Mrs Diana Skinner, our wonderful Eurythmy teacher and the highly accomplished pianist, Dr Andrianna Minou, have enabled the children to heighten their standard of learning to another level.  Mrs Skinner and Dr Minou's commitment and skill drives the purpose of this subject to flourish within the school, benefitting everyone from their knowledge and their wealth of experience.  This  celebration is a window into the world of an expressive performance art, allowing the children to feel a sense of harmony within the content, both in movement and in the speech.

With Blessings and Thanks

Mrs Rachel Steggall

We had home-made samosas and Gujarati sweets from our staff this week and a beautiful nature table at the entrance for our Diwali celebrations.

Making lanterns for the Kindergarten Martinmas lantern walk.

An Autumn puppet show in Kindergarten.  Can you spot Hedgey Hedgehog and Squirrel Nutkin?

Dolls with differences!  Class VII put the finishing touches to their dolls in Handwork.  Their outfits and hair reflected the students, with homemade outfits to boot. They gave them a tea party with biscuits and tea.

Class VI - VIII presented their work in their classrooms and showcased their songs from Middle School choir and poetry from Speech and Drama.  Class VII held a bake sale to raise money for their trip and Class VII held a lino print making workshop.

Class VI have been exploring light and all its qualities in their Physics block. They have produced these beautiful charcoal drawings.  At the Middle School evening, they presented their experiments and their poetry on light.

My name is Elijah Kolawole-Johnson, I am originally from the southern part of Nigeria, and I am fourth amongst three siblings.  I am the Middle School Maths teacher.

Learning journey: Life itself is a journey, you will agree with me when you are on a journey, it is a learning curve filled with highs and lows. In retrospect, I deduced how important it is to be philosophical and stay positive when the terrain is rough.

Personal Qualities: I have always been a keen, continuous learner with a quest to make a difference. I consider myself privileged to have worked alongside a lot of good people whose lives and values have practically impacted me positively. Secondly, I consider myself a philosophical and self-motivated person. This can be evidenced at different stages in my life. Work experiences: In my earlier years in the U.K., I started off volunteering at my local charity, helping and signposting people to organisations to access support. As a welcome Supervisor, I also served food and warm drinks to people. My challenges through my earlier years helped me appreciate life; and develop a strong sense of empathy, and active listening skills. My first experience in a school was working as a teaching assistant, supporting pupils with varied learning needs; SEMH, ADHD, ASD, EAL just to mention a few. Having to work directly alongside the Head of SENCO helped me develop a strong passion for teaching.

Strengths: I am a continuous learner and public-spirited person. My personal lived experiences have helped me accentuate my transferable skills. I consider myself a person who is diligent and self-motivated, one who doesn't easily throw in the towel when the chips are down. Apart from being a Maths Teacher, I read a lot of autobiographies and motivational texts during my leisure. This hobby has helped me to have an insight into other people's successes, strengths, and weaknesses. It may be tough to learn from negative experiences, but the truth must be said that these experiences make us stronger and develop into well-rounded people. In the same vein, as a continuous learner, I have deduced how important it is to learn from other people's experiences as an example for me to make informed choices.

Hobbies: I am an outdoor person. I love nature, pets, and wildlife. During my spare time, I play football and table tennis with friends and family.

DO YOU NEED A LOVELY BABYSITTER?

Hi! I’m Liza, an 18 year old graduate from St Paul’s (graduated Class VIII 2020) looking for babysitting jobs. I’m available all through the week from 4 until late, have experience with as young as 3 year olds and can provide references.

I’d love to help!

My number and email are below.

Hope to hear from you ,

Liza Borzello

07494315854

liza.borzello@icloud.com

My name is Ralph, a jazz and classical guitar graduate of the Guildhall School. I am the only guitarist to have reached the final of BBC Young Jazz Musician, and for 7 years I have led workshops for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestras For All, Music Hubs, and schools nationwide.

• I lead jazz workshops that accommodate all instruments and are tailored to participants’ skill levels, ensuring an inclusive musical experience for all. Working on ensemble skills, collaborative music-making, creative ideas for composition, and improvisation.
• I teach guitar, bass, ukulele, songwriting, theory, and composition in groups and 1-1.

If you would be interested in workshops or lessons, I would greatly appreciate you keeping me in mind. 

Ralph Porrett <ralphporrett@gmail.com>

https://www.ralphporrett.com/

07875 422674

We are running an amazing art, circus and mindfulness holiday camp for children in Dalston for children aged 5 - 12 years old for the Christmas Holidays. It is a fun-filled week of lots of arts & crafts, games, mindfulness activities, playing with circus equipment, a party on the Friday with a treasure hunt and most importantly, lots of fun! 

The theme is Ice Age. This will be a fun filled and creative week where the children will make everything from: toy woolly mammoths, secret igloos boxes, sabre tooth tiger masks, sloth puppets, ice age magical clay scene, squirrel & acorn creations and much more.
We are OFSTED registered and accept childcare vouchers form Edenred and Computer share. 

You can find out more about our camps here - https://www.theartimaginarium.co.uk/

Menopause Retold

Online & In Person

Explore new perspectives on peri & menopause with Yoga, Ayurveda, TCM, Yoga Nidra  and Breathwork

‘For women who want to get into their Menopause’.

Befriend yourself, rebalance the elements, strengthen the bones and restore faith in your body’s innate wisdom.

Menopause Retold Online Class

Dates; Thursday November 9,16,23,30/December 7 and 13

🌸Two different times one in English and Spanish🌸

-English/SPANISH Time 9.15-10.30 am UK GMT/10.15 CET

-SPANISH/ENGLISH Time 3.30-4.30 pm UK GMT/10.30 am EST/ 7.30 am PST/ 10.30 am COT/ 11.30 am VET/ 12.30pm ART/ 4.30 pm CET

Investment: £55 for the 6 sessions or £12 drop ion bookable in advance.

www.elenariu.co.uk

Menopause Retold In Person Circles

One Friday a month looking at practical ways to support your journey and increase selfcare specifically  during the Autumn season.

Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Breathwork and chat for women in peri and menopause.  Find a community of like-minded women to support you through this momentous portal.

These sessions look at Menopause from a Yoga, Mindfulness, Ayurveda and TCM perspectives and will address fatigue, stress, anxiety and all of the different manifestations experienced by most women,

 Each class will include a Yoga Nidra: a radical restorative practice and a  panacea for nervous system regulation and creativity.

“ I love attending these classes. They have been a wonderful addition to my life 😊” Participant 2022

Investment: £20 per session- £18 per session If you book two.

Dates:

-November 17 10-12.30

-December 8 10-12.30

Where : At Anandamarga, 3a Cazenove Road, Stoke Newington, London N166Pa

For more info please contact me at riuelena@gmail.com  or 07812208631

www.elenariu.co.uk

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER YOGA CIRCLE HUB IN PERSON

  

 ‘Come and enjoy a special afternoon with your daughter . Sharing yoga & mindfulness practices to reconnect, laugh and relax together through yoga, yoga games, creativity and ritual’

Find space to rediscover this most pivotal of relationships. Experience a renaissance of intimacy, regrouping and conflict resolution through the healing medicines of yoga and breath’

 (Please state your daughters age when you contact me. These workshops are for girls aged 8+.)

 -Sessions taught by Elena Riu, specialist trainer in  Yoga & Mindfulness for Tweens for the Yoga Teachers Forum.

One Saturday workshops per term.

Dates: November 25

Time : 2-4 pm.

-Investment: £30 for Mother /Female Carer & daughter

Maximum 8 pairs.

 

KARMA DRAMA AND CLOWNING – exploring biography through play – Emerson College, UK

with Mike Chase and Vivian Gladwell

Course Description:
This innovative course delves into the realms of karmic enactments through psychodrama, and biography work, allowing participants to explore their biography through the transformative power of play, mask work and clowning.

Course Objectives:
Explore: 

• the principles of Karma drama and its relationship with personal narratives and past experiences.
• Explore the art of clowning and its potential as a powerful tool for self-exploration and creative expression.
• create a safe and inclusive space for exploration.

Who Should Attend:
This course welcomes anyone interested in self-discovery, personal growth, and creative expression. Whether you are a teacher, actor, therapist, or simply curious about shedding light on the impact of past experiences through the transformative power of play.

The group is limited to 12

Michael Chase

Mike established The Mask Studio in the mid 90’s and developed masks for training, education, performance and therapy. He has taught in these fields internationally for 35 years. He was the Artistic Director of The Mask Academy and the Glasshouse Arts Centre, Stourbridge for 14 years,  during which he created the Hero’s Journey programme for students using masks and psychodrama. For the last 9 years Mike has been working within a therapeutic community prison HMP Grendon using psychodrama and group psychotherapy. He is currently the therapy manager on a wing men with learning disabilities. His book Mask was published by Hawthorn Press in 2017. Mike is on the faculty of the Mental Health Seminar, looking at mental health in the light of anthroposophy. He has a diploma in psychodrama psychotherapy and an M.Ed. in educational research and is a fully insured member of UKCP.

Vivian Gladwell

Vivian is the founder and director of Nose to Nose and has given hundreds of workshops around the world. He lives both in the UK and France where he started clowning in 1978. He speaks French and English fluently.
Vivian began teaching in 1988 as part of the Lifeways Festival at Emerson College – UK. He trained as a facilitator with the Bataclown in 1990 and joined their team in 1991 also working as a modern day Court Jester (Clownanalyst).
He created Nose to Nose UK in 1990, Nose to Nose of North America in 2006 and Fool View, the Social Clowning group and has trained facilitators in the UK, the USA, Germany and Italy – view history.
He continues his role as ambassador for the work by researching the applications of clowning in the context of teacher training, medicine, conflict management, ecology and intercultural work in many countries (South Africa, USA, Senegal, Vietnam, India, Malaysia, Italy, Germany, Norway…)

He holds clowning as a social playground for exploring our humanity.

Course fee: £520  

Deposit: £200

BOOK HERE:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-ZvE1rsXKGXwQpYmRhQ24R_4pfLhqOMBXz1Zq1CU8Chbqtg/viewform

Accommodation and meals:
To book your accommodation and meals at Emerson go to
https://emerson.org.uk/about-us/contact/

To contact Emerson email bookings@emerson.org.uk

Date and times: 2-7 June 2024
The course begins first day – 18h15 (with supper)
Ends on last day – after lunch – 14h30

Venue: Emerson College, Forest Row, East Sussex

If you have questions or problems, email us at nosetonoseoffice@gmail.com
If full email us at nosetonoseoffice@gmail.com to go on our waiting list. We’ll let you know when a place becomes available.