Memorial day picnic at Tim Smith's place

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Movement Class inspired by Spacial Dynamics

  In the movement and games classes offered by Maggie Paholak,  students, apprentices and Journeymen explore the interactions between the moving human being and space in any given activity.  We attempt to gain insight into the choices we make about our moving selves and our relationship to others and the dynamics which are created in the space between us.  Our goal may be to become the architect of our own bodies, the spaces in and around our bodies and, the interactions with others and with one's self.

      Different themes color our time together.  For example, " taking initiative" has been a  theme amongst the journeymen group this year. An individual in the class has led the group in games accompanied by songs (old favorites from childhood), one person independently directed the group in creating the dramatic enactment of a favorite childhood story.  One person led us to discover our relationship to sports and in particular throwing and catching a ball.

      There are times during class where class members work individually on juggling skills.The quality of watching and listening is respectful and expresses interest in the other, not only their progress with an activity, but by the obvious occurence of learning by doing.

      These activities help the students to form relationships with one another, improve the relationship to their own bodies in space, and become freer in their movements and confident before an audience.

 

Craft and Nature Observation

A course that centers around the breathing in of detailed handwork, for example beading and sewing bean bags, and the breathing out of walking and observing the nature that Triform offers using the four elements as a foundation.  In a two hour period, the student has one hour of handwork and one hour of nature walking, each carried by a long term Triform co-worker.  The class begins and ends with a seasonal song.  Students learn the skills of the craft at hand, how to be patient with themselves and others, strive to bring a peaceful presence to the class, how to observe the changes in nature over time.   

Submitted by Rebecca Bissonette

 

Spring showers No flowers

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Triform mamas and Triform kids

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Time to sow the potatoes!

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The puppet show at Triform

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Spring in Triform

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Handmade paper

Last Friday we made this paper with student group C and finally it is dry.  We used bueberry trays, old calenders and cards, newspaper, leaves, grass and lots of random stuff. Here are some results

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For the birdies

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Recycle art

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Candle mass day!

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Winter wonderland

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Course description- Health matters

HEALTH MATTERS-A class offering health and hygiene education, and instruction on healthy choices. Through further education, each student begins to understand the effect of culture, family, and individual preference in our attitudes toward health, food, and exercise. Strategies that are  woven throughout this curriculum include: self-determination, self-efficacy, self-advocacy, individual rights, along with interpersonal relationships,  effective communication and safety. The curriculum is adapted to meet the unique needs and capacities of each individual. This class will shift the  paradigm from a medically oriented focus to an emphasis on empowerment, with the knowledge that everyone regardless of disability, has the right to live a healthy lifestyle in the community.
Taught on a weekly basis for 2 hours by Susanne Sproll, BSN, RN and a co-worker assistant.

Stewardship farm

What's happening in Stewardship farm?

Why is everyone not using goodsearch?

By using Goodsearch.com for all your online searches, a penny goes back to Triform,  a penny! 100 people probably do a 100,000 online  searches in a year and if you download the goodsearch App.  1% to 20%  of your online purchases also go back to Triform.

Right now there are 65 supporters but only 2 or 3 have made goodsearch their default search engine.

last year Kathy Baxter raised almost a $100 without using any of her money or any out-of-the-way effort.

Here is the Triform page link http://www.goodsearch.com/nonprofit/triform-camphill-community.aspx

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Weavery

What's happening in the weavery this week?

Crafts in January

What is happening in the craft class this month?

Triform estate sale!

How about we start getting ready for the spring cleaning in the houses by identifying objects we do not need anymore, one fine weekend in spring organize a multi house estate sale! advertise and invite the neighbors with tea and drinks and perhaps even some music.

The first choice could be reserved for Triform houses, an exchange of goods and the rest can all go!

Therapies offered at Triform

What's happening in therapies this term?

Wifi

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A lot of study has been done on effects of wifi on human beings

artificial electromagnetic fields exposure could be reason for asthma in children.

http://www.wifiexposure.com/

Study: Wi-Fi laptop radiation harmful to sperm, fertility

find 200+ comments here

Radio show from Canada. Is wifi safe for for our children?

Wifi is killing trees also

In a study it has been found that radiation from Wi-Fi is harmful to trees. This study was done by TU Delft University, Wageningen University, and other institutions in the Netherlands.

According to the study by a TU Delft University, Wageningen University, and other institutions, “Radiation from Wi-Fi networks is harmful to trees, causing significant variations in growth, as well as bleeding and fissures in the bark, according to a recent study in the Netherlands. All deciduous trees in the Western world are affected.



The city of Alphen aan den Rijn ordered the study five years ago after officials found unexplained abnormalities on trees that couldn’t be ascribed to a virus or bacterial infection.“

Journeymen cafe

An idea worth exploring?

Classroom course description (new year term)

This term we will continue our journey through world history with stories, arts, movements, gods and heroes. I hope to evoke questions in the students mind rather than giving them my view of history. We will hopefully be unraveling some intriguing questions, like what gifts the different cultures have left for us, and how they have shaped humanity? How did we get here? Who are our ancestors and what kind of life style they led?

We will start from way back when man was hunter and gatherer, then how did the first families and tribes came about what was important for them. We will be working on our main lesson book, where students will try to bring the past come to life, we will paint, draw, talk, write and discuss life from long gone era.