imagine a world where your voice was as important as everyone else's. a place where your voice and ideas were valued and acted upon. this is what the sociocratic model was created for.

so what actually is sociocracy? it is a method of governance that is based on the value of equality. it suits spaces and organisations that want to self-govern.

so what does self governing mean? -  it's the right to make autonomous decisions and the ability to exercise ‘power or control’ over situations without external interference. 

what's that got to do with forest school -  one of the forest school principles is named  the ‘community principle’  describing how  “forest school uses a range of learner-centred processes to create a community for development and learning”. sociocratic principles can help create a holistic and person centered community- its a method that flows throughout organisations - the adults doing the ‘business stuff’ and children organising ‘their stuff’. in a circle we can all see each other and all be seen and this is how sociocratic governance works. be it a circle in the woods or in an online meeting. small circles are the bones of the sociocratic method of rounds and consent.

this introduction workshop will cover 

• the unspoken hierarchy of the adult

• how to empower folk to participate

• the principles and key tools of sociocracy

• how to support equality and continuous improvement