💚Green Spark Pod - Growth - The Living Gift
You were given life - growth is your natural way forward - at a pace that feels right for you
🌿✨💖Sparkly Village💖✨🌿
Bringing back
The Village✨
Just as the Spark Pods help us reconnect with what always been within us - our awareness, joy, strength - even when it feels like you don’t - it has always been still there, growth, courage and connection - The Sparkly Village is nothing new.
It is remembering what we have always had, what we already do, reconnecting and building an inter generational community hub - celebrating and providing ‘a good life’ for all generations.
The ‘way’ Sparkly Village will begin to grow will be a combination of;
Ecuadorean Community Traditions;
Minka - everyone contributes what they can.
This may be ideas, positivity, kindness, a voice, time, skill, experience, care, materials, donations.
Only you know what you can happily contribute.
Sumak Kawsey - everyone lives ‘a good life’ - full of purpose, joy and fulfilment
British Values -
Democracy:Active involvement in community life and the belief that every citizen has a right to have their voice heard.
The Rule of Law:Understanding that everyone is equal before the law, ensuring safety and fairness for the whole community.
Individual Liberty:The freedom to respectfully share thoughts, opinions, and beliefs.
Mutual Respect and Tolerance: Celebrating the diverse, multicultural tapestry of the UK by respecting differing faiths, beliefs, and backgrounds)
Sparkly Villages will have;
a voice from each generation, (younger generations - babies/primary aged children/big kids/youths will have a trusted adult companion).
a voice from each road/close/section of the village (I call these volunteers The Cockerels - they just feedback/pass on messages - helping the community be more inclusive
more connected neighbourhood watch involvement or creating the village’s own?
have a concerns and celebrations ‘post box’ both accessible digitally and a proper post box or volunteer letter box.
concerns monthly meets - accessible both online and in person
celebrations monthly meets -as above
have an ideas forum
have a crazy ideas forum
business links
schools links
community groups (existing/growing and trialling)
a village newsletter - with contributions from every generation
and so many more
All our children are Sparkly
For the children…’The Arkys’ (play on the Word Sparkly)
The Villagers (from all generations) and The Arkys work together, collaborating ideas, helping to build a safe joyful environment for all to enjoy.
Learning new skills, feeling like they belong, having purpose.
Connecting, growing and building self awareness - knowing who they are, and celebrating their many strengths.
Sparkly Children - Main Stream Offer;
Some village children who are experiencing ‘explosive sparkle’ may benefit attending a six week ‘reset and reconnect’ experience in the village.
‘Spark Pods and The Gifts - reset and reconnect Journey’
My experience as a teacher for 20 years - with passion and expertise - has given me confidence to create a six week course helping children recognising and understanding their strengths.
This will be focussing on the gifts - what all humans have - even if sometimes it does not feel like it!
awareness, joy, calm, growth, courage and strength -
whilst connecting with the Villagers - communicating and learn new employable/life/social skills.
Family Led Education;
I would love a chat to explore ideas further and collaborate new ideas
What is the aim?
I want to hear from anyone, local, or afar, who sees what I see.
I want this journey to be documented - it is a simple idea, probably already existing in your community - it is just about connecting the sparkle.
sustainable - communities use the hub and contribute, supporting each other and the Arkys.
Earth friendly - aware and appreciative of nature and living things - eg Wasp Project
Wellbeing boosting - ensure the space is safe for all that use it, allowing people to thrive
A space for groups to meet to help reduce isolation and promote relations with neighbours
Educational - Arkys will learn real life skills, communication, growth, creativity - all projects will be led by the Arkys, supported by Villagers.
Skills such as baking, gardening, sculpting, event planning, activity organising, peer on peer support/led activities
Everything the Arkys learn will follow the model learn - teach - feedback
Built by Sparkly Children, supported by the Villagers