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November 17, 2013May 19, 2014 / Rachel Stevens

This little one has been keeping me rather busy, but I hope to be back on this blog soon.

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The new term has brought a flurry of interest in the Beach School (thank you!) so here’s a September update: ✨ Little Gulls Under 5s Beach School will have a ‘Winter Solstice’ term in November and December at St Margaret’s Bay near Dover. The Beach School is moving location for the Winter months to somewhere that will provide our little ones with more shelter. It’s a really beautiful place and we have use of an amazing facility, you are going to really love it. Details are now with our current families. Any further places will be available at the end of the month. ✨ If you are interested in our ‘one-off’ Beach Explorer sessions - they will be returning next year. Hopefully to Walmer Beach, but I’m also currently looking for a great location elsewhere in East Kent. If you have any ideas - please let me know? ✨ I am also writing an e-course for our more-landlocked friends about exploring nature in your own local environment. More details very soon. ✨ And lastly, but not leastly, I have launched the Beach School Patron programme through Patreon. Bonuses for patrons include seasonal educational resources and one-to-one mentoring calls. Plus your support will be paid forwards in the form of subsidised places at the Beach School. Please come and join our community - www.patreon.com/littlegulls or there’s a link in my bio. ✨ Any queries, questions, ideas I would love to hear from you. And as always, thank you for your support.

Money always makes a conversation feel a bit difficult. It’s much more palatable to hope we might stumble across some treasure. But the reality is that our Beach School sessions are out of reach to many families, yet they are currently run at the lowest possible cost to cover our sites, insurance, equipment and staffing... It’s a difficult time to be running a start up. Grants have been slashed, budgets have been cut. I’ll be honest, it’s a struggle... But I frequently hear how much people love and admire the work of the Beach School, which fills my heart with joy. My soul is filled by seeing what impact we have on children and their families. Our incredible learning community is starting to have an impact and I want to maintain that momentum. • Little Gulls Beach & Forest School is unique. At the moment there is really nothing else quite like it in the U.K. If you have been inspired by our pioneering Beach School, you can now become a Patron. And by supporting us, from about 76p (or $1) a month, you will enable us to spread our reach, to subsidise places for children, to even provide free sessions. But this isn’t a one-way transaction. In line with our educational philosophy, I will give back to you and help you incorporate more time in the natural world in your family life or educational practice. Let’s make this journey together. So please head over to www.patreon.com/LittleGulls (or link in bio) to have a look at what our Patron tiers offer. You’ll also get a sneaky preview at what other services I will be providing very soon. And thank you again for your support.

Seasonal changes are all around us here on the coast at the moment. And the seasons are also changing in our home - Sebastian started school this week (he’s loving it) and as a result we’re finding our feet with our new rhythm around his school days. Natalie’s left nursery, so we are enjoying spending more time as a duo and navigating our way through the change that has brought us. And for the first time in four years - September is not bringing me another round of formal training courses. It’s all change and I’m also working out where I am in this new season of my life. I just wanted to say a massive thank you for all your interest in the beach school and if I owe you a message or email, it will be with you very very shortly. However, just right now, some important work is coming first. What changes has September brought you?

We need to talk about male mental health. The following extract is from a blog by Lee Cambule from @mindcharity 🖤 . “I am still faced with some outdated stereotypes as a man suffering from depression; men as a source of Strength, dominating positions of power, the hunter-gatherer, the idea that strong and silent is alluring/attractive, the “show no weakness” bravado of heroes in our media. . In many of these macho images, there is little room for showing poor mental health. The men who are most revered in society (famous, wealthy, successful, powerful) are not always ready to admit their struggles in public and that can leave the “average bloke” feeling uncertain about speaking out. . It is great that the tide is turning for men. When Prince William and Prince Harry began talking openly about their own mental health challenges, it gave the nation an incredible lift. One by one, more of these revered men are coming forward and openly addressing mental health; footballers, politicians, actors, anyone can talk about it. I do not consider that these men are weak or failing by speaking out, in fact, they are the brave ones. . They are the ones who are “manning up”. That expression is still often used for the wrong reasons, unfortunately. The concept that mental health can be conquered by simply acting more “like a man” is misguided. . Depression, anxiety, personality disorders and schizophrenia are no more or less difficult based on whether you got a Y chromosome in your DNA.” . Please head over to @dr_chloe_psychology ‘s post for @macmiller for a huge list of resources for anyone in need of support. There’s also a link in my stories. Lee’s full blog can be found at https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/your-stories/man-up-getting-more-men-in-mental-health/#.W5TYnhbTWEc . #mentalhealthawareness #sundayseascape #mentalhealthmatters #breakthestigma

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