https://www.theawenproject.com/theawentribe daily 0.75 2024-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/7390fe94-6e63-480d-940a-5d3954baf8ea/web-25.jpg The Awen Tribe Trash Monster Exhibition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/cb9e184f-2bc1-44a1-bd72-7e8bc183eaab/Web-13.jpg The Awen Tribe Trash Monster Exhibition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/40fa2097-6639-4ba4-b9aa-541f40f3be72/Web-11.jpg The Awen Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/382f48d3-209c-4863-a3b4-edd4f22d7b67/Web-12.jpg The Awen Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/68a046f5-b614-4f87-adc8-e8c039cbeae9/web-26.jpg The Awen Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/a9a8c308-ae4e-49da-ad67-4425138f82f6/web-27.jpg The Awen Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/1ef8b36e-d383-43ff-ad32-64c68cca5cf7/Web2.jpg The Awen Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/3031cea3-0a27-42d6-b190-731b486904a3/web6.jpg The Awen Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/1a3dbc49-9deb-4a5d-bb69-7adaa620b7ad/3T6A0052.jpg The Awen Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/ff0c127b-e53c-4d5e-846e-82e6a640a869/3T6A0235.jpg The Awen Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/89642f41-910d-492c-a1b1-4c615ad24a0a/f18072640.jpg The Awen Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/7c1433e2-6f79-408e-ae3b-1f80b2def51d/3T6A0092.jpg The Awen Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/5bf1f123-7a40-48d5-b40e-bb63a45b2c78/f19784832.jpg The Awen Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/0cf9f7bd-8bbc-435b-8940-4dddf9782a57/web7.jpg The Awen Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/f3b45b87-a4b4-4ae9-b35c-079e9e36d773/web8.jpg The Awen Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/5f9a468c-a210-474d-b325-2965512bd9bd/Web3.jpg The Awen Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/a7630f0b-ce60-4479-af9f-fbebe2163ef5/f18488576.jpg The Awen Tribe Cafe Sensorial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/afa0854b-117f-4b00-bc38-891edb5ec370/web4.jpg The Awen Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/cbf7f597-cc98-4e96-b011-0bedc2b7bc71/web5.jpg The Awen Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/4b05d68e-e9e1-4f0b-babe-302696b7624e/Web-16.jpg The Awen Tribe The Awen Tribe is the first Awen Learning Community, established in 2019 and operating in a number of temporary structures in an ancient woodland in South Wales. It is a self-directed, consent-based learning community for young people to focus on their own education, developing their individual processes and objectives, unlocking their own intellects and creativity, whilst benefitting from a rich and wild learning environment, and participating in a community founded on robust debate and mutual respect. Awen students learn to love learning freely, but are, by social necessity, required to be responsible members of the community. Our team of creative facilitators (the tribe’s elders) have developed a relationship-based pedagogy to help students figure out who they are, what their desires and ambitions and fears are, so that by the time they’re adults they have the self-knowledge they will need to lead a happy healthy life. The elders also model intellectual and creative work, and construct many opportunities for group projects that develop collaborative skills, meaning Awen students are able to articulate their opinions and ideas, whilst appreciating the importance of listening with patience and generosity. Our pedagogy focuses first on wellbeing, understanding that if a young person is not ok they will struggle to learn anything at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/5b4c3950-2575-4598-89b9-f67bfb03e116/web-20.jpg The Awen Tribe - Our tribe is governed by The Gathering, a democratic meeting held twice a week, where any member of the tribe can voice concerns, put forward ideas, and address behavioural issues that may arise. Each member has an equal vote, and through practicing deep democracy exercises and upholding the importance of individual consent, the Gathering promotes social learning, tolerance, and the development of communication and collaboration skills. Every three weeks the tribe holds The Sharing, where students present their recent work and appraise the work of others. The culmination of students’ work over the academic year is displayed at the annual Celebration of Work, a public exhibition to show the wider community the quality and diversity of the tribe’s endeavours. Over the course of an Awen education, students amass a portfolio that can be used as a record of their achievements. We do not follow any exam curriculum for traditional subjects, however if students decide that they would like to study for a GCSE or other qualification then they will supported as part of self-directed learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/531906b0-c339-4e62-b11e-f99ee8b6c3f0/web.jpg The Awen Tribe At Awen, students spend time discovering their talents and passions. They begin to sketch out a plan for their future and identify the entry requirements to gain access to the next stage of their journey. For students who wish to go to college this will likely include a number of GCSE or equivalent qualifications dependent on their preferred institution’s entry requirements (5 GCSEs including English and Mathematics is a fairly common set) and their portfolio will provide a far richer demonstration of their strengths and achievements to date. Since 2019, our students have put on public art exhibitions, filmed a production of Macbeth, transformed trash collected in the woods into monster sculptures, built an online school, hosted a Wild Banquet in the woods, produced and performed a production of the Letter Killers Club they wrote together. They write poetry and paint watercolours in the forest; they learn to identify plants and observe seasonal changes in an ecosystem that they are a part of. They learn history and languages, economics and psychology. None of this is untested or even revolutionary, this is he way learning is facilitated in schools across the globe that are seen as world leaders in education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/c856a007-28f8-4b0c-93a5-f7f4d63cd3ec/web6.jpg The Awen Tribe - Weekly Provision Awen is open to students on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday between 10am and 2pm. We offer provision of up to 16 hours per week (plus 30 mins for lunch) as a learning community of Elective Home Educators, with the expectation that parents and carers continue to provide opportunities for students to make-up a full time position at home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/b3ea0dc5-4979-42ec-a3dc-2b5f3c12415f/3T6A0145.jpg The Awen Tribe - Additional Support We recognise that a barrier to home education for some families is the need for full-time childcare. To ensure equity of access our families support each other with childcare before and after school, and on Mondays and Fridays as necessary. https://www.theawenproject.com/ourteam daily 0.75 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/5c825357-f04e-4654-8b11-930430ee6eae/3T6A0416.jpg Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/e14b2569-d127-4878-8727-0814d5c5b802/af410c83-35d5-4f3c-a95c-5e08e9a84bff.JPG Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/be88db3e-dc58-4123-bc0b-3acd2fc76527/f18488576.jpg Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/1652711294251-KE5KSZE3790G0A940U8N/IMG_0131.jpeg Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/cd4351ef-e294-4699-921a-ec91d5d839ed/3fae3ddd-100d-4008-b5bb-538e29ab1525.JPG Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/1652441012423-FVBNKTPQ8ZARZSLN9LNQ/Screenshot+2022-05-13+at+12.23.23.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/1651853684503-E9DA7HCMT34A8YXXUJLH/3T6A0416.jpg Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/727ed6de-debf-4f82-bf26-dca84dadcac7/Stella22540.jpeg Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/22ccb3da-6dcf-4075-96e6-471332424f5a/person-02-lg.jpeg Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/1652892499886-FZ97BKPOVIFOWZ6JBYUE/sean-Bellamy.jpeg Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/cd43f561-7a38-4bd8-94e6-193a78970aa2/img_1_1653338220313.jpeg Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.theawenproject.com/admissions daily 0.75 2022-05-20 https://www.theawenproject.com/home daily 1.0 2024-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/2fba048d-dea0-4e3a-8eeb-8a807a7a3694/Giving+Checkout+QR+Code.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/3d3c94e0-4f0c-4447-a77c-b265ae44f086/web-10.jpg Home - “Awen really helps you. It helps you as a person to grow and find the best version of yourself. People listen to you! They don’t just listen, they understand, which is really valuable and I really care for this place and love everyone here.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/375cfca4-ab69-4e93-9e84-a56c0dc0ff9a/Web2.jpg Home - Our aim is… To develop a new model of education that holds the well-being and needs of the individual child, their family, and their community as its central concern. Whilst building learning communities that are creative, entrepreneurial, sustainable, democratic and independent, whilst always remaining small and free to attend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/7d83cd15-15b6-4030-b1ba-ab185aad3e54/Web3.jpg Home - Our hope is… To demonstrate that a learning community can be built and maintained by children and their families both physically and spiritually, and financed in part through entrepreneurial ventures developed by the students. 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Each monster represented the creator’s “soul” or “anima” (see Carl Jung) and students took part in activities such as guided meditation to find their “soul-name”, or inner monster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/a278c07b-1949-4e1f-9198-a7e375f1fbbc/WhatsApp+Image+2022-05-19+at+2.55.06+PM.jpeg Awen Exhibitions - Trash Monsters Students’ discoveries about their inner monsters formed the basis of the Trash Monsters’ biographies, which were presented alongside each sculpture. This immersive 14-week process formed a creative frame for the whole term, with offerings and workshops and music and play all exploring the idea of monsters: think Mary Shelley, Suede, Carl Jung, and Donald Trump. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/55448d79-9c8d-4cd1-82f0-5ab27b758611/WhatsApp+Image+2022-05-19+at+2.55.08+PM.jpeg Awen Exhibitions - Trash Monsters Students and their families collected trash, cleaned and prepared it for use as materials, and then constructed their sculptures on site in the woods. To protect our monsters, families took turns to wild camp and ward off any evil spirits who might be threatened by our monsters. Finally, students devised a short theatre piece to get across their message loud and clear, and made jewellery from trash to sell and raise funds for the project. https://www.theawenproject.com/awen-exhibitions/cafesensorial monthly 0.5 2022-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/492c2045-4700-4832-8d4e-9d26de5e741b/f19784832.jpg Awen Exhibitions - Café Sensorial As Autumn arrived in the forest and the days grew shorter, the Awen community collaborated with Theatre Director Iwan Brioc to create an immersive sensory labyrinth theatre piece set in the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/e2773f16-1184-43a0-a21b-d0032c449233/f18488576.jpg Awen Exhibitions - Café Sensorial As Iwan explained, this approach engages the “...suppressed sensitivity of human sensory perception and the suppressed capacity of luminosity inherent in everyday experience. Individual audience members journey alone through a darkened three-dimensional labyrinth and along the way encounter moments and meetings that provoke subconscious sensory memories (sensory portals) into which they are gently invited to fall.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/0bf554df-e483-4f2f-9b4a-1c982cd314bf/f20971008.jpg Awen Exhibitions - Café Sensorial At the Café Sensorial, guests were offered a menu of experiences from which to choose, each choice curated and facilitated by different groups of students. “In accepting this invitation, constructs such as time and space, me and you, the inner and the outer start to collapse.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6267e158ce9ff55122d2f25f/fb2b5713-c8d5-4cb2-a4fb-e65a95bcee99/f18072640.jpg Awen Exhibitions - Café Sensorial In devising this work, students explored ideas of human connection, conflict, and community, reflecting on their personal experiences within Awen and the relationship between students and families.