Helping children navigate the world around them
Space Makers is a resource for schools and churches from the Diocese of Oxford. Accessible to children and young people of all faiths and worldviews, five contemplative practices help schools and churches to embrace some of the ancient wisdom of the Christian tradition and assist children in navigating the world around them. Climate anxiety and the vast increase in screen time and exposure to social media seem to be causes of deteriorating mental health in young people.
The ancient contemplative traditions of Christianity, like its secular cousin ‘mindfulness’, have a lot to offer at this time. Space Makers brings five contemplative practices into the life of our schools and churches.
2023/2024 training - For schools and churches this academic year
Training dates below are available for churches to book:
17 November 2023
ODBF Space Maker Training - St Mary's Convent, Wantage
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7 March 2024
ODBF Space Maker Training - St Katherine's, Parmoor
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19 June 2024
ODBF Space Maker Training - Douai Abbey, Woolhampton
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Training dates below are available for schools to book please visit the Oxford Diocesan Board of Education website:
16 October 2023
ODBE Space Maker Training - St Peter & St Paul's, Buckingham
31 January 2024
ODBE Space Maker Training - Soltau Centre, Maidenhead
25 April 2024
ODBE Space Maker Training - Warwick Hall, Burford
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