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January/ February 2021 MERA Speaker' Series:

Laurie as guest speaker with AL Howard: 

Restorative Communication Circles / building Community

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MERA Schoolhouse

Bereavement Zoom Session. March-July, 2021

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MERA Bereavement Zoom Circle/ 7 week Session: November/December 2021

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Lanark County Community Justice  

 Restorative Communication. 

Conflict Resolution Circle, March 2021

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September & October 2021

Stewart Park Sound Centering Sessions

in the Bandstand.

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 Completed Bereavement Certification 

with Maria Kliavkoff -  Basics of Bereavement Support and Complicated, Traumatic

and Pandemic Grief 67 hour Training. May-November, 2021

March Break 2021:

Forest Connection Youth Program 

Cancelled due to pandemic

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PA DAY Forest Connection YOUTH Programs in the Lanark HIGHLANDS

November/December 2019 / January 2020

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October 2019 Conscious Dying Institute  

Death Doula Grief Ceremony 

Laurie offered a 3 hour musical sound entering experience in a grief ceremony  for death doulas in the Sacred Passage Doula Certificate program with Conscious Dying Institute/Ottawa. 

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Conscious Dying Institute: "Why We Do This Work: To Restore Death To Its Sacred Place in the Beauty, Mystery, And Celebration Life; Creating A Caring Healing Culture of End of Life Doulas Who  Contribute To The Evolution Of Human Consciousness."

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 PA DAY YOUTH FOREST PROGRAM in the Highlands

 2016- 2020

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MERA SchoolHouse

Sound Centering Workshops 2019 

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Drummond Central Elementary School

Outdoor Classroom, September 2019:
Seed saving in the Native Perennial

Mandala Garden's Outdoor Classroom

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Laurie facilitates Bereavement Communication  Circle Cafe with Lanark County Home Support. Co-facilitator for 7 week Bereavement Circle Program with LCHS/ 2018-2019

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LCHS Volunteer for Hospice Visiting Service -  Companionship, and emotional support to people and their family/caregivers dealing with a

life-threatening illness (2018)

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August 2019 Blue Skies Workshop

Holistic Sound Vibration Centering Workshop Facilitator 

Mindful Self-Care for Tweens in nature

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Summer Parent/Child

July, 2019 Programs :

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Come Wander along Perth's Riverbanks!

Parent and Child River Connection - Summer  Wonder Program

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Lanark Highlands Library

Nature Immersion Youth Program at Lanark Library

Children gather to play and explore sensory awareness activities in the playing field behind the library . July 2019

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The Table's Community Garden

Elementary students and teachers will meet Laurie in the Community Garden to explore nature's classroom. June 26th

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Upper Canada District School Board. Drummond Central Elementary School: Naturalizing the elementary school playground with Cardinal Direction

Mandala gardens. Sept. 2018 - June 2019.

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Maple Grove Elementary School:

Nature Immersion and restorative communication in

the outdoor classroom. 

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June 14th-21st: All Nations Grand River Water Walk

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March 10th, 2019

IInternational Women's Conference 

  Sensory Awareness,

Sound Centering, Knowledge Sharing Circle

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March 11th to 15th, 2019:

March Break Nature Immersion Program

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February 14th, 2019-

Nature Immersion and Restorative Communication with the Cub Scouts

Jan.25th-27th, 2019

Guelph Organics Conference

with Biodynamics Society of Ontario. 

Biodynamic Society Volunteer. Laurie attended the Wild Edible Perennial Workshop with Ben Ceasar co-founder of Fiddlehead Nursery.

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Nature Immersion/ Outdoor Learning slow release programs at Drummond Central Elementary School

The outdoor classroom on the Elementary School Playground.  outdoor classroom development : students, teachers and administrators are now more comfortable in taking their learning outdoors. September 2018 - June 2019

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Parent and Child Nature Immersion workshops on Elementary School Playground: 

demonstrated on the elementary school playground alongside naturalizing the outdoor  classroom with native and common perennial garden Guilds / 2019

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Forest Connection in Lanark Highlands

2019 PA Days: November 30th, 2018. February 1st.

for Limestone District School Board students.

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2018 PA Day Programs

Forest Connection in Lanark Highlands

for Upper Canada District School Board students and home-school students

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December 2018-January 2019: Conscious Aging Workshop Series. Cultivating Wisdom, Connect with Others, Celebrate Life (Institute of Noetic Sciences). Laurie is attending a Workshop Series of Self Reflection and Conversational Circles, hosted by guest speaker and Life Celebrant Practitioner Patti Koeslag- through Hospice/ Lanark County Home Support. 

Summer 2018:

Nature Immersion Programs for Youth 

New Moon Overnight Camp (for Girls ages 9-12).Nature Connection Summer programming (for ages 4-8).

Restorative Communication Circle at The TABLE, Perth:

June 2018- Restorative discussions about restoring the soil and the mycelium connection for all ages.

Blueskies 2018 Music Festival-Holistic Workshop, Clarendon- July, 2018

Mycelium Wandering and Nature Immersion workshop for all ages.

Lanark County Community Justice

 Restorative Communication Circle Facilitator in Elementary Schools. 

2016-2018 

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December 4th, 11th 2018:
Creative Writing and Nature Connection Program (for girls ages 8-12)
 

December 2018-January 2019: Conscious Aging Workshop Series. Cultivating Wisdom, Connect with Others, Celebrate Life (Institute of Noetic Sciences). Laurie is attending a Workshop Series of Self Reflection and Conversational Circles, hosted by guest speaker and Life Celebrant Practitioner Patti Koeslag- through Hospice/ Lanark County Home Support. 

Summer 2018 Events:
Nature Immersion Programs for Youth
New Moon Overnight Camp (for Girls ages 9-12).
Nature Connection Summer programming (for ages 4-8).

Restorative Communication Circle at The TABLE, Perth: June 2018- Restorative discussions about restoring the soil and the mycelium connection for all ages.

Blueskies 2018 Music Festival-
Holistic Workshop, Clarendon- July, 2018
Mycelium Wandering and Nature Immersion workshop for all ages.
Lanark County Community Justice 2016-2018 
Restorative Communication Circle Facilitator in Elementary Schools.