Imagine a world where we truly valued the unique gifts and skills of every person
A world where the storytellers, artists and gardeners were celebrated
A world where we stopped creating competition and focused on collaboration.
A world where every Child's voice was heard
A world where families gathered together in community
A world where the never ending policies, procedures and tick lists were chucked onto the fire
The Education system is failing our Children
Is it flawed? Nope, it's doing exactly what it's designed to do - create a generation of robots who are conditioned from birth to fit in, to stay quiet, not to stand out or make a fuss.
It's designed to put academic achievement (the kind that sets you up for a life on the 9-5 treadmill) as the ultimate goal.
It's designed to make creative, empathic children feel like they are failing
It's designed to make parents feel like they're failing
It's designed to make heart led teachers feel like they are failing
It's designed to create competition and comparison
As a Mother and as Teacher i have witnessed this again and again.
Rooted is about putting the needs of each individual child and family at the heart of education. It's about celebrating the things that make us unique, understanding what makes other people unique and recognising that communities need the magick of every single one of us!
We are bringing the Village back to education.
Children can only learn when they feel safe, respected and seen - research has proven this again and again. So why are we severing the attachment between parent and child at every possible opportunity?
Why are we making it impossible for Mothers to choose to be with their children?
Why are we putting so much red tape in place that small, family centred educators are literally strangled by it?
Its time for change
I’m Clare - an unschooling mama of two wild daughters (& a whole host of animals) wife, doula and ex teacher.
In 2018, exhausted and disillusioned i left a full time teaching career and founded the Little Wildflower Forest School site - this was initially a space where children could just BE children.
I very quickly realised that the parents who came along needed the connection and nurturing that was on offer as much as their wildlings did and it became a wellbeing sanctuary for the whole family.
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After over 20 years of working with families and children (as a qualified teacher, head of early years education and as a Doula) i have spent years researching and writing about child development and the neuroscience of learning and attachment. I hand on heart believe that the RootEd curriculum supports natural development and learning in the most holistic way possible - without being trapped within the contraints of a system that simply doesn't value them.
We use a combination of play based, curiosity led learning and mindfulness sprinkled with muddy feet, cosy
stories and friendship.
We bring back the sacredness of childhood by celebrating rites of passage - from losing that first tooth through to menarche - because these foundational memories matter.
We reconnect our children to their own needs as human beings - who shouldn't be expected to eat, drink or pee on demand only!
We reconnect our children to the rhythms of the land they live on rather than teaching them about it through a computer screen
We reconnect our children to their unique family culture, rather than trying to squeeze them into a malleable, compliant box where everyone looks and sounds the same (and never rocks the boat!)
We support families to take care of their wellbeing as a collective - sharing healthy coping mechanisms and a sense of belonging
Love our ethos?
Want to create an Accredited RootEd Learning Cooperative?
One of the major factors keeping families stuck in the system is the lack of accessible alternative learning provision - school has been designed to provide childcare and keep us trapped!
Our RootEd Practitioners are professionally trained to offer both 'drop off' sessions and family focused workshops and classes - from birth to adulthood!
The Rooted method is focused on providing safe, respectful, nurturing, inclusive spaces where EVERY person thrives
We want our Children and young people to have a voice that they feel proud and confident to use
The Rooted Program will enable you to create communities that enable our Children and young people to...
know that they are respected and safe
show authentic compassion and care towards their community - the kind that can only manifest when they feel a sense of belonging
understand and value the uniqueness of other Cultures, as well as their own
be guardians of our planet and everything that lives here
feel deeply connected to their own intuition and recognise the importance of nervous system regulation and mindfulness
be full of awe and curiosty
be little
There are 6 Magick Ingredients that combine to make learning truly RootEd
Kindling Magick
The uniquesness of you!
Learning cultures from around the world
Celebrating Neurodiversity
Sensory Processing
Interoception - the hidden sense
Highly Sensitive Children
Elemenatal Magick
Earth - connecting to our body through movement & yoga
Air- connecting to our inner world through breathwork
Fire- connecting to our voice through song, stories and drumming
Water- entering the intuitive dreamscape through meditative practices
Campfire Magick
Creating safe, respectful, nurturing nature based environments that inspire curiosity and play
Creative Magick
Unleashing our unique creativity through art, sound, movement & wild sensory play
Rooted Magick
Recognising holistic development from birth to teens - honouring rites of passage such as Menarche
Connecting to the Wheel of the YearMoon Magick & Star Gazing
Wildling Medicine Magick
Growing, Cooking and exploring Wild Medicine
Showing reverence for plant and animal kin
As well as learning how to create an authentically inclusive Learning Cooperative the program also includes the following Professionally Certified Training , enabling our Practitioners to offer classes and workshops that meet the needs of the entire family.
Mother Circle Facilitation
Baby Massage Teacher Training
Baby Yoga
Advanced Baby Yoga
A Babyled Play Toolkit
Little Yogi Teacher Training (2-8 years)
Teen Yogis (9-16 years)
Nature Babies Practitioner Training
Nature Tots and Explorers Practitioner Training
Curricula from around the world including Montessori, Rie, Pikler, Reggio Emilia, Forest School and Tewhariki- earn logos for each one
Process Art in the Early Years
Aromatherapy as a sensory play tool
Aromatherapy for Family Wellbeing
8 PDF parent workbooks, specialist workshop & class plans included
20 Video tutorials with expertly designed routines you can use in your classes
Who is this Program for?
RootEd Accreditation is an open invitation to advocate for our Children and young people
It's an invitation to use your voice and step away from an industrialised education system that's creating so much harm.
Did you know that 93% of children in the UK have experienced 'stress'?
The neural pathways that form in our Children’s brains impact their mental health for the rest of their lives
93% of our Children are being hard wired for STRESS
This cannot continue
Our Children deserve better
Children CANNOT learn when they are stressed … this is a scientifically proven fact!
RootEd spaces nurture children so that they feel safe to learn, explore, share, belong and just be LITTLE!
How does the training work?
The Rooted Accreditation Program is an online self paced course, you have lifetime access to all course material and can work entirely at your own pace.
There are no deadlines, no ongoing fees and no contract that will tie you in knots - we are NOT a franchise!
As soon as you complete a section of the training you can begin to implement it into your RootEd Community - you don't have to complete everything before you can launch - this enables you to earn while you study and grow a business at a rate that suits you and the needs of your family.
In order to qualify as a RootEd Learning Cooperative Provider you complete coursework and case studies - with plenty of support if needed.
You also have access to our Business Mentorship Program - this is where i guide you step by step through the exact process i went through to create my own thriving business.
So, what exactly is a Learning Cooperative?
The quick answer to this is that it can be anything the families in your community need!
It's a space where children and young people can connect, follow their own interests, learn in their own way and feel safe to be truly themselves
It's a space where parents can feel confident that their child will be respected and nurtured
Is it school?
Hell no!
But what these spaces will do is offer more parents who want to home educate or unschool but have to work outside the family the opportunity to do just this!
Do i need Ofsted /Authority Registration
Not necessarily ...we cover the legalities in detail within the course
Do i have to offer 'drop off' sessions
Absolutely not - you can exclusively run sessions where parents stay or a mixture of both - there are no rules, you won't be tied in knots!
What if i don't know what 'activities' to offer?
Don't worry - you'll get a full 12 months of appropriate curriculum packages included ...
Join the full RootEd Learning Cooperative Founder Accreditation Program HERE