Facilitators and Organizers “Practice Camp”

** Registration for this event is paused as we are likely full! That said, if it is important for you to be in attendance, please reach out to jennifer@fireloch.com to be added to the waitlist and to discuss connecting with this community practice! **

Join us for a Practice Camp!

Where is your hosting practice a little shaky? Let’s practice hosting the kinds of events that build the world we want to live in, together!

As facilitators, we are often the ones holding space for others yet we rarely have opportunities to practice, experiment, receive feedback, and learn alongside peers in a supportive environment before we are live in front of our community, when it really matters.

Our Practice Camp is a two-day gathering for facilitators, hosts, educators, community leaders, and changemakers who seeking a collaborative practice space, designed for people who learn best by doing! Bring your REAL upcoming work and community projects – we will be in the exploration together in very practical ways so that you can leave with deepened experience and readiness.

Also, we will explore questions relating to hosting ourselves AND questions about hosting others. Engaging with the Flow Game, we are all invited to bring a question that matters to you. The game and your fellow players will help open up new perspectives. Ideas to get your creative energy flowing:

• How do I get more comfortable in my facilitation practice?
• How do I stay grounded when emergence, tension, or complexity arise?
• What does it mean to host with courage, clarity, and care in these times?

Throughout the gathering we will engage with live practice, peer coaching, reflection, and peer feedback from other experienced practitioners, participants will have opportunities to strengthen their confidence and deepen their craft.

What We’ll Practice Together

Participants are encouraged to bring real facilitation questions, challenges, or upcoming event designs to work with during the camp.Together we will engage with a variety of  methods and facilitation approaches, actively experimenting with facilitating in small groups including:

• Flow Game
• Circle Practice
• World Café
• Open Space Technology
• Harvesting and sense-making
• Designing meaningful conversations
• Hosting emergence and complexity
• Giving and receiving constructive feedback

What You Can Expect

• A safe and encouraging practice environment
• Real-time facilitation practice and peer feedback
• Time for reflection, conversation, and connection
• Informal evening gatherings and campfire conversations – the good stuff!
• Opportunities to build relationships with facilitators from across Atlantic Canada

This gathering is also intended to seed an ongoing Atlantic Hosts Community of Practice which could become a regional network committed to continuing to learn and host together over time.

Accommodation Options

Participants may choose from:

• BYO: Camping or trailer accommodations onsite at FireLoch
• Reserved rooms at the MicroTel in Antigonish. 12 minutes from our facility and shuttles available.

Accommodation costs are separate from registration. Additional booking details will be provided upon registration.

Registration:

Investment: $250 per person includes food and facilitation and materials – subsidized by generous community supporters!!

REGISTRATION IS COMPLETE ONLY AFTER FILLING IN THE REGISTRATION FORM: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHYkMk1h4RRgp64YzJqnYOgJ4DcXpSpn4Ed9OxMJBIL-hDzA/viewform?usp=header

Space will be intentionally limited to maintain an intimate and supportive learning environment.

Location: The gathering will take place at FireLoch in Northern Nova Scotia — a rural retreat setting designed for rest, reflection, connection, and community.

Come practice.

Come experiment.

Come learn alongside others who are committed to hosting meaningful conversations and building communities of care.