Ep 229 - Save Ringsfield Hall with Mell Harrison of Kinda Education

A heartfelt conversation with Mell Harrison about Kinda Education’s plan to become the new custodians of Ringsfield Hall and bring a living school to life. We explore the vision, the sociocratic way of working, multi-generational learning in practice, and the immediate ways listeners can help.TENTSILE: Outdoor leaders save 10% with code ForestChildren10 on tree tents and hammocks.Chris Holland: Get the 54-page plant guide with our exclusive discount and support the show: https://chrisholland.myshopify.com/?ref=ForestSchoolPodcastDonate or fundraise nowCrowdfunder main page: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-kinda-education-save-ringsfield-hall Crowdfunder UKCreate a supporter fundraiser page: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-kinda-education-save-ringsfield-hall/multiply Crowdfunder UKLearn about the projectKinda Education’s Ringsfield vision and plan: https://www.kindaeducation.org.uk/ringsfield Kinda EducationKinda Education homepage: https://www.kindaeducation.org.uk/ Kinda EducationFollow and share updatesKinda Education on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KindaEducation/ FacebookLaunch post about saving Ringsfield Hall: https://www.facebook.com/KindaEducation/posts/1409356451195227/ FacebookKinda Education video update: https://www.facebook.com/KindaEducation/videos/1935777910328794/ FacebookInstagram fundraiser reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPUEKUOiEew/ InstagramInstagram update post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPD3MvzDZ9K/ InstagramRingsfield Hall on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ringsfieldhall/ InstagramRingsfield Hall on X: https://x.com/ringsfieldhall X (formerly Twitter)Donate or start a mini fundraiser on the crowdfunder.Share the crowdfunder link and the Instagram reel in your groups.Follow Kinda Education on Facebook and Instagram to boost reach.If you have relevant skills or local knowledge, contact Kinda via the website.00:00 Intro and why this matters02:31 Mell’s background and the roots of Kinda07:30 The project reveal and why Ringsfield Hall13:39 How the living school will work day to day16:26 What living curriculum means in practice19:47 Working with different stakeholders through clear layers23:32 Social impact, elders, and a transferable model27:50 Momentum in alternative education and home education31:49 Starting points for new projects and sociocracy37:07 The crowdfunder and immediate next steps#ForestSchool #AlternativeEducation #HomeEducation #OutdoorLearning #NatureConnection #Sociocracy #CommunityEducation #SEND #TraumaInformed #RingsfieldHall #KindaEducationSponsors and supporter perksListen and take actionHow to help in two minutesChapter timings