Life Skills Chester County
Where children, adults, and elders gather to learn the forgotten skills as a village. Each week we learn a real, hands-on skill taught by a volunteer of the group.
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Our Philosophy
For most of our history, children learned alongside adults through hunting, cooking, weaving, gardening, etc. They were integrated into the village. Today they are separated to learn through child-focused activities. Our elders have also been separated from the village. Whereas before, they were a valued part of the community through their wisdom, storytelling, and passing of tradition.
It is through this ancestral lens that the idea for Life Skills came about. Children learn best through imitating the adults around them. Modern society, however, has separated us from one another. Most aspects of our lives have become compartmentalized. The vision for this group is to take a step towards the integration of our past.
At our gatherings we get to socialize, learn something worth knowing, and have some fun along the way.
What we'll learn
How we gather
We meet each week
In a backyard, a barn, a kitchen or at a trailhead somewhere around Chester County, wherever the skill needs room.
Someone who knows, teaches
An elder, parent, or child shares a skill they know by heart, and we all get our hands into it.
The kids decide
Children can join in, watch closely or play nearby. They learn best by imitating the grown-ups around them.
* Certain skills may require more attention than others. Please if you have an older child, know an elder, or yourself would like to volunteer to help with younger children. Someone who can captivate with a story, distract with a game, or offer a calming presence would be great for these scenarios.
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Coming up
Have a skill, a story or a space?
Elders, farmers, cooks, menders, makers and storytellers: if you know something worth passing on, we'd love to learn it from you. A yard, barn or big kitchen helps too.
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