Adult workshop; childcare available on request.
Coming of Age in this modern world. What does it look like? What could it be? Let’s take some time to reflect, learn and imagine together.
In this gathering, we’ll look at the hallmarks of rites of passage developed over the centuries. We’ll also look at modern examples. We’ll take time to explore our own coming-of-age stories (or lack of) to help illuminate the human need for these foundational experiences.
And we’ll learn practical skills: how to identify rites of passage needs in current youth culture, and how to avoid emotional triggering by youth’s negative behaviour. We’ll learn concrete ways to implement rite of passage knowledge into our families and wider communities.
Questions we’ll explore together include:
- What price are we paying for this omitted practice of human development?
- How are youth initiating themselves in the absence of intentional rites of passage?
- Who serves as elders and guides in youth culture? What is the role of peer groups?
- What formational stories are being told in our culture? Who is telling them? What can be done to help fill this void?
Early registration helps us plan better– thank you!
$20 for UUCV members OR $30 for both parents;
$30 for non-members OR $40 for both parents
Register at https://fucv.breezechms.com/form/rites
David Hatfield has designed and led contemporary, wilderness-based rites of passage for youth and parents in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Spain and the USA. He was a lead facilitator for Power of Hope, a coordinator of the Pearson College Seminar on Youth Leadership, and the Boys Program Director for SafeTeen. www.davidhatfield.ca