Overview
Despite our love of formal training, much of the evidence suggests that learning happens between people and is best facilitated by peers. Creating a learning environment is key to all our work and, although never directly funded, our focus during our work in Newsham Park was to create an enabling network. This meant that we worked hard to foster relationships between different groups within the local community.
These differences in ethnicity, age, and socio-economic status were only reinforced by the ways in which funding was targeted at particular groups or particular problems. To overcome that, we deliberately sought to keep all activities open to everyone, not only on paper but in spirit. We also sought to create a safe psychological environment that enabled people to connect across perceived differences and find common ground between them.
The evidence of the success of this informal network can be found in the number of ongoing friendships between former participants and the extent to which the network-enabled people to share resources, help, experience and advice in ways that did not encourage dependency or foster shame.
The Enabling Network
NEWSHAM PARK
The following organisations and initiatives Tree House is either working to support or aligns with their values around social prescribing, social wellbeing, mindfulness and connectivity.
The following organisations and initiatives Tree House is either working to support or aligns with their values around social prescribing, social wellbeing, mindfulness and connectivity.
SERVICES
About Tree House
Project Delivery
DEVELOPING MINDFUL COMMUNITY STRATEGIES
CONNECTIVITY, WELLBEING & RESILIENCE
A creative environmental initiative dedicated to all those who we have lost during the coronavirus pandemic. By planting a glade of 30 trees and placing a sculpture at its heart we aim to create a living tribute whose creation will help people to speak about their loved ones, share their grief and engage in a ritual of commemoration when other ways in which to honour the dead are deeply constrained.
PHOENIX GLADE
You can help make Phoenix Glade a reality through supporting the project. You could do that by offering practical help or by making a financial contribution. So far we have secured funding for the trees but not for the other elements of the project such as the sculpture. So even if you cannot physically take part or visit the park you can still help by supporting Phoenix Glade and in doing so play a personal part in the commemoration.