The sun was making a gallant appearance amongst gathering clouds, as delicate fired and glazed clay pieces, made by hundreds of children, were laid out along the edge of a brick retaining wall in the courtyard of the old Canada Water Dock Offices.
Read MoreGlobal Generation’s next big step is our move to the Story Garden on an acre of meanwhile space at the British Library. Even though the new garden site is less than a mile away from the current Skip Garden, it is important to us that it should have its own identity and its own name.
Read More“The Skip Garden comes to life when people visit.” writes Paper Garden Manager, Emma. “And the Skip Garden has been filled with children who are Nature Explorers, so the garden is very much alive!”
Read More“Dialoguing with you makes things easier for me, so I thought to write to you about what happened last month at work, and to share some reflections on how I feel at the moment now that Summer is almost here.” writes Senior Project Coordinator, Silvia.
Read MoreThe Paper Garden has been growing more than ever in the spring months. A group of children from Redriff Primary School and local families have together been exploring the garden, listening to the stories that have grown there.
Read MoreEvery few months, the Global Generation team like to come together to reconnect with each other and the work that we do, surrounded by nature. Here, one of the Directors, Nicole Van den Eijnde, shares her reflections on the most recent away day in the heart of an ancient woodland.
Read MoreAt our Paper Garden in Canada Water, Youth Programmes Assistant, Jocelyn Vickmaeer, has been looking at alternative ways of mapping local areas with children and young people. “What does it mean to experience a place, to connect (or not) to a neighbourhood?…”
Read More“Like the green growth that comes with Spring our new community garden, the Story Garden, has started to stir and take shape.” writes Story Garden Manager, Kiloran Benn O’Leary. “The abundance of vegetables and delicious lunches are still a few months away but discerning eyes passing the space will be starting to notice the changes!” Read more about what is happening on our newest site here.
Read MoreEducation Facilitator, Rod Sugden, has been participating on Global Generation’s Masters programme, in partnership with Middlesex University. As part of the programme, he has been learning about what Action Research is, and how it can further his work at Global Generation. “The important factors that stand out to me in reading the literature is that it’s about critically looking at my own experience; where I’m looking more deeply into my questions, experience and ideas…”
Read MoreCohort after cohort, thanks to the spirit and energy that the groups and their teachers bring, The Create Project continues to be a soul-enriching highlight of Nicole and I’s otherwise busy calendars. Having said that, special mention does need to go to the last group - Fiona and her class of 17 stellar students! They hail from places near and far, including Afghanistan, Albania, Bolivia, Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia Peru, Spain, Sudan and Yemen...
Read More“It was always going to be challenging, planter boxes on a scaffold platform, not just scaffold but a canter-levered gantry.” Glen reflects on the start of building the Gantry Garden at Regent’s Place…
Read MoreOn 18th February the Paper Garden was filled with busy hands. We opened the secret gate to local families so they could join our exploration of the earth through stories and clay…
Read More“Only when the roots reach deep into something meaningful do I follow the wind and fly with what’s left of me” writes Senior Project Co-ordinator, Silvia. “Only when I look up at the immensities do I understand it’s okay to feel imperfect and temporary. Only when I look at nature, do I smile in the face of my own moaning as I lift the last of twelve paving slabs that each weigh 40kg, which will hold a 24kg bell tent in place. Phew!
Read MoreReflections on the Seeds for a Better World project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, and the Seed Sisters’ incredible journey as they learnt about the tradition and significance of seed saving.
Read MoreAfter our winter hibernation, the Skip Garden Kitchen and Cafe reopens with seasonal delights from 2 March 2019.
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