Kids Tent Program
Registration and Parent Preview: Thursday, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Ages: Kids Ages 3 to 12 (must be potty-trained)
Morning Sessions Friday and Saturday: 9:45 AM and (repeated at) 11 AM*
No programming for kids ages 3–5 at 11 AM session
Afternoon Session Friday and Saturday: 2 PM
Emily Griffin
In the Kids Tent we focus on creativity and finding our place in the larger stories of God’s people. Using the Godly Play* method as a foundation, we’ll sing, share stories, wonder together and have a time of free art response. Equipped with a secure check-in system, the program is facilitated by a team of volunteers, all of whom have received background checks. Each family will be assigned a number to be written on their wristbands upon registration. All adults with matching numbers will be able to pick up their child(ren). Wristbands MUST be worn by the whole family in order to drop off and pick up kids. Sessions are limited capacity, so parents should register Thursday night or (as possible) sign up for the following day’s sessions by the end of that afternoon’s session. A limited number of slots may be available for those with day passes. Fun, age appropriate activities are offered, but this is anything but a babysitting service. The kids will enjoy intentional community with other kids and adults while playing and discovering meaning together. *Interested in learning about Godly Play as a method of spiritual guidance? Come to our workshop at 4pm on Saturday at the Portal.
Emily Griffin
Director of Children’s Programming
Emily will be co-leading children’s activities at Wild Goose again this year. She’s an Episcopal priest at St. Alban’s in Washington, DC and a trainer in Godly Play – a hands-on, creative method of spiritual guidance used primarily but not always with kids. When she’s not in a circle sharing stories, she’s either reading voraciously, attempting French cooking with her husband, or brushing up on her Spanish. She’s most at home in the mountains and can’t wait to sing and work and pray and play again this year at the Goose.
www.godlyplayfoundation.org
Sessions:
90 Godly Play, Scripture and Wonder
408 Kids Tent Program
Sally Thomas
Co-Director, Children’s Programming
“Sally is the most irreverent reverent person” a childhood friend proclaimed. Yep! Since her own children declared their innate theology as tiny sage ones, Sally has been attuned to the spiritual wisdom children offer in this wondrous world. She currently serves as the Missioner for Children & Families at Holy Communion (Episcopal) Church in University City, MO and is a D. Min. student at Eden Seminary. She has been in cahoots with circles of children and their families using Godly Play for twenty years and is thrilled to join Emily Griffin and Nancy St. John for Godly Play’s 3rd year at the Goose.
Sessions:
408 Kids Tent Program
Nancy St John
Co-Director, Children’s Programming
Nancy is very much looking forward to joining teammates in co-leading children’s activities at Wild Goose this year. She is a trained early childhood Montessori teacher at a Montessori school in Scituate, Massachusetts. Nancy is also a trainer for the Godly Play, a religious method that helps children explore their faith through story. Both these passions compliment the other, as she sits on the floor with children most Sundays at a nearby Episcopal church telling stories. Nancy lives along the rocky Massachusetts seashore, where she marvels at its beauty and loves walking along the beach any chance she gets in search of “treasure.”
Sessions:
408 Kids Tent Program
Session #408
