01/05/2026
A week at Phoenix Project rarely moves in straight lines.
It starts in circle, with agreements spoken back into the space so everyone knows how we hold each other. Then suddenly we are in the woods, children disappearing behind trees in Ninja Squirrels and weaving mazes through the cow parsley.
Wind becomes a poem. Tornadoes become a conversation. Sticks, leaves and moss become engineering materials as children build cases strong enough to protect an egg from a fall.
Another day, the sun is bright and the learning follows butterflies: life cycles, exoskeletons and the strange brilliance of transformation. Wire bends into wings. Lemons become lemonade. Beetroot seeds go into the soil. The fire is lit and dandelions become fritters.
And alongside it all, ideas are growing for our Community Fair on 24 May: art stalls, races, games, plants, handmade things, and children seeing how their ideas can become part of the life of the place.
This is learning here: moving, making, noticing, testing, planting, cooking and imagining community together.
