Hello, I'm Joanna Goldsmid.

 

Growing up in leafy southwest London, on the edge of Bushy Park, I have had a love of the natural world for as long as I can remember.

 

Walking home from school through herds of red deer was not unusual! 

 

Like for so many though, this precious connection to nature ebbed away during adulthood as I moved further into London and into office work.

 

It was during  a career in charity fundraising, that the discontent set in and the longing to be outside, closer to nature, grew. 

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Eventually, I listened and for the last 10 years I have had the good fortune to deliver workshops to help children connect to nature in their school grounds and and on nature reserves across London.

 

I have worked with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), the City of London's education team at Epping Forest, the London Wildlife Trust and The Conservation Volunteers. 

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As a mindfulness practitioner for the last twenty years, I’ve been wanting to combine working with the mind to bring about a greater sense of wellbeing with my love for the outdoors.

 

I think I’ve found the perfect combination: helping children tap into a deeper sense of wellbeing through a mindful connection to the natural world. 

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I hope to be outside exploring with your pupils very soon...

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Qualifications and Training

 

Children’s Mindfulness Teacher - Breathing Space in Schools

Ecopsychology Practitioner  - Natural Academy 

Forest School Leader Level 3 - Greenbow Training

 

 

• I have a current enhanced DBS and am on the DBS update service

• I am fully insured 

• I have had extensive safeguarding training

• I am a member of London’s Environmental Educators Forum (LEEF)