Join Florence Gbenro with Victor Stanley for this month’s CEU lunch. This course is avaible via zoom only.

Nature Sacred exists to inspire, inform, and guide communities in the creation of public green spaces—called Sacred Places—designed to improve mental health, unify communities, and engender peace. Through a collaborative, community-led process and an evidence-based design model, each Sacred Place is bonded together by a common goal: to reconnect people with nature in ways that foster mindful reflection, restore mental health, and strengthen communities. As each community imagines its own space, the design becomes a unique reflection of the community’s culture, story, and place—making it inherently sacred to them.

Learning Objectives:

1. Become familiar with the research backing nature interventions and Sacred Place creation.

2. Develop an understanding of the 5 elements of a Sacred Place, including the importance of the experience on and around the Nature Sacred Bench.

3. Recognize the uniqueness of each site and each community, including maintenance regime and capability, in order to produce a culturally responsive Sacred Place design.

4. Understand the Design Advisor’s role in the different phases of the project, from initial site inspection, to the 2 charettes and steering committee actions and to the final design plans developed for the space.

RSVP by Friday, July 14th. A zoom link to the presentation will be emailed to registered attendees on July 14th. Course will provide 1.0 continuing education credits, upon completion on course quiz on the Victor Stanley website. Email Jackie Dietz with any questions at jackie.dietz@forms-surfaces.com.

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