GEMS STORY PROJECT CLASSES
Are you motivated to record life stories yourself, and to compile stories into beautiful documents?
Do you enjoy uncovering family histories and mysteries yourself?
Kym offers a range of classes for people of all ages who want to do the research, recording and publishing themselves.
See Class options below!
Learn How to Research, Record and Create Documents Yourself!
Ancestral Research Classes for all Ages!
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Youth
Learn how to interview, conduct research, and use technology to create multimedia documents that the whole family can enjoy.
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Elders
Learn how to tell your own stories, and record them without having to write it all by hand.
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Gen X Folks
Tell your stories and record those of your elders. Research your family history and build a family tree. Reflect on where you’ve been and where you want to go.
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Everyone!
Learn how to use Ancestry and other online tools to conduct genealogical research and build your family tree.
Learn how to put your personal and family history in the context of larger historical and political moments and eras.
Upcoming Classes
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Ancestral Connections: Online Research
Learn to research your family line and grow a family tree
Learn the tips and tricks for digging through data and
finding the gems hidden in historical documents!
Connect to your ancestral lineages by knowing their names and stories -
Interviewing Elders: Oral History Project
Learn how to interview and record the stories of your elders. Create beautiful multimedia documents to share with the family and community.
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Communication and Conflict Skills: Challenging Conversations
Do you struggle to stay calm, compassionate and connected when you are in a challenging conversation at home or work, with friends or family?
Would you like to be more skillful at speaking your truth and at holding space for others to do the same? Would you like to create more connection with your partner and kids by changing how you listen and respond to them?
Most of us never learn communication skills in school, or how to prevent or resolve conflicts. This class covers the basics and beyond.We will learn how to:
listen more deeply to ourselves and identify our needs and feelings
keep our nervous systems regulated while in stressful situations
share your feelings, desires, requests and concerns with others
deeply listen to people when they are upset
respond in a way that helps people feel heard and supported
understand when power, privilege and bias play a role in conflict
practice skillful conflict transformation that restores connection and trust -
Come To Your Senses: Memoir and Mindfulness
Aimed at women of “a certain age”, this class encourages an aliveness of senses and an enjoyment of the simple pleasures of life.
Bring the juiciness back into your being!
We combine mindfulness, writing prompts, interaction with our physical environment, and discussion to write from our senses, our spirits and our hearts. And out of that, we write poetry and memoir that captures the essence of who we are and how we experience life.
Future Classes
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Creative Writing for Teens
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Poetry for Young Folks
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Creative Expression
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Interviewing Elders
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Interested in a Class?
Let me know what class you would like to take, and when I gather enough people,
I will make it happen and let you know about it!