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"For my project, I want to create a small sanctuary high on the valley bank. It will be designed to facilitate meditation and conversation. The staff in the valley have helped me find a suitable location, in an overgrown area on the banks, close to the ELC sheds.\n\n\n\nI want the site to be used as a place of conversation/de-escalation between students, and staff. Or as a simple space for reflection and meditation. The sanctuary would also have a dual purpose as an area for the stirring of the biodynamic preparations for the fish farm, and valley landscape team.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Fields Of Practice\n\n\n\nGenius Loci: The sanctuary will become a part of the valley for students and visitors to enjoy. It will be built with reverence to the spirit of the place.\n\n\n\nPractical Skills: I am planning to include valley landscape students to help me build the sanctuary. This will include building steps, clearing brambles, pruning, and possibly dry stone walling.\n\n\n\nBiodynamic Ecology: The sanctuary will be surrounded by trees, including a wonderful plum tree. I will research some species of hedges and bushes that will be cultivated to enclose the space. It will also be an area for the stirring of the biodynamic preparations.\n\n\n\nHolistic Support And Care: I want my project to create a space where students can sit, and enjoy the view of the valley. It will also be a space for dialogue between students and staff relating to their support and care needs. \n\n\n\nTimeframes\n\n\n\nI will be dedicating a minimum of 5 hours a week to this project. \n\n\n\nOctober: Observe the location further. Speak with staff and students for suggestions. Clear brambles, and mark out the area. \n\n\n\nNovember: Create a terrace for the site of the sanctuary\n\n\n\nDecember: Decide upon materials to be used for a potential decking (to be discussed with management)\n\n\n\nJanuary: Decide the entry point to the sanctuary, and where the steps will be built if needed.\n\n\n\nFebruary-March:  Build decking and seating area. Hedges to be cultivated around gaps in the sanctuary. \n\n\n\nApril: Organise a barrel for the stirring of the biodynamic preparations. \n\n\n\nMay: Write a maintenance plan, to ensure the sanctuary doesn't become overgrown and unused."
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