by Cathryn | 11 Dec 2021 | Reflection, Storytelling
This time last year I was putting the finishing touches to this website, getting ready for a January launch. I had no idea what doors this online portfolio would open. Here we are, 2021 is about done and Pure Spaces Education has changed the trajectory of my career....
by Cathryn | 18 Jul 2021 | Community, Conservation, Nature, Storytelling, Sustainability
Ubuntu. I love this philosophy, a gift from many African traditions – that we share this experience of humanity as a collective. It comes with a wonderful sense of connection and belonging to others, but it also implies a great sense of responsibility for how we treat...
by Cathryn | 7 Mar 2021 | Community, Education, Storytelling, Wellbeing
Warning: this post contains material covering the topic of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) that may cause distress and discomfort to sensitive readers. Educating women and girls is one of the top ten solutions to climate change, according to Project Drawdown: the most...
by Cathryn | 5 Jan 2021 | Reflection, Storytelling, Wellbeing
So after putting in the months of work it has taken to put this website together, I took a break over the Christmas/New Year period to rest and reflect. Reading and listening for fun only. Leisurely walks for fun only. As January rolled in I started to look at my task...
by Cathryn | 15 Dec 2020 | Education, Reflection, Storytelling, Wellbeing
In the previous post – Pure Spaces – I shared the values Pure Spaces Education is grounded in. In this post I want to delve a little deeper in how these values came to be. About 7 years ago I came across a book that was to change my life. After reading it I was...
by Cathryn | 5 Dec 2020 | Nature, Reflection, Storytelling
Pure Spaces began as a kernel of an idea in 2007. I was living at Twee Rivieren rest camp in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and working as a volunteer intern for SANParks People and Conservation. At the time I remember being so overwhelmed by the paradox that is...
