Specializing in the design and delivery of transformative, experiential education.

Testimonials

Below you'll find feedback from various clients:

 

David came and worked with me on beginning a conversation in our community about the place of males and masculinity and how best to serve their needs.

Kaye Smith, Child Advocate
Hauraki Family Violence Intervention Network, New Zealand

This is a great program for teenage boys learning about what’s coming next in their lives. I think it’s a good thing to have an all-guy talk about masculinity. It’s a good place to learn about taking care of yourself.

Vancouver, Grade 10

I appreciated David's ability to navigate some of our fragile relationships by never letting us forget our common human nature and vulnerability. I found David to be a very knowledgeable facilitator who created an environment that was positive and supportive, but did not shy away from dealing with difficult and negative existing relationships among participants... read more

Kurt Dehnel, Owner
I/O Design & Engineering

The most important thing I’ve learned from this session is how important it is for the genders to be separated in the rites process so that both can be recognized and honored. This training helped me to see how youth create their own rites of passage in the absence of structured/formal ones, and how dangerous that can be.

City of Eugene
Department of Recreation, and Oregon Youth Authority, Oregon, USA

Excellent. Very exciting work. Both genders had the opportunity to put themselves in each others’ shoes. The boys and girls were open and willing to share. I felt as though we are on the verge of bridging a lot of gaps between the genders. Thanks for providing the tools which we can use.

Chris MacDonald
VAST Alternate School, Port Alberni

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