a few quotes from today when i asked the kids at Dagenham Park School to innovate techniques
bodies over each other
people in trees
silly faces
kicking pigeons
lying on a car
people hugging
hiding under a atable
wearing shoes on our hands
holding some one like a baby
wearing a top down to your feet
spoons on our noses
lying under a car
climbing fences
all hula hooping
all eating

climbing up stairs backwards
hopping up and down the stairs
knock on all the doors
look through all the windows
put up posters on every door saying 'use next door'
asking random questions

Jordan.Eaton from Central School of Speach and Drama wrote

On the 18th February Street Trainers from Sceaux Gardens Estate delivered a training session for 10 members of Southwark Police. At the end of the session we asked two questions.

"What is the most important thing you have learned today?"

There are easier ways or different ways to interact with young people.

How many officers can fit in a telephone box.

Camberwell Street Trainer problemz says "its good for life and kids" and 'i like rapping'

Another committed and brilliant Camberwell Street Trainer is Sarah08, spikes93 says 'i was one of the first street trainers on sceaux gardens.'Thanks so much to them and "i am 16 and i am funny and i like food" says bloodmutt999 welcome bloodmutt all power to you for training Southwark Police to have more fun! Did you see their faces when the female officer started to dance in the puddle??

Fisayo has been Street Training for about a year now hesays his aproach to it is 'having fun, looking after people, loving kindness, peace, movement and physical and mental well being. encouraging adults to have more confidence in their own creative and physical abilities.' more about him - my name is fisayo i speak spanish i want to learn chinese. I'm learning capoeira. i made up my own language called slip.

Situation one

A young man is walking along the top of a wall and a resident comes over and shouts at him to get down

Situation two

As part of a street training session lead by Lottie, using a traffic cone as a mega phone is demonstrated as a good idea, you try it , shouting ‘smelly slippers’ a resident on a balcony above is very angry and upset by this, they shout at you in a very angry way.

Situation three

Sceaux Street Trainers kicked off the February half term with an afternoon of fun, games and challenges.

Working on team building, communication and leadership skills we began to prepare for what will be an eventful half term...

Some of the challenges:

standing on one leg
racing each other
spelling words backwards
reciting poems
making and keeping promises
describing our surroundings

Dee is a new Street Trainer she says "I've often experienced Street Training activities when I'm abroad, but had never really thought to be more playful around my own environment. I don't believe London - or the UK for that matter - really allows for the cultivation of this experience. We are too focused on safety for us to understand the concept of being joyful on the street. I would like to incorporate Street Training into the routine of my life, and so in that way it will be less of a routine and more of a new experience, and a fresher outlook on my surroundings." Welcome Dee

Kate Entwhistle is one of our new Street Trainers she says "Lottie came into my school (Central School of Speech and Drama) and gave us a talk on was street training was and how it had come about. After that we went out to the areas surrounding school at did a bit of playing about. I thought it was so much fun and liberating; it really is about following your desires. I found that if i saw something and i wanted to do it then i should just do it, try it out and see how it feels.

The Path of Safety

don't look strangers in the eye when you're scared - sara davidman

have your wits about you - passer by camberwell green

don't walk by yourself - bus conductor camberwell green

wear high heels you can run in

you need to make sure you've got appropriate clothing – teenager, AMR school Camberwell

use the seven stars and the nine palaces steps techniques, tai chi for walking through crowds - laurence noga, Artist

keep all your valuables out of sight -constance, mum camberwell

act like you know where you're going- mestre cobra mansa