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Explorers Academy PassportThe Quiet
The Quiet
Place Quest
Connect · Move · Breathe · Notice
10 missions · one unfolding mystery
Before the Quest begins…
Create your Explorer identity
Every Explorer notices the world differently. Before the Quest begins, create your Explorer identity.
Explorer name / initials
My Explorer symbol
Choose or invent your Explorer code
CuriousBrave enough to tryQuiet observerBig-energy ExplorerQuestion askerCreative thinkerSomething else:
My secret comfort code
Something that can help me feel more comfortable here is…
movement · space · knowing what happens next · someone nearby · quiet · talking · not talkingOne thing I'm curious about…
There is no perfect way to be an Explorer.
Quest 01
When life feels too loud…
Map clue
The body speaks first.
Where might your body give you clues? Add arrows, words, colours or symbols.
fast hearthot facewiggly legsheavy bodybuzzy thoughtstight tummywant to escapefrozen
What I noticed
Quest 02
The body whispers before it shouts
Map clue
Small signals can be useful information.
Map what your own signals might look or feel like.
Whisper
Louder
Too much
If I notice the whisper early, I could try…
ConnectMoveBreatheNotice
What I noticed
Quest 03
Who helps me carry things?
Map clue
We do not have to do big feelings alone.
Me
people
places
animals
words
activities
A sentence I can use when I need someone
“I need a minute.” · “Can you stay nearby?” · “Can you help me?” · “I'm not ready to talk.”
What I noticed
Quest 04
What is my body asking for?
Map clue
Movement gives us information.
Mark each test: ★ want to try again ○ not for me today ? curious
Push
wall push · hands together
Move
walk · stretch · reach
Shake
hands · shoulders · whole body
Ground
press feet · balance · pause
What I noticed
Quest 05 · Breezy's Breath Lab
Can breath change how something feels?
Map clue
Treat this like an experiment.
We are not breathing to make feelings disappear. We are exploring what breath feels like in our body.
Storm Puff
Short, strong air.
Explorer Wind
Steady, curious air.
Whisper Wind
Soft, almost silent air.
Sky Song
Try a gentle humming or vibration breath. Where did you feel it?
lipsthroatchestsomewhere elsenowhere
What I noticed
Quest 06 · Nori's Notice Lab
What changes when I really notice?
Map clue
Zoom in before you decide.
Zoom
lens
lens
Did anything change when I noticed it?
yesnonot sure
All answers count.
What I noticed
Quest 07
What's the weather like in here?
Map clue
Inner weather can change without being wrong.
Choose, combine or draw your own.
My weather map
What might this weather need?
connectionmovementbreathnoticingspacesomething else
Weather changes. None of it is wrong.
What I noticed
Quest 08
There is more than one way through
Map clue
You choose the route worth testing.
My Explorer Reset Map
I notice…
Connect
Move
Breathe
Notice
What I noticed
Quest 09 · Wrong turn
The Quest doesn't always go to plan
Map clue
A wrong turn is still information.
Sometimes we try something and nothing seems to change. That doesn't mean we failed.
What happened?
What did I try?
What did I learn?
The Explorer RuleI can always begin again.
What I noticed
Quest 10 · Final clue
Closer than you think
Map clue
Your answer does not have to look like anyone else's.
After everything you have explored… what do you think The Quiet Place might be?
drawing · writing · symbols · map · poem · code · anything
What have you discovered about yourself?
The Quest doesn't end here.
You can keep noticing.
ConnectMoveBreatheNotice
What I noticed
Explorer Field Notes
Field map
Map clue
Follow what seems interesting.
Plot a moment, clue, question or discovery.
Questions, crossed-out ideas and unfinished thoughts all belong in a field journal.
Explorer Field Notes
Codes, clues & questions
Map clue
Not every clue makes sense straight away.
A · B · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · J · K · L · M · N · O · P · Q · R · S · T · U · V · W · X · Y · Z
Questions, crossed-out ideas and unfinished thoughts all belong in a field journal.
Quest record complete
Quiet Place Explorer
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This passport belongs to an Explorer who has spent ten weeks noticing, questioning, experimenting and learning more about themselves.
The most interesting thing I discovered was…
Emma Hunter-JamesFounder, The Breathing Space Project
Helping children understand themselves.
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Explorer record
Quest Log
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“There is no perfect response.
Your body gives you information.
Different things help different people.
You can always begin again.”
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