The next round of the facilitator training will open on 3rd March 2022, with the opening call on 2nd March 2022 and the closing call on 1st June 2022.

New lesson content will be released on Thursdays. 2 Group call dates and times will be offered per module to accommodate as many different time zones as possible.

The training began as a 7 week course but is now an extended 14 weeks to allow for more learning, reflection time and integrate time to ensure we maintain a gentle yet consistent pace. 

Each new module will be released fortnightly, and within each module content will split into week A and week B content released weekly.

In week b of each module there will be a group online circle to come together and share reflections on the module. Recordings will be available for anyone unable to attend live.

To complete the training and graduate as a Certified Facilitator you are required to complete all study components including:

- Watching all the lesson videos,

- Completing the practical activities and tasks for each module,

- Completing the workbooks and reflective assessment,  

- Participating in the group calls, and where you cannot join live, to watch the recording and share your reflections on the call theme in the Facebook group.

Once you have completed these components you will be issued your certificate of completion and be ready to start holding your own First Moon Circles!

We move through the live course at a pace that offers you accountability and encouragement to complete the course. However we recognise that life happens and also, that as cyclical people, we may need some space away from study at different times. 

Therefore after completing the live component of the course you are able to complete all the study requirements in your own time to become a Certified Facilitator. There is no end date on your access to your course materials however you will do best to block out study time consistently to ensure you keep moving forward. 

After the live course ends, there will be no further opportunity to participate in live calls but recordings will be available. 

You must complete all 6 modules, 6 reflections, and various other study requirements to become a Certified Facilitator. Only upon Certification are you permitted to hold First Moon Circles and receive your certificate.

Yes!! If you already have a business - whatever you currently do - you will be able to offer First Moon Circles and call yourself a First Moon Circle Facilitator. You will be given tools, templates, materials and resources to equip you to hold your own events but you are able to brand your circles marketing materials to match your own business. They must be named First Moon Circles, and the content must include core content of a First Moon Circle, but there will be the option to tweak, adapt and add to the session content to incorporate your own modalities / practices / rituals eg meditation, art or craft, movement, or other aligned wellbeing practice suitable for children.

You are so encouraged to join this training. You will learn all you need to know about facilitating safer and inclusive menstrual education circles for young people, what legal and practical measures you need to take to do so, and how to promote your events. We'll support you with encouragement, inspiration and accountability to keep you moving towards holding your own Circles. We have had facilitators in a previous round who had no business or event experience go on to hold their own Circles successfully and grow from there.

Gender

All First Moon Circle Facilitators undertake training to learn to hold safer  and inclusive circles and we acknowledge and honour that not all people who bleed are girls / female identifying, and that not all girls and females bleed.

We bring this into the First Moon Circles with an awareness that children who may not identify as female may still experience menstruation, and may have a complicated relationship with their period, their body and the concept of becoming a woman. We openly seek to learn parent and children's personal pronouns, and explore with participants that some people do and do not menstrate in-session to raise awareness and promote menstrual and gender inclusion, without putting any person in the spotlight.

It is our highest wish and intention that if children who may be Non-Binary, LGBTQIA+, Transgender, Gender Queer or otherwise gender diverse and they wish to learn about periods in a female body, or a body that menstruates, and to celebrate this, they are very welcome to join. We aim to hold as safe a space as possible for them to learn how to care for their body, emotions and spirit through menarche. As facilitators we want to support all families. 

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Identity and Culture

We acknowledge that Black, Indigenous and People of Colour may experience menstruation differently, including more significant and earlier onset of symptoms, and may also experience difficulties relating to being heard and supported. We acknowledge that traditional cultures may celebrate their own menarche rituals and intend for First Moon Circles to complement those rites of passage celebrations.

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Period Poverty

We acknowledge that for many people, easy and affordable access to period products is not an option, and we seek to support participants to obtain plastic, toxin, and chemical-free period products where possible. We may be able to offer concession pricing to eligible persons to their First Moon Circles.​

A 6 month payment plan is offered to support you to pay for your training costs, or you can pay in full, the choice is yours. Please contact us by email with any questions or requests you have about payment plans as we can be flexible and accommodating.

Upon payment of your facilitator training fees there will be no further cost to you to continue to receive the right to operate as a First Moon Circle Facilitator.

You will be invited to join the Facilitator Mastermind on completion of your training which is a paid monthly membership and is optional to you.

You also receive the option to purchase Peer Supervision sessions and 1:1 Coaching sessions with Charlotte Pointeaux, lead Trainer both during and after the training to support you personally and privately.

Additional resources further to what is included in the training may be offered to you to purchase as they become available.

You will be responsible for all costs relating to holding your First Moon Circles including your own event resources, materials, equipment, insurance and other costs. 

You will not be requested to pay any royalties for tickets sold to your own First Moon Circles or administrative fees. Your income generated from your First Moon Circles is yours. 

Yes! If you wish to apply for this training and identify as holding a minority identity and are experiencing financial hardship, we would love you to apply. Potential recipients may identify as any of the following:

• Black, Indigenous or woman of Colour,
• LGBTQIA+
• Live with disability

and if are experiencing hardship there may be a scholarship place available to you.

Please complete the application form here.

Places on the training are limited and by application only. Spaces will be offered to those on the waitlist first. 

As part of your signing up you are required to sign the facilitator licensing agreement which includes Intellectual Property and Copyright protections. The full agreement will be available to read before purchasing your place in the course when the cart opens. A summary of these clauses is as follows:

• Upon completion of the training you will receive rights to use the Intellectual Property shared with you in this training course to hold your own First Moon Circles and the IP is not to be repurposed for any other offerings or shared, distributed or sold onwards.
• You must use the event name "First Moon Circle" when organising, promoting, sharing, and hosting your own events and you are not permitted to re-name your event.
• Upon completing the training you secure the right to be known as a First Moon Circle Facilitator, and will be included on the Facilitator Directory and social media.
• You are welcome to adapt the First Moon Circle lesson plan which you'll receive as part of the training, to personalise your event and bring your own experience, modalities, passions and personality to your offering. There are, however, core components of the events which must be included to ensure that all First Moon Circles are consistently a powerful and empowering experience.
• You must print and provide each participant at your event with a colour copy of the First Moon Guide, a 22 page resource which adds incredible value to your events and participants. These booklets capture all the information you might cover or not have chance to cover in your First Moon Circle, so they are a keepsake for the participants. 
• You will receive lifetime access to the First Moon Circle Facilitator Training content as delivered to you in the version of the training you sign up for. 
• You do acquire the ability to use the knowledge gained through this training to create related offerings to support other groups of people including: older girls, women, fathers, sons, in schools, and online. If you work with the same age group as First Moon Circles support (aged 9-12) your circles must be called First Moon Circles.