As a mother of three kids myself, I designed the course to allow much flexibility to accommodate for parenting, work, and life!

There is no pressure to ‘keep up’ and no such thing as ‘behind’ and I really encourage and remind our trainees  to honour their capacity at all times and to move through this course as you can.

I estimate the workload to be 5 hours of study and participation per module (6 modules total) which includes watching videos, listening to expert interviews, doing any practical exercises, attending a 90 minute group call and doing the module reflection. 

Of course, this is an average and you may find it quicker or longer. 

Note that this is self-paced. You may do this at once or spread it out over a longer period of time. There is no deadline on when the course needs to be completed. Reflections may be submitted at any time: as you go, or after the course, as works for you.

There is further reading for all modules which is optional extras. 

This is a gentle, supportive course that respects the fullness of lives we lead.

The next round of the facilitator training will begin on 1st May 2023.

Applications open on 1st March 2023 and places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. Applications formally close on 24th March 2023 or when all places are filled, whichever comes first.

There is only one training round in 2023. The next round will be in May 2024.

I will personally read every single application form, and I will send you an email invitation to join us if we are a match made in heaven.

Your invitation will include:

1. An online agreement to sign which outlines everything you’ll receive as part of the training, and what you can expect from me.
2. A link to begin your payment plan or pay in full. 

Once these two actions are done, your place is officially confirmed! 

We will then email you a welcome pack and some admin, so you can take your time to get settled in before the course kicks off in May 2023.

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

– Watching all module lesson videos,

– Completing any practical activities and tasks for each module,

– Completing the accompanying workbooks and submitting the reflective assessment for each of the 6 modules,

– Participating in the group calls, and where you cannot join live, to watch 6 x module call recordings, and share your reflections on the call theme in the Facebook group.

Once you have completed these components you will be eligible to apply for Certification. Once you are certified you will be issued your certificate, added to our Facilitator Directory 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 given a 6 month time frame to complete the Certification requirements to formally graduate from the course.

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, receive your certificate and claim to be a Certified Facilitator. 

Yes, we offer 2-3 x half-fee scholarships per training round.

All applications are considered and offers are made based on merit (a combination of eligibility, need, commitment to participating in full, and your vision for using this course for social activism in your community).

Potential recipients may identify as any of the following:

• Black, Indigenous or woman of Colour,

• LGBTQIA+

• Live with disability, neurodivergence or chronic illness

• And are experiencing significant financial hardship

Scholarship applications open 1 month prior to the next training round commencing for a period of 2 weeks. In 2023, Scholarship applications open on March 26th for one week only. To receive notification of when scholarship applications open, please join our email waitlist here

Applicants who meet the eligibility requirements may then be invited to attend an interview with Charlotte before places are confirmed shortly thereafter.

If at the time of your application the scholarship has already been offered for the next training round you may be kept on the waitlist for the next available round if eligible.

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 applications open. 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. You are however permitted to create your own events in a different format for other demographics and name it as you choose.

• 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.

To view the example agreement in full, please click here

Gender

All First Moon Circle Facilitators undertake training to learn to hold safer and inclusive circles that respect, honour and support parents and children who menstruate.

We acknowledge and honour that not all people who bleed are girls / female identifying, and that not all girls and females bleed.

We aim to hold as safe a space as possible for children to learn how to care for their body, emotions and spirit through menarche. As facilitators we want to support all families and create a period positive world. 

We bring this into the First Moon Circles events 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 to best support parents and children to access the knowledge and support they need to understand menstruation, puberty and menstrual cycle awareness and are open to discussing with families the support they need. 

It is our highest wish and intention that if children who identify as Non-Binary, LGBTQIA+, Transgender, Gender Queer or otherwise gender diverse wish to learn about menstruation and the process of puberty (and they will menstruate) that this knowledge and support be available to them. 

First Moon Circles are primarily for people who will or already are menstruating. However, circles are increasingly being adapted and offered to teach this knowledge to people who will never menstruate, including boys, dads, and beyond.

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Identity and Culture

We acknowledge that Black, Indigenous and People of Colour may experience menstruation differently to the experience of white people, including more significant and earlier onset of symptoms, and may also experience difficulties relating to being heard, validated and supported. We acknowledge that traditional cultures may celebrate their own menarche rituals and we 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.​