The films

The whole system, one short film at a time.

Twenty-one short films, about 83 minutes in all. Press play and they follow one another in order, from the people who walk beside you to every stage of life and every path. Or choose any film from the list.

1 · How ACCOMPANY walks beside a person 28 min

1. People Beside YouEveryone who walks beside a person, from mentors in the student years to elders on the Bench.4:39
2. Letters, Sponsors and RoomsHow every crossing of a life is met: letters, a sponsor for ninety days, and a room of people crossing with you.4:52
3. Spaces for a Whole LifeRooms that open by themselves as life moves on: your stage, your year, your path, what you love.3:06
4. Your Community PageOne page for your whole life in the community.2:14
5. Accompany CirclesSix to ten people practising one skill at a time, with a host who sat in a circle first.3:43
6. Coaching for LifeA certified coach beside you at every adult stage, for as long as you want.3:09
7. Teaching FlourishingHow the courses travel: the people who teach them where they work.3:00
8. The Accompany Life StudyA lifelong study of accompanied lives that walks beside the people in it.3:14

2 · Nine stages of life 40 min

9. Before the Gate · 16–18What is open to someone at this stage of life.4:28
10. Arrival · 18–19What is open to someone at this stage of life.5:03
11. The Middle Years · 19–21What is open to someone at this stage of life.4:46
12. The Threshold · 21–22What is open to someone at this stage of life.4:13
13. First Post · 22–27What is open to someone at this stage of life.4:15
14. Establishing · 27–35What is open to someone at this stage of life.4:19
15. The Long Middle · 35–55What is open to someone at this stage of life.4:08
16. The Handover · 55–65What is open to someone at this stage of life.4:19
17. Elderhood · 65+What is open to someone at this stage of life.4:08

3 · Four paths beside the stages 15 min

18. The Postgraduate PathThe crossings of postgraduate study, and the course written for it.4:02
19. The Love and Partnership PathThe crossings of love and partnership, and the course written for it.3:50
20. The Parenting PathThe crossings of parenting, and the two courses written for it.4:00
21. The Caring PathThe crossings of caring for someone, and the course written for it.3:31

4 · The student years in depth

Mentoring groups, communities, conversations and the reporting behind them, in their own series of films. Watch the mentoring films →

Next: See it running — the mentoring system at work →