… to a whole new world primarily through one of its members SPECIAL-GROWTH PARTICIPATION

Here-and-Now Play

80-120 hours with your nurturer

900+ words gained

Lifestyle Participation Activities

On the lookout for host people who might like to know you better, when you have grown more

Spend time in the host world when possible — shopping or getting around town

Relax! Extensive participation in the host world (aside from activities with your nurturer) isn’t possible yet. (See our glossary to understand these terms.)

By the End of the Phase

The nurturer is starting to see the personality of the growing participators that will emerge to other host people by the end of Phase 2 (Emerging)

Other host people can see that growing participators are trying to identify with them

Growing participators still seem very strange to host people

The activities of this phase are what many people think of when they think of Growing Participation. In reality, it’s just the very first step on a long journey. The Six Phase Program includes 1500 hours of activities. This first phase is only 80-120 hours! This phase also requires gathering and preparing more materials than any other phase. It’s best to do this phase intensively (20-25 hours per week with your nurturer) and then continue to more growth and deeper relationships in the coming phases.