Coming of age
Rites of passage
Guide training
Training includes how to teach/facilitate our core curriculum, with regard to awareness games and practices, survival skills, ancestral arts, as well as group dynamics and meeting individual needs. We’ll weave various threads of our teachings into this training, accelerating learning and skill development.
We’ll dive deep into the skills of a facilitator:
How to lead circles
Nature games and debrief to build greater meaning
Songs and stories to build connection to each other and nature
Neurobiology of adolescence and how to work with it
Flow state and activities to teach it
Way of council and non-violent communication
Foundation models and skills of eco-psychology and eco-therapy
Psycological models of attachement theory
Curriculum for exploring sex, gender,
Conversations about and scaffolding group discussions about race, class, power, and privilege
Is this training right for you?
Educator:
Are you an educator wanting to learn how to weave nature connection and skills to support your students in rites of passage?
Naturalist/skills enthusiast:
Are you a naturalist and/or practitioner of ancestral arts, interested in learning how to share these skills with youth to support their transitions?
Parent/aunt/uncle:
Are you a parent with a middle schooler and are looking for ways to engage your child in nature based explorations and skills? All while understanding their shifting brains and bodies?
Scholarship and dedication to diversity and inclusion:
As we seek to diversify the field of wilderness rites of passage to reflect the community, we are committed to supporting organizations and individuals looking for training in culturally appropriate rites of passage. We are building alliances and seeking to collaborate with individuals who are passionate about the social benefits of honoring individuals and supporting their healing journey and maturation process. Please support us in this vision to offer scholarships for youth, apprentices, and future guides.
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