Art of Mentoring
I
now have a much deeper knowledge of how to teach not only the natural
world to children, but everything else as well.-Art of Mentoring participant
50 Clock Hours available for teachers!
Wilderness Awareness School has been providing transformational learning experiences in nature for youth and adults for over twenty years.
In this new, more experiential version of our popular Art of Mentoring workshop, you will be taught to lead many of our favorite activities, games, and stories for cultivating deep connections with nature in the same, hands-on way we train our staff.
You will also be given time to devise ways to
integrate these activities and techniques into your educational or
parenting settings.
Register for Art of Mentoring
| Add to Cart | Ages Adult $785 Food and camping included. July 11-17, 2010 4:30pm Sunday-12pm Saturday Duvall, WA Airport shuttle available. $50 Discount with Coyote's Guide purchase |
| Add to Cart | Ages Adult $785 Food and camping included. August 15-21, 2010 4:30pm Sunday-12pm Saturday Duvall, WA Airport shuttle available. $50 Discount with Coyote's Guide purchase |
Lead Instructor Biography
Laura
Gunion is the Coordinator of Wilderness Awareness School's Youth School program, as well as
a Coordinator and a lead instructor at Community School. She began her
work for Wilderness Awareness School after completing the Anake Outdoor School (formerly the Wilderness Awareness Residential Program), and came to that course with a wealth of experience working with
people in the outdoors--as an instructor at Teton Science School, Rocky
Mountain Biological Laboratory, and the Four Corners School of Outdoor
Education, among other courses. Laura received her B.A. in Child Studies
from Tufts University in 1995, completed the National Outdoor Leadership
School’s Semester in the Rockies in 1996, and finished a year-long
Professional Residency in Environmental Education through Utah State University
and Teton Science School in 2001.
Sol
Marie Doran is a Coordinator & Lead Instructor at Wednesday and Friday Roots and Wings (ages 4-6) and Lead Instructor at Thursday Coyotes (ages 10-12). In the summer, she also teaches at various teen and adult programs, including the Art of Mentoring. She has been working with children since 1997 and has been mentoring with the Wilderness Awareness School methodology since 2002. She came to Wilderness Awareness School in 2004 from southern California, where she worked with Wilderness Youth Project, ran an early childhood outdoor program, and earned a B.S. in Ecology. She is finishing her last Kamana field pack (naturalist studies), is a 2-time Tracking Intensive graduate, has trained in herbalism at Ravencroft, and has studied since 2008 with Kim Scanlon on various arts, including modern cultural development, leadership, emotions (especially cultural griefwork), pleasure in life, and beauty. .
Mike
Prince: Mike is a core instructor with Community School, and Facility
Manager for Wilderness Awareness School. Mike graduated from the Anake Outdoor School (formerly the Wilderness Awareness Residential Program) in 2004, and followed that with a second
year as a Apprentice Instructor with Community School. Mike's previous
experience as an educator includes teaching High School, directing a
Boy Scout Camp, and working for the YMCA.
Nate
Summers: Nate coordinates the Anake
Leadership Program, and serves as a Core Instructor for the Anake
Outdoor School. He has been mentoring adults and youth in the outdoors
since 1995. Nate's journey with ancient living skills started as a teenager
at the Ancient Lifeways Institute in Southern Illinois. This exposure
to stone age living at a young age sparked a life-long interest in anthropology,
hunter-gatherer lifestyles, and indigenous cultures. In the past, Nate
has served as both Youth Programs Director and Adult Programs Director
for Wilderness Awareness School, and has worked with such organizations
as King County Parks and Recreation, Seattle Parks Department, and Outdoor
Connections/WildLore. He is the founder of
Pathfinder Outdoor School, an internal martial arts enthusiast, a
practitioner of Chinese Medicine, and a dad.
Marcus
Reynerson serves
as a core instructor at the Anake
Outdoor School. He has lived close to the natural world throughout
his life and some of his earliest memories include hunting and fishing
in the muggy marshes and pine forests of south Louisiana. Thanks to
a childhood of outdoor recreation, Marcus got an early start working
in the environmental education field. After leading youth on backpacking
trips during college, he earned a degree in Environmental Studies from
Miami University in Oxford, OH. Marcus went on to serve as a conservation
programs director for Philmont Scout Ranch in Northern New Mexico and
then as a lead naturalist at an outdoor education center in Southern
California. He was drawn to Washington from Louisville, Kentucky, to
attend the Anake Outdoor School (formerly the Wilderness Awareness Residential Program) in 2005 and followed up with a second
year as an Apprentice Instructor with the Residential Program.S
Emily
Gibson is a Youth
Programs Instructor, Summer Camp Director, and Adult Programs Coordinator at Wilderness Awareness School. Emily studied Wildlife
Science at the University of Washington and was a research assistant for
several years studying the effects of urbanization on songbird populations
in the Puget Sound region. After graduating from the Anake Outdoor School (formerlly the Residential Program)
in 2005, Emily participated in the Instructor Training Apprenticeship
and was an Apprentice Instructor with the Residential Program. She has
also continued her study of wildlife tracking through the Tracking Apprenticeship
and Tracking Intensive.
Educating
- Learn models for creating effective educational experiences based on the cycles of nature
- Practice games, activities, and songs which draw people young and old into Nature
- Explore the role of story telling in the educational structures of nature based cultures and draw out your own stories for mentoring youth and inspiring and teaching others!
Transforming
- Profiling the path of development and transformation of people as they travel toward greater awarenes and appreciation of the natural world.
- Discuss the pitfalls and walls that mentors face in working towards a greater connection between individuals, community, and Nature.
- Creating safe environments for students to grow, experiment, and make mistakes
Connecting with Community and Nature
- Immerse yourself in core routines for increasing your awareness and the awareness of your students. This is vital when mentoring youth.
- Enjoy a learning community of people dedicated to learning about, teaching about, and honoring the earth.
Clock Hours available!
Wilderness Awareness School is pleased to offer
clock hours for interested Art of Mentoring participants through the
Puget Sound Educational Service District. 50 clock hours are available
for this weeklong class. You must inform us of your intent
prior to the course – a form will be provided with your letter of
confirmation.
Clock hours details:
Individuals will receive clock hour materials during the class.
Payments for clock hours are to be made at the end of the class by
check, Visa or Mastercard. Fees for clock hours are $2.00 per clock
hour, (therefore the cost is $100 for 50 clock hours at Art of
Mentoring).















