2019 Programs
Teen Herbal & Earth Skills Immersion Program
This program is happening in partnership with The Hawthorn School of Plant Medicine. Both instructors for this program have completed the herbal apprenticeship, and continue to study herbalism and clinical skills. Additionally, Kendra and Sarah both are continuing students of earth-based ancestral skills including basketry, cordage, hide tanning, fishing, hunting and fire tending.
Our teen program instructors value the importance of connection, relationship, body image, identity and other issues facing youth today. They seek to provide a welcoming space to explore, nourish, play and connect through engaging understanding of ecosystems around us.
We are currently exploring field trip potentials as a part of this program. Pick-up and drop off will take place at Gwinwood Camp. Program is from 9 am - 3pm.
Our teen program instructors value the importance of connection, relationship, body image, identity and other issues facing youth today. They seek to provide a welcoming space to explore, nourish, play and connect through engaging understanding of ecosystems around us.
We are currently exploring field trip potentials as a part of this program. Pick-up and drop off will take place at Gwinwood Camp. Program is from 9 am - 3pm.
2018 Programs
Teen Summer Program, ages 9-14+
starting May 12
ACORNS NW is creating a program geared toward sharing experiences of place, self, community and transformation that allows youth to explore who they are and how they relate to the world. We will explore many different skills that connect modern day with ancestral knowledge and envision futures together.
It's going to be a blast! We'd love for you to join us!
Topics:
Ethnobotany, consent culture & body autonomy, right relationship, intuition work, basket making, field research methods, gender issues, flint knapping, plant medicine, foraging, Indigenous history, storytelling, art, wildcrafting, shelter building, anti-bullying curriculum, anti-racist conversations, mentorship, plant communication, rites of passage, restorative justice community practices, plant communication, games, songs, crafts, friction fire, nature journaling, hanging with friends, conflict navigation, art, and more.
*Queer, Trans, Non-Binary and Girl identified youth highly encouraged to attend.
Ages 9-14+
Saturdays, 10 am - 4 pm
May 12 MARINE BIOLOGY, FIELD RESEARCH METHODS
May 26 COMMUNITY WEAVING AND STORYTELLING
Jun 2 TASTE OF PLACE: FIELD TRIP TO A SALISH SEA FARM
Jun 16 SECRETS IN THE STONES: GEOLOGY FIELD TRIP
Jun 30 NISQUALLY FIELD TRIP: BECOMING NATURALISTS
Jul 14 WILDCRAFTING: PLANT MEDICINE & ANCESTRAL SKILLS
Jul 28 SOMATIC ANIMALS: SHAPESHIFTING & MOVEMENT
Aug 11 TENDING TO THE FIRE OF SELF
Aug 25 SCOUTING INTO THE FUTURE
Session descriptions:
Weaving, Basket Making & Storytelling - telling our stories, building community, creating the container
Billy Frank Jr. National Wildlife Refuge - stories in the landscape, paying attention to our surroundings, practicing listening, looking to see and understand, bird language, bird studies, environmental awareness, local Indigenous history & recognition
Shellfish Farm Visit - the power of metaphor, shapeshifting, marine biology, harvesting, cooking, boat rides, plankton studies
Flintknapping, Stone Carving, Prairie Studies - Indigenous history,
Field Research Methods - benthic studies, marine habitat
exploration, adaptations,
Plant Medicine, Foraged Foods, Basic First Aid - self-care, community care,
Dates:
May 12, 26
June 2,16, 30
July 14, 28
August 11, 25
3 tiered self-selected pay scale ( daily rate):
$25 / $35 / $45
contact acornsnw@gmail.com to register
Settler Responsibility and Reparations offers available:
Free & Discounted programming
Some scholarships available if our 3 tiered scaled still inhibits you from accessing our programs.
It's going to be a blast! We'd love for you to join us!
Topics:
Ethnobotany, consent culture & body autonomy, right relationship, intuition work, basket making, field research methods, gender issues, flint knapping, plant medicine, foraging, Indigenous history, storytelling, art, wildcrafting, shelter building, anti-bullying curriculum, anti-racist conversations, mentorship, plant communication, rites of passage, restorative justice community practices, plant communication, games, songs, crafts, friction fire, nature journaling, hanging with friends, conflict navigation, art, and more.
*Queer, Trans, Non-Binary and Girl identified youth highly encouraged to attend.
Ages 9-14+
Saturdays, 10 am - 4 pm
May 12 MARINE BIOLOGY, FIELD RESEARCH METHODS
May 26 COMMUNITY WEAVING AND STORYTELLING
Jun 2 TASTE OF PLACE: FIELD TRIP TO A SALISH SEA FARM
Jun 16 SECRETS IN THE STONES: GEOLOGY FIELD TRIP
Jun 30 NISQUALLY FIELD TRIP: BECOMING NATURALISTS
Jul 14 WILDCRAFTING: PLANT MEDICINE & ANCESTRAL SKILLS
Jul 28 SOMATIC ANIMALS: SHAPESHIFTING & MOVEMENT
Aug 11 TENDING TO THE FIRE OF SELF
Aug 25 SCOUTING INTO THE FUTURE
Session descriptions:
Weaving, Basket Making & Storytelling - telling our stories, building community, creating the container
Billy Frank Jr. National Wildlife Refuge - stories in the landscape, paying attention to our surroundings, practicing listening, looking to see and understand, bird language, bird studies, environmental awareness, local Indigenous history & recognition
Shellfish Farm Visit - the power of metaphor, shapeshifting, marine biology, harvesting, cooking, boat rides, plankton studies
Flintknapping, Stone Carving, Prairie Studies - Indigenous history,
Field Research Methods - benthic studies, marine habitat
exploration, adaptations,
Plant Medicine, Foraged Foods, Basic First Aid - self-care, community care,
Dates:
May 12, 26
June 2,16, 30
July 14, 28
August 11, 25
3 tiered self-selected pay scale ( daily rate):
$25 / $35 / $45
contact acornsnw@gmail.com to register
Settler Responsibility and Reparations offers available:
Free & Discounted programming
Some scholarships available if our 3 tiered scaled still inhibits you from accessing our programs.
