Core Programming
We will often begin the day with an opening circle where we share our gratitudes and sing songs, we connect our hearts and minds through this circle to each other and the forest ecology.
Nature & Sensory Awareness Games
Through play, we become animals—moving like predators, hiding like prey, and seeing through the eyes of an eagle. In the spirit of Coyote Mentoring, we learn effortlessly in the "invisible school." Through practicing Sit Spots, we understand the wisdom of stillness in nature in heightening our senses & our understanding of natures cycles.
Earth Songs
We sing to celebrate, grieve, give thanks, and create beauty. Song is a powerful survival skill—medicine for the heart, the family, and the village. Every voice is welcome.
Storytelling
Stories are how we learn, integrate, and make meaning. We invite the storyteller in each child to emerge, weaving personal tales into myths and epic journeys that hold and connect us all.
What is Deep Nature Connection Mentoring?
Nature Connection Mentoring is learning through experience, curiosity, and awareness—not through expertise or rigid instruction. It fosters deep, evolving relationships with the natural world, encouraging us to truly notice and engage rather than simply identify.
What We Do
At Earth Path Education, we practice Place-Based Education and Deep Nature Connection Mentoring, guiding participants to connect with forest ecology, inner ecology, and community ecology.
Through hands-on learning—fire-making, bird language, ancestral crafts, wild food harvesting, and sensory awareness—we cultivate deep relationships with the earth, ourselves, and all living beings. Using the Eight Shields Model, we align with nature’s rhythms, fostering a sense of belonging and purpose.
Through storytelling, song, wild tending, and peacemaking, we regenerate culture, honoring and celebrating life while contributing to thriving communities and ecosystems.
Our Vision
Earth Path Education is an organization committed to supporting a regenerative culture in connective relationship with the natural world.
Core Routines in Earth Path Programs:
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Sit Spot
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Singing
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Story Telling/Story of the Day
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Animal Forms
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Animal Names
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Mind's Eye imagery
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Sensory Awareness practices
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Nature Awareness Games
Core Curriculum in Earth Path Programs:
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The way of Council, all are respected and listened to, safe sharing space.
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Teamwork
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Edible and Medicinal Local Plants
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Tree Wisdom
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Plants For Food, Medicine, Fiber
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Herbal Medicine Making
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Flower Essences
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Biodynamic Gardening, Natural Building, and Seed Saving
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Bird Language and Bird Identification
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Animal Tracking and Animal Gaits
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Basketry
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Cordage (Primitive Rope-Making)
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Pottery
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Ancient Fire Making: Bow Drill and Hand Drill Friction Fire, Flint and Steel
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Leather Work: Medicine Pouches, Knife Sheaths, nature journals, etc.
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Drumming, dancing and Rhythm
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Shelter Building
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Flint-napping
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Earth Based Rituals and Ceremony
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Navigation
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Fiber Arts: Felting, Natural Dye
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Beekeeping
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Herbal First Aid
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Wilderness Safety
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Self, Community and Earth Awareness
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Community Service
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Storytelling
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Singing
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Swimming
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Hiking
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Theatre