Between lessons in community building and ecological stewardship, the Rising Earth Immersion program has afforded me time. Living in this society’s capitalistic structure, our time is commodified. The community here at the Eco-Institute tells us differently…
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Gap year accreditation means college credit and access to 529 funding for Rising Earth Immersion applicants.
One highlight of 2020 for many people and organizations was the understanding that we are all interconnected, and that we do not exist outside of the political, economic and social systems in place, nor do we exist apart from the pain inflicted upon members of our society and on other-than-human beings of our beloved Earth Community.
Meet Psalms White: Rising Earth Core Facilitator
In this post, you will find a sample of programming for the Rising Earth Immersion. First you’ll get a sense of the core curriculum, followed by guest programming, which varies session to session. Many of these examples are drawn from 2020, a year that brought a lot of curricular articulation and response to the cultural events of our times.
We would like to offer our thoughts on why we believe that the Rising Earth Immersion plays a valuable role in the movements for collective liberation. We hope that these reflections help you discern whether this program might be a good fit for you.
Meet Cortina Jenelle, Rising Earth Core Facilitator.
Meet Topher Stephens, Rising Earth Core Facilitator.
Meet Kasey Kinsella, Rising Earth Core Facilitator.
A Case for Alternative Education.