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Speaking and Workshop Series: Mark Morey on Culture, Nature and Community Resilience

Mark Morey

131439.mMark is a creative artist, visionary educator, cultural engineer, and consultant who designs regenerative holistic communities with timeless native principles. He is the founder of three transformational organizations: Deep Wilds, Vermont Wilderness School, and The Institute for Natural Learning, sparking a nature and community awareness movement in the Northeast impacting 5,000 adults and children today. He has facilitated wilderness survival and spiritual passages for teens and adults since 1997, including over 35 week-long Art of Mentoring passages for adults, and 5 years of Sacred Fire rites of passage for boys. Mark is inspired by the hero’s journey model and the oral history of his ancestors and native people around the world. Mark’s passion for environmental healing and consciousness has gained him wide recognition as a leader in earth centered learning.

Presentation and storytelling: Nature, culture and resilient communities

A three hour event with Mark Morey and the Ontario Art of Mentoring Team, providing inspired examples of nature connection, and stories of cultural tools and skill sets used to connect people with nature. Mark will be sharing insights on how these are proving highly successful in a growing international movement. You’ll also learn more about what Mark refers to as “Cultural Mentoring” and how it can be used to create healthier environments, relationships, and communities.



Cost: By donation at the door (suggested donation of $10, or $15 for the experiential afternoon in Huntsville)


Registration: Click on the event below that you would like to attend.

Thu. April 14, 6-9pm

U of T, OISE, 7th Floor

Toronto
Fri. April 15, 6-9pm

Camp Kawartha Environment Centre

Peterborough
Sat. April 16, 6-9 pm

Royal Botanical Gardens

Burlington

Sun. April 17, 1-5pm

Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment

Huntsville


Experiential Workshop: Nature, culture and ecological principles in education

This workshop provides theory and experiential activities used by a network of international schools combining cultural mentoring, nature connection, and community building with great success.

Registration: Click on the event to register, and pay through the cart.

Saturday, April 16, 11am to 4pm

Burlington, Royal Botanical Gardens

Cost: $45


More on the Art of Mentoring here.


Mark’s welcome message:


Mark’s welcome message and challenge to Art of Mentoring 2010 participants:


 

Mark speaking at an event in Georgia, hosted by Evan McGown, author of the Coyote’s Guide to Connecting with Nature.