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0 Comments | Feb 02, 2010

Upcoming Talks: Mark Morey and Dan Gardoqui on the Art of Mentoring


Coming February and March, 2010: A speaking and workshop tour by two of the main facilitators of an innovative, ground breaking program that is seeing incredible results in the New England area connecting people of all ages with nature.

Presenters


Mark Morey

and

Dan Gardoqui

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Mark Morey is a creative artist, visionary educator, cultural engineer, and consultant who designs regenerative holistic communities with timeless native principles. He founded or co-founded three transformational organizations in the last 12 years: 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 feels 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. Dan is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of White Pine Programs, an organization dedicated to nature based learning for all ages, located in Southern Maine. Dan also serves as science faculty at Granite State College, where he teaches natural history and winter ecology. He has been studying naturalist skills, wildlife tracking, and mentoring since 1990. Dan has spent over 20 years in a mentoring relationship with Jon Young, founder of the Art of Mentoring, and has been facilitating Art of Mentoring courses for over 10 years. Dan holds a Master’s Degree in Natural Resources, is a Certified Wilderness First Responder, Certified in Wildlife Track & Sign (level III), and is a Registered Maine Guide. Dan likes to spend quality time hunting, tracking, and being a dad.



Curriculum and Content

Talks and workshops will focus in a variety of tools used within the Art of Mentoring Course to help create a culture of nature connection in your life, family, and community.

The three hour talks will involve stories sharing details and experiences from the Art of Mentoring programs running elsewhere, and will fill in the context and scale of this movement across the world.

The one day workshop will allow us to put all of this material into practice, providing both theoretical discussion and experiential learning with some of the following:

  • Models that inspire effective educational experiences based on the cycles of nature.
  • Games, activities, and songs which draw people young and old into nature.
  • The role of storytelling in nature education and how it is used in cultures that live close to the earth.
  • Drawing out your own stories to use in mentoring relationships with youth.
  • Profiling the journey toward increased awareness and appreciation of the natural world.
  • Common pitfalls and “walls” mentors face.
  • Creating safe environments for students to grow, experiment, and make mistakes.
  • Immersion into some “core routines” to help build awareness of nature in yourself and your students.
  • Enjoy a community of people learning, teaching, and experiencing increased connection to nature.



Tour Details: click to reserve your seats!

Date Event Location
Feb. 13/2010 6-8pm Presentation Huntsville, ON
March 4/2010 6-9pm
Presentation London, ON
March 5/2010
6-9pm
Presentation Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton, ON
March 6/2010 10am-4pm Full Day Workshop Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton, ON
March 6/2010 6-9pm Presentation OISE, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
March 7/2010
10:30am -2:30 pm
Presentation/Workshop Camp Kawartha Environment Centre, Peterborough, ON
August 25-29/2010 5 Day Art of Mentoring Course Norval Outdoor School, Georgetown, ON


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