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 Mount Blackburn as seen from Wellwood Center, Alaska |
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| School of the Earth invites you to participate in a week-long, roll-up-your-sleeves, feet-on-the-ground adventure in which you will explore a personal question of great importance in your own life: | ||
| What is my own best contribution to the well-being of the world? | ||
| Many people have ideas about how best to help see us through the present crisis condtions in the world. Charting your own course can be overwhelming due to the enormity of the task and the myriad of choices. School of the Earth offers a practical, step-by-step process that will help you to develop your own personal action plan. | ||
| Dave Wellman, owner and operator of Wellwood Center, will be your primary guide in exploring the more than hundred acre property of Wellwood Center Nature Preserve, located in a beautiful, rustic Alaskan woodland. | ||
| At School of the Earth, you will glean knowledge from recognized experts in issues of world import. You will have the opportunity to consult freely with others of differing backgrounds and perspectives. Skilled facilitators will assist you in learning and discussing evidence, knowledge, and ideas, without directing you to foregone conclusions. Your own thoughts and perceptions will be respectfully heard, considered, and responded to by others. You will have a chance to engage in a step-by-step process intended to help you reach your own choices about practical, down to earth actions you may take to contribute to the betterment of the world in your own unique way. | ||
| At School of the Earth you will: | ||
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enjoy a break from your busy life with a week-long retreat in a natural environment | |
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learn from recognized experts in fields of global significance | |
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engage in a personal journey toward your best contributions to the betterment of the world | |
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explore a beautiful ecosystem through easy day hikes and excursions into the surrounding area | |
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experience a river rafting trip to gain a salmon’s eye view of a still-pristine region | |
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get to know others who are taking real steps to heal the planet and revitalize human civilization | |
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participate in talking circles around an outdoor campfire | |
| Activities such as these highlight this memorable week in which you and your group seek solutions to the greatest challenge of our kind: how to achieve human success and happiness on a planet that is healthy, vital, and alive. | ||
| College credit is available for a small additional fee. | ||
| Proceeds from School of the Earth help support the service work of the sponsoring nonprofit organization. | ||