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Mentorship is an intensive leadership program for ages 8 to 13 designed to engage the student on a captivating adventure (in the field, in the arts, culinary arts, or land stewardship). The extreme fun of mentorship creates the inherent and natural desire to continue the assignments and learning independently. The relationship between the mentor and the mentee is ongoing, inside and outside of class, while cultivating a love for the environment and the community. Mentorship is where connections and lifelong friends are made. It's where magic happens and where a deep transformation occurs. Its where goals are set, made and accomplished. Its where a true and deep connection to the environment and each other happens!
Mentorship students must apply for an interview before being accepted into the program.
To maintain quality, the group is capped at 5 students
Mentorship students must apply for an interview before being accepted into the program.
To maintain quality, the group is capped at 5 students
Mugwort’s is a weekly hands-on, out-in-the-field, multidisciplinary program. This year’s theme is the Science of Transformations. Which includes biological transformations, geological transformations, and chemical transformations in nature, as well as transformations that come from plant medicine making and use. Students will also be covering social emotional learning topics and learn pre/post documentary making to document their year. The class will take place at various locations in Orange County, which include OC parks, beaches, and the Newport Back Bay Science Center.
Throughout the program, students will engage in hands-on activities and experiments, as well as discussions and research projects, to deepen their understanding of each topic. They will have opportunities to explore how these different types of transformations are interconnected, helping them to develop a more holistic understanding of the world around them.
THIS IS A YEAR LONG COMMITMENT CLASS. The price listed is per semester. You will automatically be enrolled for the Spring. If you don't continue for Spring Semester there will be a 10% fee (of the cost of the class) to cover finding a replacement.
Throughout the program, students will engage in hands-on activities and experiments, as well as discussions and research projects, to deepen their understanding of each topic. They will have opportunities to explore how these different types of transformations are interconnected, helping them to develop a more holistic understanding of the world around them.
THIS IS A YEAR LONG COMMITMENT CLASS. The price listed is per semester. You will automatically be enrolled for the Spring. If you don't continue for Spring Semester there will be a 10% fee (of the cost of the class) to cover finding a replacement.
Mugwort’s is a weekly hands-on, out-in-the-field, multidisciplinary program. This year’s theme is the Science of Transformations. Which includes biological transformations, geological transformations, and chemical transformations in nature, as well as transformations that come from plant medicine making and use. Students will also be covering social emotional learning topics and learn pre/post documentary making to document their year. The class will take place at various locations in Orange County, which include OC parks, beaches, and the Newport Back Bay Science Center.
Throughout the program, students will engage in hands-on activities and experiments, as well as discussions and research projects, to deepen their understanding of each topic. They will have opportunities to explore how these different types of transformations are interconnected, helping them to develop a more holistic understanding of the world around them.
THIS IS A YEAR LONG COMMITMENT CLASS. The price listed is per semester. You will automatically be enrolled for the Spring. If you don't continue for Spring Semester there will be a 10% fee (of the cost of the class) to cover finding a replacement.
Throughout the program, students will engage in hands-on activities and experiments, as well as discussions and research projects, to deepen their understanding of each topic. They will have opportunities to explore how these different types of transformations are interconnected, helping them to develop a more holistic understanding of the world around them.
THIS IS A YEAR LONG COMMITMENT CLASS. The price listed is per semester. You will automatically be enrolled for the Spring. If you don't continue for Spring Semester there will be a 10% fee (of the cost of the class) to cover finding a replacement.
Redwood Raven School teaches long-term projects, where students learn to be patient as they work through all aspects of problem-solving. To solve the problems of our planet, students need to first learn to solve problems on our own campus through different stewardship practices.
Meetings Omit major holidays
4 different teachers and 4 different subjects taught -Social Studies, Art, and Science
A unit study works by capturing a child's attention and helping them understand the pieces of the whole as they fit together. Join us in this weekly day program as we explore various Cycles through the lens of Science, Social Studies and the Art outdoors in nature.
Every week, students will be covering 3 subjects and will rotate between 3 teachers.
By the end of the semester students will have a multifaceted understanding and grasp of the different topics.
- Sign up for the GPS Adventures Knowledge QUEST 1 membership. There are currently 6 levels to the game. Once all Levels are complete and you receive your coordinate for the buried treasure, The game is over and you win the game, your treasure and more knowledge!
- You and your family can do one membership together OR a group class can sign up for one membership. Only one email address will have access to the pages and the treasure will have to be split with the class somehow.
- You will need either a hand-held GPS device or access to the google maps app on your phone.
- You will have one year to complete your quest. (If you registered before August 1, 2020, your year does not begin till August 1 when the games open up officially)
- There are secrets to the game embedded throughout the levels.
Looking for dynamic, engaging, and passionate people to join our team. Must love kids, community, be flexible, and have teaching experience. Certain positions require a teaching credential.
POSITIONS: Math, English, Biology, Ecology, Elementary, Middle School and High School.
Must be hands-on and in the field and be able to include environmental education into the curricula.
EXPLORE. CREATE. CONNECT. GROW
Art and Wilderness Institute is an Institute dedicated to strengthening appreciation and understanding of and connecting with nature through all methods of learning. Our unique classes are geared towards having participants gain an authentic connection with the natural world and raise awareness to promote stewardship values.
Art and Wilderness Institute is not just a school, it's a community meant for every age, every background.
We give back to our community through our learning process. Students have planted trees, worked on rehabilitating wetlands, cleaned up over 300 lbs of trash, helped refugees and led hikes for the elderly. Our model is that true learning comes through stewardship and service. We partner with many organizations to give back.
Currently our classes are held in Southern California (Mostly Orange County and Inland Empire)
THE STORY OF HOW WE BEGAN
Art and Wilderness Institute "AWI" was founded in 2019 but had been operating on a smaller scale prior to that. Students that are part of Art and Wilderness Institute had been learning with Sama Wareh before the inception of AWI. One day on a camping trip together, Khadeeja Abdullah, Sama Wareh and Syma Aslam Chaudhry were sitting underneath an Elderberry tree talking about how to make room for more of the community to participate in classes & events. They came up with a plan and thus AWI was formed.
They wanted a place where community was built around the central idea of connecting with nature while also giving back. It has been a wonderful journey thanks to the support of our community and due to the fact that parents and students take initiative and take charge.
FALL 2023 NOW HIRING
Looking for dynamic, engaging, and passionate people to join our team. Must love kids, community, be flexible, and have teaching experience. Certain positions require a teaching credential.
POSITIONS: Math, English, Biology, Ecology, Elementary, Middle School and High School.
Must be hands-on and in the field and be able to include environmental education into the curricula.
Rabeeya Qureshi
Nature Allies Club Leader
Sana Rashid
Hike Leader
Sana Rashid is an ambitious college student on her journey to obtain her MSW. Sana has a wide range of future careers she hopes to pursue, including her mission to work with Art and Wilderness Institute to accomplish teaching children in a unique and engaging way, and bringing the community closer together to share the magical experiences that nature offers. She has her associates degree in Arabic and has worked with Sama in the past for 2 years, helping lead hikes and co-teach children at camping trips. She has been a henna artist for 8 years and has done henna at volunteering events, QUAD M, and fundraisers. In her free time, Sana enjoys stargazing, drinking coffee, watching sunsets, mountain biking, tie dying, painting, hanging with friends and family, and traveling. Her favorite thing in the entire world is cherishing precious moments on camping nights beneath the dark black sky scattered with shining stars with the firelight crackling and glowing, along with the sound of her friends and family laughing and talking.
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory” Dr. Suess.
Join the I.E. or the O.C. Group!
The Outdoorswomen Club
is an Art and Wilderness Institute Club designed to create a space for women only (No Kids or Men) to get outdoors, get comfortable with different trails, and meet other women who also want to develop an appreciation for the outdoors. It is also a space where you can have a set time to exercise, nature journal outdoors, draw, or do whatever it is that fills your spirit with appreciation for the beauty and wonder of nature, while also resetting your "you-time".
The goal is that if you are comfortable on different trails, you can also take your kids there and teach them some of what you learn on the hikes. Once you get familiar with the trails and plants, you will also have the opportunity later on to help lead hikes for Art and Wilderness Institute if you wish to do so.
Our Motto is
Explore, Connect, Create and GROW..
The growing begins by exploring what we have out here in OC.
Cost to Join: FREE (Please add yourself to the waitlist)... the catch is that if you miss 4 in a row, you are back on the waitlist and the next person is added on.
Meetings: MOST Fridays or Saturdays, 6amish (depending on season) - approximately 8:30 am depending on what trail we do
Meeting Days and Locations:
OC AWI OUTDOORSWOMEN CLUB meets at different trails throughout the OC on MOST FRIDAYS. You will know which trails at least 2 weeks ahead of time. Start Times range from 6am to 6:30 am depending on light and season.
I.E. Outdoorswomen clubs meets at different I.E. Trails throughout the I.E. on most Saturdays and you will know which trails ahead of time.
Times range from 6am to 6:30 am depending on light and season.
Activities: Women who wish to hike and get some exercise can hike, those who want to just hang out, drink their tea or coffee, read or socialize can also do that as well.
Length of Hikes: Hikes will range between 2 miles to 5 miles on average.
What to bring: Water, tea or coffee, good hiking shoes, OCParks annual pass or State Park Pass if you have one, layered clothing, and anything else you would like to bring.
Who is leading the hike? Scroll down to see our current club leaders.
Once enough of you ladies have hiked enough with us and feel comfortable, you can also lead hikes too on trails we have already done. In the future so we can offer the meetings more frequently and expand the club. The best way to learn after all is to teach. The best way to find happiness is to give back.
Can kids come? No. This is for ladies only. No kids under the age of 18 are allowed to join. Babies and infants who cannot walk yet are welcome to come as long as you can strap them to your back or hold them on the hike.
Can I bring friends with me who are not signed up? No. If your friends wish to come, they must sign up through our website to join the club.
Do I have to go to every hike or meetup? No, you can just join when you can but if you miss 3 in a row, you will be bumped off the Whatsap group and back onto the waitlist. The next lady on the waitlist will take that spot. To keep our hiking group size manageable, we will need to keep you on standby if you are not joining in frequently enough.
Meeting time is between 6am and 6:30am depending on where we are meeting. We hit the trail on time and if you are late, you end up playing a nice fun game of hike and go seek..
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BEFORE THE CLASS BEGINS
1. Fill out all the info in the New Hire Paperwork Tab (located on the furthest right) NO LATER THAN 2 MONTHS prior to Your scheduled class.
2. Watch THIS VIDEO
3. Watch THIS VIDEO TOO.
4. Provide class material list to Khadeeja.
5. Add us to your instagram and Facebook so we can add you and tag you in posts.
6. Market the Class you are teaching to your circles, groups, tag us on Instagram, share on Facebook, etc. The more you help us market the class, the more we can all grow together and have more future classes for you! If we tag you in a story or post, please share it on yours too!
DAY OF CLASS CHECKLIST
1. Print and bring this Liability Checklist on a clipboard and have all your students or the parents of minor students sign it before they take the class.
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2. Wear an AWI name tag or T-shirt or logo item while you are teaching to look professional.
If you do not have one, please let Khadeeja Know.
3. Bring All Materials you need with you to class.
4. Take Photos and videos to share with us so we can promote future classes.
4. Pass out AWI calendar or announce Calendar with dates for future events. (the AWI calendar is located at the bottom of the portal)
5. Pass out feedback form to students after the class.
6. Keep AWI swag as prizes or for purchase.
AFTER CLASS CHECKLIST
1. Share Videos and Photos to Khadeeja either by emailing them or Wattsapping them to her, or by adding them to the class photo folder button located at the top of the portal
2. Upload Teaching Resources and Handouts (a resource we can email your students as followup for taking the class)
2. Upload Teaching Resources and Handouts (a resource we can email your students as followup for taking the class)
3. Fill out this Instructor Feedback Form
4. Fill out this Material Reiumbursement Sheet if you need to be reimbursed for pre-approved supplies
NEW HIRE PAPERWORK
1. Fill out this W9 form, scan it and send it to: [email protected]
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2. Sign your teacher contract agreement form that is emailed directly to you.
3. Fill out this form below so that we can properly Market your class and introduce you. We will also be adding your bio to our Teacher Staff page.
PLEASE ADD [email protected] TO YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS BOOK TO ENSURE YOU RECEIVE IMPORTANT REGISTRATION RELATED COMMUNICATIONS.
- Regardless of how many classes you are taking with AWI, you will only need to fill this form out ONE TIME for the whole school year.
- Before you begin filling this out, please note that you will need to download THIS WAIVER, sign it, save it as a .pdf and then UPLOAD it when prompted.
- You will also need to have your child take THIS QUIZ to see which HOUSE they will belong to.
- This page is only used as the final step of enrollment- only if you have already signed up for a class or are part of an existing privately organized class. To sign up for a class, please visit our PROGRAMS page.
ENROLLMENT 2020- 2021
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We will discuss simple weaponry systems for capturing animals in emergencies. This will include dead falls, the quail trap, snare, slings, sling shots, etc.
We will also discuss the need to carry a quality knife, and how to choose a good knife TUITION: $65
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