Art of Mentoring

• Learn models for creating effective educational experiences based on the cycles of nature
• Practice games, activities, and songs which draw people young and old into Nature
• Explore the role of story telling in the educational structures of nature based cultures and draw out your own stories for mentoring youth and inspiring and teaching others!

• Profiling the path of development and transformation of people as they travel toward greater awarenes and appreciation of the natural world.
• Discuss the pitfalls and walls that mentors face in working towards a greater connection between individuals, community, and Nature.
• Creating safe environments for students to grow, experiment, and make mistakes

• Immerse yourself in core routines for increasing your awareness and the awareness of your students. This is vital when mentoring youth.
• Enjoy a learning community of people dedicated to learning about, teaching about, and honoring the earth.

Wilderness Awareness School is pleased to offer clock hours for interested Art of Mentoring participants through the Puget Sound Educational Service District. 50 clock hours are available for this weeklong class. You must inform us of your intent prior to the course – a form will be provided with your letter of confirmation.

Clock hours details:
Individuals will receive clock hour materials during the class. Payments for clock hours are to be made at the end of the class by check, Visa or Mastercard. Fees for clock hours are $2.00 per clock hour, (therefore the cost is $100 for 50 clock hours at Art of Mentoring).

Sol Marie Doran is a Lead Instructor at the Thursday Coyotes (ages 10-12) and Friday Roots and Wings (ages 4-6) programs. In the summer, she also teaches at various teen and adult programs, including the Art of Mentoring. She has been working with children since 1997 and has been mentoring with the Wilderness Awareness School methodology since 2002.

She came to Wilderness Awareness School in 2004 from southern California, where she worked with Wilderness Youth Project, ran an early childhood outdoor program, and earned a B.S. in Ecology. She is finishing her last Kamana field pack (naturalist studies), is a 2-time Tracking Intensive graduate, has trained in herbalism at Ravencroft, and has studied since 2008 with Kim Scanlon on various arts, including modern cultural development, leadership, and emotions. Her personal interests also include yoga and ethnic dance. She is currently a graduate student in Clinical Somatic Psychology.

Mike Prince serves as a core instructor of Anake Outdoor School and Lead Instructor of Community School.  Mike also coordinates the Wild Within Teen weekend program.  Mike previously served as Land Manager for Linne Doran for 5 years and is a dedicated keeper of the center fire.  As a Delaware native, Mike spent many years exploring the wilds of the Chesapeake Bay region and Mid-Atlantic coast. He earned a BA from University of Rochester in upstate NY. After teaching High School, directing a Boy Scout Camp, and directing at a YMCA Camp & Conference Center, Mike followed coyote west to join the Anake Outdoor School in 2004.  Mike is passionate about the art of mentoring and dreams of creating a Wilderness Awareness Academy for teens that would blend nature and modern academic skills.  Mike loves tracking, swimming, sailing, real pizza, scouting, Inipi, football, live music, stock investing and ice cream.