Coyote Mentoring
With nationally acclaimed Naturalist and Tracker, Jon Young
Tuesday, December 19th,
2000
6:30PM to 8:30PM
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
A $20 Donation is Suggested
Indigenous cultures traditionally taught their children to understand
the natural world through mentoring, a time-honored teaching method that
emphasizes close relationships between teacher and student, communication
through reflective questioning, and spontaneous experience. Strategies
like storytelling, leading questions, and stage-setting draw out student
curiosity, encourage self-sufficiency, and invite deep understanding of
nature’s ways. Jon Young and Wilderness Awareness School have developed
comprehensive and authentic mentoring methods that combine a modern
life-sciences approach to environmental education with techniques used by
indigenous cultures.
Environmental educators, teachers, and parents are strongly encouraged to
attend this unique program. This lecture will introduce instructional
tools that enable educators to create powerful learning experiences for
their students, and curriculum that facilitates a deep connection to the
natural world.
Jon Young Biography Brief: Inspired by his childhood
mentoring with tracker and naturalist Tom Brown, Jr., Jon Young has
pioneered blending Native mentoring techniques from around the world with
the tools of modern field ecology. He has created an internationally
recognized system of naturalist, tracking, and awareness training that
has guided thousands of students to a deeper relationship with their
native environment on their journey to proficiency in the study of the
natural world. Jon Young is the founder and lead instructor for
Wilderness Awareness School.
Tickets will be available at the door or you can call 805-745-5255 for
advance ticket purchase
Seating is limited so reserve your tickets today
Sponsored by Wilderness Youth Project