Connected Regeneration Education
for the 22nd Century

A Thriving Future
begins with an education
that reconnects us to land,
community, and meaning

The digital world is more connected than ever, yet many people feel disconnected

from meaning, and from the environments and communities they live in.

Learning through direct interaction

with the living world, community,

and the human story.

Global Experiential and Online programs
for teens, families and communities

Teens explore in supportive groups, step out of familiar environments, take on real challenges, and recognize and begin to develop an expanded potential.

Families & Youth engage in shared learning that strengthens connection, communication, and participation in community life.

Instructor Mentors train in the Connect and Thrive approach, developing the skills to mentor youth and teen programs.

Participants develop:

Confidence through direct experience and living skills competence
Awareness of connections between self, others, and environment
The ability to think clearly and act effectively in new situations

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Learning Along Three Rivers
Participants learn by tracking three connected “rivers”

• The living world

• Community and self

• The human story

engaging directly with natural systems

through observation, interaction, and time on the land

understanding themselves through group experience,

relationships, & shared challenges

exploring how people evolved, lived, adapted,

and made sense of the world over time

The Learning System

The Story

The River System of Human Time maps the long story of human development and shows how different economic and cultural streams have shaped the present.

The Directions

Seven Direction Compass
organizes learning through relationships between place, knowledge, community, and reflection.

The Journey

Through travel, field exploration, and collaborative learning. Students connect these perspectives to real landscapes, communities, and future choices.

4 Global Programs

Parents & AGES 6-8 / 9-11

Family/Youth Programs

Family and Youth programs build connection with land and community through hands-on activities, storytelling, and group work that develop awareness, cooperation, and practical skills.

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AGES 12-14 & 15-17

Teen Programs

International programs where students explore the River System of Human Time through online learning, place-based experiences, shared community projects, and cross-cultural collaboration.

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AGES 18 +

Instructor Training

Online course and Immersive experiences for gap-year/university students and educators seeking deeper exploration of regenerative transitions and place-based teacher training .

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COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Learning Communities

Online and place-based programs for adults, facilitators, and community organizers who want to guide place-based learning for youth and build prosocial and regenerative communities of practice.

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3 Learning Domains

Nature Connection and Earth Regeneration

Learning to Live Within Living Systems.

This domain begins with direct relationship.
Before systems can be restored, people need to feel, read, and understand the living world they are part of.

Being
Participants start by rebuilding everyday connection with land and place through simple, repeatable practices. Sit spot routines, sensory awareness, and naturalist observation bring attention back to soil, water, weather, plants, animals, and seasonal change. This establishes presence and care as a baseline.

Tracking
From here, learners develop tracking skills. Tracking trains attention, pattern recognition, and humility. It teaches how to read signs, test interpretations, and adjust understanding based on evidence. Mapping, navigation, and landscape awareness help participants locate themselves within ecosystems rather than outside them.

Living
As skills deepen, participants explore how different bioregions shape different cultures, practices, and regenerative strategies. Learning expands from personal awareness into bioregional literacy, showing how land-responsive cultures emerge and why no single solution fits all places.

Toward Mastery
At advanced stages, this domain supports land restoration, regenerative food systems, ecological monitoring, and stewardship practices. Mastery here means being able to work with living systems over time, reading feedback, repairing damage, and contributing to long-term ecological health.

Prosocial Connection and Community Regeneration

Learning to Work Together Across Differences.

This domain focuses on how humans organize, cooperate, and resolve conflict in real communities.

Being
Participants begin by recognizing the diversity of roles, temperaments, and motivations within human groups. Families, teams, and communities thrive when different strengths are understood as complementary rather than competing.

Tracking
Learners study how cooperation evolved, drawing from evolutionary science and long-standing land-based knowledge systems. Attention is given to motivation, status dynamics, reward systems, and aggression, not as moral issues, but as biological and social realities that can be guided rather than denied.

Living
Through group practice, mentoring circles, and shared tasks, participants apply prosocial methods in real situations. Communication tools, agreements, and feedback processes help groups learn how to navigate tension, out-group aggression, and power differences without fragmentation.

Toward Mastery
At advanced levels, this domain supports community governance, partnership systems, and collective action. Mastery means being able to help groups align around shared goals, maintain trust over time, and regenerate social infrastructure that supports long-term projects and intergenerational care.

Universal Connection and Human Regeneration

Learning to Hold Meaning, Change, and the Unknown.

This domain addresses the deepest layer of regeneration: how humans relate to meaning, purpose, and uncertainty.

Being
Participants begin by noticing how their own sense of identity, purpose, and belonging has been shaped. Attention is given to how people encounter the unknown through experience, story, symbol, and reflection.

Tracking
Learners explore deep human history and key evolutionary moments to better understand core human capacities and challenges. Creation stories and cosmologies are approached as relational systems that orient people within land, community, and time, not as explanations to be proven or dismissed.

Living
Through storytelling, dialogue, and reflection, participants practice holding multiple perspectives without collapse or domination. Elders, mentors, and cross-cultural learning help individuals recognize how personal symbols and shared meaning form, shift, and support community continuity.

Toward Mastery
At advanced stages, this domain supports leadership grounded in humility, responsibility, and long-term vision. Mastery here means helping communities navigate change, grief, uncertainty, and possibility while maintaining coherence and care across generations.