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east bay teen groups

Love Your Nature offers guidance to teens, young adults and their parents as they navigate the complexity of growing up and raising girls* in these times. We are a community engaged in living and leading with love. With our attuned guidance, participants practice authentic self expression, cultivate confidence, and share honest conversations. Our Real Talk Curriculum seeds essential life skills to help young people make choices that truly serve them. Youth graduate from the Love Your Nature community with a secure sense of self, knowing they are worthy of love and respect.

Real Talk Grows

  • confidence and self worth
  • clear communication & boundary setting
  • self care & stress management skills
  • embodied leadership
  • authentic self expression
  • a sense of justice & integrity
  • relationships that truly serve
  • identity exploration (online and in real time)
  • appropriate risk taking
  • quality time with peers off phones, in nature
  • understanding & celebrating our changing our bodies
  • earth intimacy
Have more questions? Visit our Teen Curriculum, Philosophy, or our FAQ.
All groups are facilitated by Emily Frost & Quetzal Francois. Our partnership models strength in difference, the power of our sisterhood, and collaborative leadership. Our program is designed to be a school-year long commitment, with most teens continuing through high school. The same group stays together for 1+ years. This is how we build a "village" to genuinely hold the coming of age process. Groups have limited spaces due to high re-enrollment rate. Teens should attend all or as many gatherings as possible. Parents who attend Parent Meetings often feel less alone, gain useful skills and are nourished by the shared journey. The whole family benefits when everyone shows up to the program.

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"Emily and Quetzal always make us feel welcome and like we can say anything and be our true selves. I love this group!" - Teen


Your Guides

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Emily Frost & Quetzal Francois are the Directors of Love Your Nature.

Program Details

  • Once/month meetings September 2025 - June 2026 (10 gatherings)
  • In-person weekends @ Montclair neighborhood, Oakland
  • Circle time, nature time, symbolic crafts, age appropriate curriculum
  • Groups determined by age, grade and best fit
  • Facilitated by Quetzal Francois & Emily Frost
  • Parent Meetings to support caregiver community
  • Option for 1:1 mentoring sessions (if available, slots fill quickly)
  • Access to discounts for other offerings
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FOX
5th-6th Grade
Saturdays 10am-1pm
9/20, 10/18, 11/1, 12/13, 1/10, 2/7, 3/7, 4/18, 5/16, 6/13
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DRAGONS
7th-9th Grade
Sundays 10-1pm
9/21, 10/19, 11/2, 12/13, 1/11, 2/8, 3/8, 4/19, 5/17, 6/14
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WILDCATS
10th-12th Grade
Sundays 2-5pm
9/21, 10/19, 11/2, 12/14, 1/11, 2/8, 3/8, 4/19, 5/17, 6/14
Parent Involvement:
  • 1st September meeting includes parents/caregivers for all groups.
  • Parent Meetings will be Thursday 10/23 and Tuesday 3/10, 6-7:30pm via Zoom. All parents & caregivers welcome.

Tuition

September 2025 - June 2026 School Year:
$4,000 Base Tuition
$4,300 Pay It Forward

Tuition Assistance Available
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Please apply below & click 'Submit'



Thank you!

We will contact you as soon as we have received your information.
Additional forms (including Health & Emergency Form, Liability Waiver & Financial Agreement) will accompany the start of the group.
Please contact us if you have questions or to schedule a free intro call.


Featured artwork by the talented Marisa Aragon Ware
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We are a women and queer owned business. We stand with and are committed to serving historically excluded and marginalized families, in particular LGBTQ+ and BIPOC families. We are supported by community, and in turn support our local community. We live and work on unceded Ohlone land. We pay a voluntary land tax in support of Indigenous life. Learn more here.

  • Donate
  • Offerings
    • Teen Girls Groups East Bay
    • Teen Girls Groups Marin
    • Teen Girls Groups Davis
    • Teen Summer Retreat
    • Teen Summer Daylong Davis
    • Teen Summer Daylong Marin
    • Young Women's Online Group
    • Coaching for Teens, Young Adults and Parents
    • Rites of Passage Ceremonies
    • Consulting
  • Us
    • Emily Frost
    • Quetzal Francois
    • Our Team
  • About
    • Our Philosophy
    • Teen Curriculum
    • Media
    • FAQ
    • Praise
  • Connect
    • Contact
    • Calendar
    • Journal
    • Resources