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
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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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Your Guides
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Emily Frost & Quetzal Francois are the Directors of Love Your Nature.
Program Details
- Once/month meetings September 2024 - June 2025 (10 gatherings)
- In-person (Saturday or Sundays) @ East Bay
- 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 programs
DRAGONS
6th-8th Grade Saturdays 2-5pm 9/28, 10/26, 11/9, 12/7, 1/11, 2/1 3/8, 4/26, 5/17, 6/14 @ East Bay 1st & Last Mtg w Caregivers. |
WILDCATS
9th-10th Grade Sundays 2-5pm 9/29, 10/27, 11/10, 12/8, 1/12, 2/2, 3/9, 4/27 5/18, 6/8 @ East Bay 1st & Last Mtg w Caregivers. |
PHOENIX
11th-12th Grade Saturdays 10am-1pm 9/28, 10/26, 11/9, 12/7, 1/11, 2/1 3/8, 4/26, 5/17, 6/14 @ East Bay Rite of Passage celebration for graduating teens in Spring 2025. |
Parent Meetings will be Tuesday 10/29 and Tuesday 3/11, 7-8:30pm via Zoom. All parents & caregivers welcome.
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*We understand gender identity to be fluid and expressed in many ways. Our programs welcome teens along the gender spectrum who are assigned female at birth and/or socialized female. Please see our website for our extended gender inclusive policy. |
Tuition
September 2024 - June 2025 School Year:
$4,000 Base Tuition
$4,250 Pay It Forward
Tuition Assistance Available
$4,000 Base Tuition
$4,250 Pay It Forward
Tuition Assistance Available
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.
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
