Neoeden Farm School:
A Multi-generational learning community and urban/rural partnership that: 1.) Connects neighbors; 2.) Preserves traditional wisdom; and 3.) Builds innovative energy solutions in an educationally intensive, hands-on environment.
We connect neighbors.
Interconnectedness is the remedy for many problems facing children and adults today. We seek to draw from neighborhoods so that education is not set apart from, but rather integrated with communities.
We preserve traditional wisdom.
From artesenry to plant-listening, we slow down and cultivate old ways that have been obscured by modern technology and rapid-paced lifestyles.
We build innovative energy solutions.
From homemade solar power to vertical gardens, the solutions to the energy crisis are right in our back yards! We follow the childrens' lead and support them in manifesting bright ideas that are fun and effective ways to use the enery that exists abundantly in nature.
Children and adults have the experience that
1. Each persons talents and gifts are honed, crafted, and harnessed toward building a world that works;
2. Each and every learning opportunity is maximized in service to the ideals of excellence, care of others, and self-sufficiency; and
3. Community challenges are addressed in sensible and fun ways.
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Miss Christine Shoemaker, Head Learning Guide
" I have always felt a deep connection with nature and have had a range of profound learning experiences in the outdoors, from a fascination with tadpoles and raising pigeons as a girl to numerous nature-based pursuits as an adult. These pursuits bring me joy and fulfillment, a sense of being alive, and the feeling of being a kid again. By practicing the art of rewilding and bridging the natural world with the human world, I strive to cultivate community and a sense of being for all of us."
- Certified Forest Therapy guide through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT)
- WRFA/CPR/AED certified through the Red Cross
- Forest School Teacher and Forest School Director certification through the Forest School Teacher Institute (FSTI)
- Intermediate forager (mushroom certified in MN and WI)
- Beekeeper and board member of Minnesota Hobby Beekeeper’s Association
- Herbalist / grower / farmer / vendor of Thistle Bear Honey & Herbs LLC
- Oakdale Farmer’s Market and Lake Elmo Farmer’s Market
- Private music teacher at Shu-Bop Studios LLC (teaching piano, flute, vocals, aural skills, sightreading, music theory, music history, musical enjoyment, etc.)
- Classically trained in piano since I was four, flute since I was nine
- Instrument Instructor for Saint Paul Public Schools during 2018-2019 school year
- Attended Augsburg University Master of Music Therapy Graduate Program 2016-2018
- Lead Sales Supervisor at Patio Town in Oakdale
B.A. in Philosophy and minor in Biology at Gustavus Adolphus College
Miss Christine Tuhy, Spanish Learning Guide
“Mothering, land-loving, and traveling have all connected within me to form one rooted tangle of healing and love. Once a lonely soul wandering the city in search of myself, I have now become interconnected (planted, so to speak) in my home, on the land, and in my community. Connecting with children allows me to pass on the simple wisdom of nature-based values in ways that I love.”
- Mother to Violet, Steward at SNFS!
- Bilingual (Spanish-speaking)
- Real Estate Agent at Coldwell Banker Realty®
- Hypnotist
- Light worker
- NeoEden Urban Off-grid Solar Farm Project
Miss Mandria Clybor, Art Therapist and Garden Guide
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