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An Introduction to Raising Children in Community
May 23, 2023 @ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
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An Introduction to Raising Children in Community
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
- Pacific: 9:00-10:00am
- Mountain: 10:00-11:00pm
- Central: 11:00am-12:00pm
- Eastern: 12:00-1:00pm
Join a panel of parents as they share their experiences of raising children in community. This is a preview with the course instructors for the upcoming Raising Children in Community course.
About the event
In this discussion, you’ll learn about the expertise and experiences of parents Amy Saloner, Jessica Plancich Shinners, and Janne Campbell have with raising children community. Amy, Jessica and Janne will provide honest sharing about their path towards raising their children collaboratively, including bumps encountered along the road, lessons learned and what inspires them to continue on their journey.
You’ll also have the opportunity to ask the instructors questions, as well as chat with each other about the challenges and concerns you may have around this topic.
In this webinar, you’ll:
- get a peek into what intentional community can be like for your family
- explore some joys and challenges that accompany raising children collaboratively
- gain some inspiration for raising your children in community
- receive further details on what’s included in the upcoming 5-week course, Raising Children in Community
About your presenters
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Amy Saloner
Amy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. She has worked for the last thirty years with children and families as a therapist, parent and teen coach, educator, birth advocate and community builder. Amy has worked in non-profit and for-profit organizations as well as as an entrepreneur. She and her husband co-founded The Emerald Village Intentional Community in North County San Diego with four other families twelve years ago. She is the mother to three adolescents, ages 23, 16 and 13. Amy is currently working at the intersection of mental health, nutrition and community building for teens and their families, specializing in optimal health, relationships and rites of passage into young adulthood.
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Jessica Plancich Shinners
With a Master’s in clinical psychology, a doctorate in Organizational Leadership (Ed.D. Pepperdine University), and 20-year psychotherapy practice as a marriage and family therapist, Jessica applies a whole human approach to consulting that nurtures body, mind, and spirit so the wisdom of the heart can be awakened. After years of witnessing the limitations of Western psychology, she sought training in Eastern approaches to healing and wellness. With certifications as a yoga and qi gong instructor and massage therapist, Jessica utilizes a holistic and somatic approach to her work as a communitarian and social architect. As a co-founder of the Emerald Village, she and her husband birthed and raised their 7 year-old daughter in a community context. They have since moved to Southern Oregon to begin another large land based, community endeavor.
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Janne Campbell
Janne is passionate about creating a world that works for all, including children. As a unschooling mother of two, devoted student of conscious parenting and nonviolent communication, she serves the Great Turning by sharing what she knows about raising children in joy, respect and connection. She is particularly drawn to supporting inquiry around the delicate ecosystem of family and children within the context of intentional community. When she isn’t making snacks and holding space for big feelings, she’s fermenting, baking, cobbing, foraging, growing or skinning something and trying to start a (un)school. Janne is the founder of the Village Child Project where she consults with communities and other organizations who wish to support the liberation of children within the container of community.
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Affordable and Accessible
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