Project Stewardship
Inclusive community-based classes that are open to the general public, including group workshops, outings, Dungeons & Dragons, and Lego events for young people in middle, high school, college, and the workplace who have a range of abilities to explore interest areas, embark on new, creative learning experiences guided by passion-sharing adults while developing friendships with peers and mentors. We pair education and socialization at our center and in community partner locations where participants build self and social awareness, have the chance to cultivate leadership skills, and often take-part in advocating for people and planet.
Civic Mentoring
Organized community-based classes open to the general public where mentors work directly with participants and in mentoring teams on innovative, hands-on learning opportunities. Themes and topic areas range from the creative arts to an array of academic and professional subjects with some directed towards college and career at our center and with community partners. Active engagement in an integrative setting using a project-based learning framework taps into each individual’s inherent strengths while increasing self-confidence, assisting with life goals and direction, enabling participants to find and follow their bliss!
Guidance Services
Guidance and transition planning include goal setting and problem-solving to assist teens and young adults in overcoming obstacles and building skills to reach their full potential as they enter new chapters of their lives. We meet each individual where they are, helping them to learn, grow, and thrive. Experiences attained are formulated into an action plan for life, school, and career while minimizing anxiety, enabling success and well-being. Sessions utilize the Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) approach and are typically scheduled in alignment with mentoring experiences.
Community Support Group
Education, support and resources for parents and professionals based on the Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) approach for working with all of our young people, especially those who are experiencing difficulty and/or exhibit challenging behavior due to varying degrees of lagging skills and unsolved problems. Learning and behavior are interconnected. Become part of a community who understands that “Children do well if they can.” Additionally, benefit from positive psychology and learn how to remedy learned helplessness and cultivate learned optimism!
Educational Consulting & Training
Consultations provide a roadmap to guide families of young people with a range of abilities to address educational and social-emotional concerns while devising a plan to work with school personnel and community resources. Training which blends mentoring, tutoring and skill building is offered for young people, parents and professionals by educators who embrace whole-child learning methods with strengths as the entry-point, recognizing that one-size-does-not-fit-all.
Nature & Wellness Connections
Guided Forest Bathing Meditative Nature Exploration offers peaceful and engaging experiences with physical and emotional health benefits. Learn & Grow classes include hands-on outdoor education or farming activities in a variety of topic areas and NEW Nature Art Respite opportunities for creativity-inspired personal development. We invite the community at-large to learn and grow with us on the premises of our historic property and organic farm for all ages, abilities, learning styles and needs, enhancing academics, embracing creativity and enabling calm and connection.
Summer at the Sangha
During this 4-week summer general public program, teens and young adults are introduced to a sampling of hands-on nature and wellness inclusive community classes across a range of topic areas and creative outlets. Games and team-building, too! Meeting on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays, participants come together for outdoor learning experiences, enjoy camaraderie, and minimize anxiety. Learn what diversity in nature has to teach through exploration and discovery of plants, animals, land and water in our Long Island “learnscape”, connecting us as kin. Guided by our farmers, teachers, peer-mentors and community partners. Something for everyone!
Long Island History in Your Own Backyard
Long Island History In Your Own Backyard reflects the life and times of local families and the farming and maritime culture to which they were connected. Learning from the wisdom of those who came before us, can enlighten minds and strengthen community bonds. Presentations, activities, house and walking tours are held on the Jericho Preserve. Discover the web of Quaker and African American communities that resided in Jericho, Wantagh/N. Bellmore and Old Bethpage and their involvement in abolition and the Underground Railroad. Current general public classes include: Long Island Quakers, The Underground Railroad on L.I., Historic Malcolm House and Women in Abolition. All are welcome!
Start Your Own Garden
We offer design, planning, and consultation services to assist schools and local community organizations in starting their own gardens, which can serve as an outdoor classroom. Community members come to recognize that environmental and personal wellness are interdependent, developing new “stewards” for Earth. Hands-on training includes Seed Starts, Nature Communities, and Compost & Worms. In taking care of Earth and understanding our innate connection to all living systems, we can develop a deeper understanding of “well-being” while cultivating the physical and social-emotional health of our young people and communities in the process.