David L. Witt, Seton Legacy Project Curator, shares the story behind the Academy’s upcoming art opening exhibition and annual celebration of Ernest Thompson Seton’s birthday, More Beautiful and Amazing: Art Inspired by Ernest Thompson Seton. The exhibition highlights works by fourteen contemporary artists inspired by Seton’s nature writing. Join us on Sunday, August 11th at 2pm for More…
Written by Marita Prandoni and Aaron Stern Situated just a few minutes outside Santa Fe where piñon, juniper and arroyos dominate the landscape, the Academy is like an oasis, especially now after an unusually wet winter and spring. Eight years after moving to Seton Village, the cottonwoods are taller, the wild flowers wilder, and the…
In fall of 2017 several Tibetan spiritual leaders, the Academy for the Love of Learning board, staff and guests consecrated our stupa, a place of meditation that is graced by the bodhisattva Manjushri, who symbolizes transcendent wisdom. The path to the stupa was designed by David Gordon, who is responsible for much of the beauty…
Lisa Faithorn, lead facilitator, talks with Richard Eeds of KTRC Talk Santa Fe about the Summer Institute for Educators, an annual workshop for educators to reflect and renew on Wednesday, May 29th – Friday, May 31st, 2019. The Summer Institute invites participants to take an experiential journey that includes time for solo reflection and renewal,…
“We realized and learned that with the support of each other and the group, we can get through anything. It’s about knowing you belong.” – El Otro Lado Parent Participant, 2019 El Otro Lado (EOL), which translates to “The Other Side,” is a program of the Academy for the Love of Learning that nurtures connection,…
This is our seventh introductory blog post to The Power in Story, a three-part series exploring learning and transformation through story. Designed and facilitated by Aaron Stern, Academy Founder and President, and Chrissie Orr, co-founder of El Otro Lado and the Institute for Living Story, the series is for people working with story across disciplines and applications and recognize…
Our weekly blog series highlighting The Power in Story, a three-part series exploring learning and transformation through story, is back, as we lead up to our second offering of Intensive 1 on May 3rd-5th. Designed and facilitated by Aaron Stern, Academy Founder and President, and Chrissie Orr, co-founder of El Otro Lado and the Institute for Living Story, the series…
This is the final introductory blog post to The Path Forward in Challenging Times: Building Resilience through the Practice of Awareness, our collaborative workshop with The Sky Center. Facilitated by Lisa Faithorn, PhD, Erin, Doerwald, LCSW, CMT-P, Randle Charles, and Grietje Laga, the workshop invites educators, administrators, and service professionals to practice awareness, reflection, and learn how…
This is our second introductory blog post to The Path Forward in Challenging Times: Building Resilience through the Practice of Awareness, our collaborative workshop with The Sky Center. Facilitated by Lisa Faithorn, PhD, Erin, Doerwald, LCSW, CMT-P, Randle Charles, and Grietje Laga, the workshop invites educators, administrators, and service professionals to practice awareness, reflection, and learn how…
Above image: The El Otro Lado Bus panels were created in partnership with students from Charter School 37 and Santa Fe Art Institute. 2009 Spring is here and in El Otro Lado it’s the time of year we feel excited to share our learning with the community. After a yearlong exploration of identity, culture, belonging…
