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Founding Director, Global Village School

I am the founding director of Global Village School, an international K-12 homeschool diploma program with a creative flexible approach and a focus on peace, justice, diversity, and sustainability. I believe that education is a key component of progressive social change, and Global Village is a natural extension of my passionate commitment to creating a more just and peaceful world.

I have spent many years in alternative education. Along with homeschooling, I have also done quite a bit of work in outdoor education and American Indian Education. I have given presentations on peace education, learning styles, and homeschooling at various locations in the U.S. as well as in Thailand, India, and Australia. Also a photographer, musician and writer, my articles have been published on Commondreams.org and in Paths of Learning and Hopedance.

Spirituality has always been an important part of my life. I am fascinated by psychology, and have studied dream work for years. I do dream tending sessions, helping people to understand the messages in their dreams. When I'm not working or playing music, I can often be found outside in my garden under the oaks in the East End, where I have bears, bobcats (and a few people) for neighbors. I feel so grateful to be here and feel deeply connected to the land and the community. Ojai has been my home since 1989. There is nowhere else I would rather be.

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