About Us
Earthroots Field School grew out of a community need for environmentally progressive & conscious, enriching, outdoor, hands-on classes for children and adults in southern Orange County, California. Co-created in 2004 by a small, dedicated group of homeschool families and guided by Jodi Levine, Earthroots Field School has taken root and now serves over eighty families and many private and charter schools in Southern California each season. Earthroots is incorporated as a 501(c) 3 and welcomes leads on applicable grants to enhance our programs and outreach.
Executive Director: Jodi Levine
earthrootsoc@gmail.com
Director of Programs: Mark Hay
mnhay2000@yahoo.com
Instructors:
Greg Johansen
Evan Brown
Lylah Jarvis
Caroline Colesworthy
Sophia Ernst
Bookkeeper: Channah Ellen Goldman
ellengoldman3@verizon.net
Earthroots Field School
PO Box 504
Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678
(949) 400-3340
More about us:
Jodi Levine - Executive Director
Jodi has been living and teaching experientially based environmental education for the past 9 years. Her teaching style incorporates outdoor, hands-on activities that awaken a sense of connection and stewardship between children and the natural world. Her community building skills create the feeling of a small village within Earthroots programs. Read more about Jodi Levine…
Mark Hay - Director of Programs
Mark Hay has been teaching indoors and outdoors for 17 years. Mark has studied indigenous wilderness skills, animal tracking, and ecological awareness with many schools including the Wilderness Awareness School. His academic background is in history, writing, archaeology, and ethno-ecology. Mark loves teaching and learning and has deep interest in how humans interact with the ecosystems in which they live.
Greg Johansen
Greg is the lead instructor for the After School Ecology Club program at Tustin Memorial Academy.
Evan Brown
Evan assists Wednesday and Friday Homeschool Classes.
Lylah Jarvis
Lylah assists with Afternoon Adventures, Journey After School program and two days of weekly Homeschooling classes, Tuesday and Thursday.
Caroline Colesworthy
Caroline is the Lead Instructor for North Orange County Toddlers in the Garden and Afternoon Adventures Programs.
Sophia Ernst
Sophia assists with the Afterschool Ecology Club at Tustin Memorial Academy.
Board of Directors:
Deanna Moore, President
Michelle Spieker, Secretary
Lisa Marks, Treasurer
Rebecca Nobel, Director
Jodi Levine, Director
Advisory Board
Chris Prelitz, Sustainability Advisor
Deanna Moore
Permaculutre Design Instructor and creator of Chocolatl, Deanna offers her passion for sustainable living, West African Dance & Drum, Whole Food Cooking, cobbing skills and curriculum design to Earthroots Field School. Her teaching is often invisible and profound.
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