MENTORSHIP INTEREST FORM | 2024- 2025 SCHOOL YEAR

​FIELD MENTORSHIP is a 14 week mentorship program that connects students with the outer world and inner world, keeps them sharp, flexible, ethical, and aware, while also contributing to our community. While exploring nature and developing an eye for tracking, compass, botany, ornithology, entomology, and all the neat connections that nature teaches us, students will learn everything from patience to kindness, gratitude to resiliency through carefully curated and designed adventures, sit spots, and mysteries that need to be solved.

LOCATION
Locations rotate throughout Orange County and sometimes the i.e. area
​and only serious students should apply. Due to weather and other unforeseeable circumstances. often more than not, there are last minute location changes. You must be willing to be flexible to enroll in this program.

COST
$500 per semester. Each semester is comprised of 6, 3 hour classes and one all day spirit day with all groups combined.
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MATERIALS
Once your child passes interviews, they will be sent a material list. Materials are not included in the program.

FREQUENCY
Mentorship is every other week for regular mentorship (ages 9 – 15)
​ and once a month for JR.MENTORSHIP. JR. MENTORSHIP is for ages 5 – 8 years old.
​The time slot for JR. MENTORSHIP has not been determined so the more availability you have, the better chance of getting into the program.

COMMITMENT

Mentorship is a huge time commitment as it is a leadership program. Homework is mandatory and project-based learning kicks in starting year 2 in mentorship. Parent support is crucial for developing great leaders.

MENTORSHIP INQUIRY
Please fill this form out to get onto the waitlist

    Tuesday 9:30am- 12:30pmTuesday 1:15pm - 4:15pmWednesday 8:30am - 11:30amWednesday 9:30am - 12:30pmWednesday 12:15 - 3:15Wednesday 1pm - 4pmThursday 12pm - 3pm

    The more options you choose, the better chance you have of making into mentorship. Not all of these timeslots will be for MENTORSHIP... I am just gauging to the most popular timeslots at this point. Time is also a ballpark guestimate so it could be a half hour before or after what is listed here.

    BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST, PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE That you understand the following:

    • I understand that a lot of the extreme fun and adventure learning is done during class which means that students have a lot of follow-up work and research at home and must complete their homework and assignments to stay in the program. It can be rigorous and sometimes there are a lot expectations from the students.

    • I understand that this program is geared towards leadership and that this means I will encourage independent behavior from my children. I will not pack their lunches, bags, or water bottles, unpack their bags for them, or do anything that makes them more dependent on you. Sometimes they will forget their water bottles, but I understand that they will learn the lesson from that on their own. I understand that the nature of this program is teaching them life skills.

    • I understand that locations change frequently due to rain, park closures, tide schedules, and other circumstances and that I am okay with that.

    • I understand that as of July 1st, 2021, all students enrolled in any classes through Art and Wilderness Institute will need to complete a registration form and that registering is $25 for the family for the year and that will allow us to sign up for any classes through AWI. This fee is non-refundable and is a separate fee from the mentorship fee.

    • I understand that Field Mentorship is adventurous at times, and although the instructor does her best to ensure the safety and well-being of each child, the only way to create resilience is to push them and allow some freedom in the field and I accept the risk associated with this style of learning.

    • I understand that if accepted into the program, all payments or POs are due 2 weeks prior to the first day of each semester.

    • I understand that 3rd and 4th year students will have leadership service projects and that this will require a lot of support from parents.

    • I understand that my child must complete 1 academic year at Art and Wilderness Institute prior to acceptance into Mentorship.

    TIMELINE:
    April- You will be invited to add your name to the formal waitlist on our portal for the timeslot you are interested in.

    If a slot is available, then you will receive a phone call and interview by Mid-June.