Welcome to Verdive Learning
An Introduction and Welcome
“Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach.” ― Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Welcome to this space - where creativity spurs our collective strength in facilitating verdant, lush futures for ourselves, our families, our communities, and our planet.
Verdive Learning is borne out of a vision to translate my professional work in educational development, facilitation, and instructional coaching into the work of climate-informed teaching, activism, and parenting.
As an educator + activist + parent myself, the heart of this work is authentic facilitation. It’s what I believe all three roles share in common.
If you’re an educator, an activist, or a parent engaged with (or wishing to engage with) the climate crisis, you’re holding the urgency of this moment and the people you care most about - students, communities, family - and you’re trying to find creative, grounded, and sustainable ways to help them learn, grow, and act.
I know what it’s like to shift through the science, reports, and dialogues….
I’ve sought out and found a plethora of curriculum resources, facilitation guides, activities for all age levels….
And, I know that what many people desire is connection.
This is a space of sustained, facilitated support for the people doing the bridging work of connecting urgency with action. In forming a community that connects across the boundaries that often keep these roles (educators, activists, and parents) separate, we collectively lean into the shared power we hold - to be grounded, authentic facilitators of climate-informed futures.
You may feel you share none, one, or all of the identities I highlight here - regardless, you are welcome here and I hope you’ll join me
Interested in reading more about me? I recommend checking out my About Page.
And of course, subscribing - this is just the beginning. I invite you to come along for the journey.
A note on the cover image: The wood grain is a transverse section of a Sumach or Stag-horn, adapted from the work of Romeyn Beck Hough (1857 - 1924), who published his samples in The American Woods, a collection of more than 1000 paper-thin wood samples representing more than 350 varieties of North American tree collected between 1888–1913. Learn More.