Please join us for our New Year Renewal, an intentionally curated evening of community connection, reflection, nourishment and deeply restorative relaxation.

Blakey Stein, founder of Jungle Soul Mama, will share insights from her international Fortify program. Be prepared to reflect on your pillars of self care and self revival.

Carrie Zarka Dooley, founder of Shakti Life Kitchen, will be guiding us through a live cooking demonstration. Participants will be invited to partake in the experience, leaving with delectable delights to take home, new recipes to try on and new skills to apply.

Corey Kilgannon and Jordan Schmidt will be working in harmony to bring us a synchronistic sound bath and flute experience. Through the use of sound bowls and hand carved wooden flutes, the sound waves realign the cells in the body to a natural and optimal state supporting chakra alignment.

Please wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat, thick towel or blanket and a small journal. This evening is designed for adults.

All funds raised go directly towards supporting Spring River School.

Spring River School is an initiative of Jacksonville Educational Community (JEC), a pioneering non-profit organization founded by parents and local educators who are driven by a common desire to create a transformative educational experience focused on the whole-child approach.

This impulse led to the establishment of Florida's first Waldorf-inspired K-8 all-outdoor education program.

Students at Spring River are welcomed to a place of respect and encouragement, where they learn to be self-sufficient and are provided the space to flourish. The curriculum, pedagogy, and teaching methods are designed to nurture and realize each child's unique potential.

In the fall of 2020, we took our homeschool classes on outdoor field trips for the school year and found that outdoor education was the perfect fit for our curriculum and families. Our classes, which for several years were indoors in churches and community centers, have now been moved to local parks steps from the ocean in the Beaches Area. With the support of our community, we are working toward building a campus that will be home to outdoor pavilions and a biodynamic garden. Outside of Spring River, parents may homeschool their children in any manner of their choosing. Our parents and teachers are available to provide inspiration and ideas that blend well with our supplemental program.

A little bit, about JEC:

WHO WE ARE

We are a pioneering community of business owners, caregivers, teachers, and students seeking ways to connect with the wonders of the natural world and each other.

WHAT WE DO

Our purpose is to engage the Northeast Florida community in initiatives, programming, and community outreach that embodies the full range of Holistic and Anthroposophical-inspired ideals such as:

Outdoor Education

Homeschool Enrichment

Waldorf Education

Community Green Space

Biodynamic Gardening

Anthroposophical Studies

The Healing Arts

Teacher Training and Support

WHY WE BELIEVE THIS IS IMPORTANT

Everyone needs and deserves access to nature and human connection.

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

I. We exist to support the developing human being on their journey to discover purpose and meaning.

II. We accomplish this support through education, spiritual practice, and service.

III. We seek to awaken capacities of judgment, creativity, perception, empathy, joy, and wonder.

IV. We embody reverence for the uniqueness of each individual and respect for their right to freedom.

V. We believe nature offers the essential needs of reflection, health, and connection.

New Year Renewal

An Evening To Nourish Your Mind, Body And Spirit