Learning & Education
Learning at Sacred Mountain Sanctuary
““The human is less a being on the earth or in the universe than a dimension of the earth and indeed of the universe itself. We cannot discover ourselves without first discovering the universe, the earth, and the imperatives of our own being””
SOLA Sanctuary of Living Arts
Sanctuary of Living Arts, or SOLA, is a learning environment located at Sacred Mountain Sanctuary. SOLA’s classroom structures and areas of activity function together much like an ‘learning ecology’, supporting meaningful study, presence and practices with Living Earth that are essential to the lives and wellbeing of our own and the greater community.
SOLA Fellowship is comprised of families and educators who mutually recognize the Sacredness of Nature as a primary context for learning. We view the Living Arts as enlivened pathways for learning that place emphasis on ‘learning relationships’ and the diverse ways that human beings enter into these realtionships - through cognitive, embodied, intuitive, imaginal and relational pathways. SOLA’s curriculum is inspired by the developmental and pedagogical indications of Rudolf Steiner and fundamentally by the spiritual and physical ecologies that comprise a divinely designed, Living Cosmos. Our reverence for the sanctity of childhood and recognition of the sacredness of each child’s relationships with self, others and the world around them are expressed through our daily rhythm of activities - our Living Curriculum.
The Living Library for Contemplative Research
The Living Library at Sacred Mountain Sanctuary is an esoteric & contemplative reference library & wisdom repository that provides on-site access to various collections, books, folios, & print materials on a broad range of topics that are relevant to nourishing the vitality of Humankind, & our Living Earth & Cosmos. Collections include, but are not limited to: Biodynamics & Life Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Contemplative & Celebratory Arts, Contemporary & Ancient Sciences, and collections from or related to the work of Rudolf Steiner, Thomas Berry, and others. Housed at the wifi-free Tortoise Lodge, the Library is a space for quiet reflection and respite, and can accommodate individual or small group residencies. If you wish to visit or arrange a residency at the Living Library please contact us to arrange a time.
