The Need for Community in Rites of Passage
The Need for Community in Rites of Passage Who of us in our digitalized and remote lives has not wondered about our disappearing sense of connectedness — face to…
Sonoma Academy High School Vision Quest
Sonoma Academy High School Vision Quest By Ellie Dwight, Dean of Students, Sonoma Academy This past January we contracted with Rites of Passage, Inc., to lead a nine-day Vision Quest…
Reflections on the Youth Vision Quest
Reflections on the Youth Vision Quest by Steven Encinas “Where do I stand? What do I believe?” These were the questions one student stated that she hoped to find clarity for…
The Next Step on the Wheel
The Next Step on the Wheel by Sam Horton, Sonoma Academy The Owlshead Mountains on the southern boundary of Death Valley are high desert. The desert with its inherent challenges of alien vistas,…
Parents at the Threshold
Parents at the Threshold By Alison DeLong My son’s first birthday was a joyous event this month. Deserving equal celebration, my husband and I toasted our glasses, in a…
Youth Quest
Youth Quest: Dreaming this World into Being by Steven Encinas Coming down off the mountain, a fire of passion and personal power radiated from their eyes and smiles. This…
Youth and Elders
Youth and Elders A few years ago, I applied for some public funding for a program based on rite of passage principles. The funder told me that they were…