DRAFT
First Year Program
An Introduction to The Art and Science of Herbal Medicine.
Year One Overview
ArborVitae offers a comprehensive professional foundational first year that runs from September to May. Students who complete their first year of study can expect to gain a basic understanding of herbal medicine with applications for friends and family.
Instruction includes a variety of traditional approaches to healing with a focus on western herbalism based on energetics, Vitalism, and the tissue state model to make up over 343 classroom hours learning:
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Basic Herbalism
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Materia Medica
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Holistic Anatomy & Physiology
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Botany & Plant Identification
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Medicine Making
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Traditional Nutrition
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Wild Food
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First Aid
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Herbal Applications through Life-Cycles
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Energetic Assessment
Year 1 Book List Year 1 Materia Medica List
Now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year
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Schedule
Our classes are a hybrid of in-person and live online instruction with a minimum of half being held in-person.
In-person classes are primarily held at the school in New Paltz, NY along with field trips to various locations in the Hudson Valley area and NYC.
Class Commitment
2-3 Weekdays per month - Online
Wednesdays 9a-5
1 Weekend per month - In-Person
Fridays 10:30a-6:30p
Saturdays 9a-5p
Sundays 9a-5p
Class Breaks
Harvest break 11/13-11/27
Winter break 12/14-1/15
Summer break
2023-2024 School Year
September 6, 8-10 , 20, 27
October 4, 11, 18, 20-22
November 1, 8, 10-12, 29
December 1-3, 13
January 17, 19-21, 31
February 7, 9-11, 21, 28
March 6, 13, 15-17, 27
April - TBD
May - TBD
(dates & times are subject to change)
*April & May class dates to be determined once area school calendars are released
Schedule
Our classes are a hybrid of in-person and live online instruction with a minimum of half being held in-person.
In-person classes are primarily held at the school in New Paltz, NY along with field trips to various locations in the Hudson Valley area and NYC.
Class Commitment
2-3 Weekdays per month - Online
Wednesdays 9a-5
1 Weekend per month - In-Person
Fridays 10:30a-6:30p
Saturdays 9a-5p
Sundays 9a-5p
Class Breaks
Harvest break 11/13-11/27
Winter break 12/14-1/15
Summer break
2023-2024 School Year
September 6, 8-10 , 20, 27
October 4, 11, 18, 20-22
November 1, 8, 10-12, 29
December 1-3, 13
January 17, 19-21, 31
February 7, 9-11, 21, 28
March 6, 13, 15-17, 27
April - TBD
May - TBD
(dates & times are subject to change)
*April & May class dates to be determined once area school calendars are released