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DRAFT

First Year Program

An Introduction to The Art and Science of Herbal Medicine.

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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 mode
l to make up over 343 classroom hours learning:

  • Basic Herbalism

  • Materia Medica

  • Holistic Anatomy & Physiology

  • Botany & Plant Identification

  • Medicine Making

  • Traditional Nutrition

  • Wild Food

  • First Aid

  • Herbal Applications through Life-Cycles

  • Energetic Assessment

Year 1 Book List          Year 1 Materia Medica List

Now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year

Ready to apply or want to learn more about the application process?

Head on over to our Applications page to get started!

Curriculum
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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 1-313

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

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 1-313

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

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