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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 model to make up 394 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 Curriculum
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Ready to apply for the
Foundational Year
Professional Herbalism Program?

Visit our Application page to learn about what a complete application includes for all programs.

Now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year

We are excited to announce that we will keep a portion of our classes online in order to accommodate varying needs. No more than half of the program will be online. In-person classes will meet in our New Paltz space as well as botany field trips in various locations.

Student Resources 
YEAR ONE

ArborVitae Year 1 Book List
 

ArborVitae Year 1 Materia Medica

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Join Us!

In-Person Open House

Sunday May 19th - 12p-2p

Learn more about our professional program, interact with core faculty, & get answers to your questions about the upcoming school year.

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Year One Schedule *cu

2024-2025

(dates & times subject to change)

*Wednesdays Virtual classes will shift to 9a-4:30p in the new 2024-25 school year.

**Additional dates may be added to enhance course curriculum.  A(

Weekdays: Online

Wednesdays 9a – 4:30p

  • Sep 11, 25

  • Oct 2, 9, 16, 30

  • Nov 6, 13 *Harvest break 11/18-12/2

  • Dec 4, 18 *Winter break 12/19-1/20

  • Jan 22

  • Feb 5, 12, 19

  • Mar 5, 12, 19

  • Apr 2, 9 *Spring break 4/10-4/24

  • May 7, 15, 28

 

Weekends: 1 per month, In-Person

Fridays 10:30a-6:30p, Saturdays 9a-5p, & Sundays 8:30a-4p

  • Sept 13-15

  • Oct 18-20

  • Nov 15-17

  • Dec 6-8

  • Jan 24-26

  • Feb 21-23

  • Mar 21-23

  • Apr 25-27

  • May 16-18

Year 1 Schedule
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