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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 2023-2024 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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Year One Schedule

2023-2024

(dates & times subject to change)

Weekdays: Online

Wednesdays 9a – 5p

  • Sep 6, 20, 27

  • Oct 4, 11, 18

  • Nov 1, 8, 29 *Harvest break 11/13-11/27

  • Dec 13 *Winter break 12/14-1/15

  • Jan 17, 31

  • Feb 7, 21, 28

  • Mar 6, 13, 27

  • Apr - TBD

  • May - TBD

 

Weekends: 1 per month, in-person

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

  • Sept 8-10

  • Oct 20-22

  • Nov 10-12

  • Dec 1-3

  • Jan 19-21

  • Feb 9-11

  • Mar 15-17

  • Apr - TBD

  • May - TBD

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*April & May class dates to be determined once area school calendars are released

Year 1 Schedule
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