Program

Schedule

Our new Field & Garden Apprenticeship is taught in Westminster, VT, running from April until December. Class meets approximately every 3 weeks on Saturday & Sunday (16 classes in total) from 11am - 6pm each day. A potluck lunch will be held at 2pm each class day. Class will be held at Sage's home in Westminster, VT and harvesting field sites in the area.

Certification for 120 hours of training in growing & wildcrafting medicinal plants will be given upon completion of the course.

At the end of the 7 month program, each student will receive certification from the school for 120 hours of training in growing and wildcrafting medicinal plants. Educational and plant materials as well as tea or snacks will be provided to you in class.

Rates

The cost for the 7 month May, 2016 Apprenticeship is $1,400 - $1,600 (sliding scale) for 20 six hour classes. Class will meet approximately every three weeks, Wednesday & Thursday, from 11am - 6pm. A $100 discount is given to those who pay in full. Payment plans starting at 10 monthly payments of $120 (after initial class deposit) are available. A $200 deposit (non-refundable) is required to register for the apprenticeship and is subtracted from the total tuition. Full payment is due by the first apprenticeship class meeting unless a payment plan has been arranged in advance.

The lowest end of the sliding scale as well as payment plans are only available for our lowest income students. This is an honor system designed to make the course accessible for all income levels. The lowest end of the sliding scale are reserved for students who cannot afford things like taking vacations.

Course tuition is due whether or not the course is completed in full (see Refund Policy below). Tuition payment is due by the first apprenticeship class meeting unless a payment plan has been arranged in advance.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Full tuition grants are offered to VT students (5-10 full grants per year) through VSAC - Vermont Student Assistance Corporation.

We are also proud to offer 3 partial scholarships available each year. If you are interested in applying for a partial scholarship, please contact us  by email  for more information. We give priority to students from marginalized/oppressed communities.  

Our Scholarship program exists thanks to 100% donor participation of Gaia Student graduates & faculty. If you would like to join our community effort to make earth medicine people's medicine, we invite you to donate to our scholarship program. Your donation supports those without the privilege to take courses like this. We thank you!

Refund Policy

** Please remember this policy and do not email us with requests to change this tuition policy if you need to drop out of class for any reason after the withdrawal deadline – we must keep the same policy for everyone! **

Refunds for half of the course tuition will only be given if a student withdraws before May 13th (after 2 class weekends, still allowing someone on the waiting list to join).

After the withdrawal date May 13th, the full course tuition is due and no refunds are given if a student cannot complete the full course. Those with payment plans must pay the full tuition by the end of the course whether or not the course is completed in full, and will owe half of their tuition if withdrawing before the May 13th withdrawal date.

BY SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION YOU AGREE that you understand that the full tuition is due by the end of the course, whether or not you are able to attend all the course weekends. You understand that if you withdraw by the withdrawal date in May 13th, only half the tuition will be due, or half will be refunded if you paid in full. If you are requesting a payment plan, you understand that you must have a phone conversation with Sage before a payment plan is approved in order to make sure you understand our tuition policies. All payment plan details must be covered in person before the start of the course.