Writings

Aiyana Rutherford Aiyana Rutherford

Podcast with Sage Hamilton, Learning is a Love Language

Sage Hamilton, (founder of Sage Programs in Boulder, Colorado) is featured on a podcast by Embodied Astrology. Host Renee Sills discusses Sage Hamilton’s roll as a medicinal storyteller, radical educator, and community organizer.

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Nature-Based Learning at Sage Programs in Boulder, CO

At Sage Programs in Boulder, Colorado we offer nature-based learning experiences that are heartled and community-centered. For our Michaelmas celebration, we guide the children through a silk dying project using natural plants and flowers. Each one comes out so unique and the children love the hands-on process.

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Aiyana Rutherford Aiyana Rutherford

The Power Of Story To Heal

This reflection explores the power of storytelling for children’s spiritual and emotional development, and how oral stories can support healing, connection, and growth. Storytelling is central to Sage Programs’ nature-based, relationship-centered approach in Boulder, Colorado.

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Letting the Wheel of the Year Hold the Curriculum

At Sage Programs in Boulder, Colorado, we let the Wheel of the Year hold the curriculum. This honors seasonal rhythms as a way to guide children’s exploration, connection, and growth through nature and story.

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