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Valerie Thea Vandermeer
Founder and Director
Valerie is the visionary and Founder of both EarthWalk for highly aware (www.earth-walk.net)
and the EarthWalk school. She has extensive background and experience in
both traditional business and alternative, holistic education. She is a
gifted spiritual educator and intuitive holistic healer with more than 4,000
hours of professional training in healing, body language, and human nature.
Valerie has developed curriculum and presented workshops for adults and
children on aware parenting, “new paradigm” education, sensitivities in
children, shamanism, holistic healing, meditation, breathing techniques,
massage therapy, the power of nature, and enlightened business practices.
Her parenting and educational approaches have gained national attention and
she’s been published as a contributing author to Raising a Psychic Child (Findhorn
Press); and Edgar Cayce on Intuitive Children: Heralds of the New
Consciousness (A.R.E. Press, Fall 2004 Catalog) as
well as articles in Children of the New Earth, Spirit in the Smokies, and
others.
Valerie developed much of her EarthWalk approach while parenting and home
schooling her own gifted, highly aware daughter. She recognized the
limitations inherent in common educational systems and synthesized her own
method of schooling out of many different alternative and holistic theories.
She is passionate about fostering positive global change by supporting the
development of balanced, capable, secure children able to successfully meet
the physical, mental and spiritual challenges of the coming century with
grace and ability.
Advisory Board
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The Advisory Board was
created to provide input on the school’s design and implementation. Each
member brings a particular depth and expertise in an area related to the
successful operation of the school. We are exceedingly grateful for the
support and guidance of our Advisory Board Members.
Linda Iribarren
– Linda is the author of the soon to be released book What If You Can Change the World? A globally recognized spiritual leader, she has
consistently worked with children and families since her Rainbow Stew
experiential workshop series launched in the 1980s at Spiritual Frontiers
Fellowship retreats. Linda currently serves on the Advisory Board of several
non profit organizations dedicated to the growth of human potential.
Laura Langone, J.D.
– An accomplished business leader, Laura is currently a Director and
Assistant Treasurer at Genentech Inc. and previously was their Director of
Risk Management. She holds a law degree, an MBA in international management,
and speaks four languages. She brings a valuable practical perspective to
our endeavor and has agreed to provide basic risk and liability consulting
as well as preliminary legal services on a pro bono basis in our start up
phase.
Linda Silverman, Ph.D.
– Founder of the Gifted Development Center, Linda is a renowned expert and
frequently invited lecturer on Visual Spatial Learners and the many facets
and needs of gifted children in education and life. She is author of the
groundbreaking nonfiction book, “The Visual Spatial Learner”, is on the
Board of “Children of the New Earth” magazine, and has been a long time
progressive voice and advocate for appreciating wholeness in children.
Susan Stutz –
successfully launched and operated an alternative school in New York State
for eight years. She currently owns and operates "A Place of Light" offering
classes and programs for children in Massachusetts as well as producing
Conferences and Training Programs on Children’s Spirituality. She
co-authored Edgar Cayce on Intuitive Children: Heralds of the New
Consciousness (A.R.E. Press, Fall 2004 Catalog). Susan has provided assistance with curriculum,
administrative policy, and physical plant requirements.
Stephanie S. Tolan
– Newberry Award winning children’s author and well known educational
advocate, she has also co-authored several nonfiction books including the
award-winning Guiding the Gifted Child. She is extensively published
and a much sought after speaker on the challenges facing gifted
“asynchronous” individuals. Her now famous Is it a Cheetah article
caused the cheetah to become a commonly known symbol for the gifted.
Sharon L. Williams, MS
– was an educator and administrator for thirty-three years in both private
and public education and also evaluated programs and schools for the State
of California for several years. She created and instructed elementary skill
classes, junior high and high school groups, and college and business
trainings for seventeen years as an instructor and trainer for the Evelyn
Wood Study Skills program. She has dedicated herself for the past several
years as a full time volunteer as an Outreach Emissary to the Beloved
Community, Mentor to Students of the Seminary of Spiritual Peacemaking and
Assistant to James Twyman.
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