Gather Blog

Here are some of our favorite writings that describe who we are as a forest school and educator community. At Gather, we fundamentally believe in the autonomy and the collective aspects of learning, exploring, and "schooling."

A Holistic 10 Point Plan for Liberation

October 2025 Greetings community! I wanted to share the work that flowed through me from Jacquie Verbal's workshop that I attended yesterday. It was nice to have time dedicated to take my many thoughts and pieces of who I am and weave them together with strength and intentionality, I have been feeling so scattered these past weeks because I have been moving and doing without resetting. I was not going back to my blueprint to see how my actions were aligning to the overall vi

Mar 22 min read

I Am A Portal

December 2025- This is an evolution from my previous post, I am an evergreen. The showing up in worlds that I said goodbye to long ago because I felt there was no space for me now I enter into them knowing that I have everything I need, the shedding of comfort zones and the saying "yes" to new people and opportunities in 2025 has given me the insight and strength I need for 2026. 2026 will be a collective fresh start and newness on personal levels for many of us but also on a

Feb 232 min read

I Am An Evergreen

October 2025- It is autumn and I am finding my plate more full than ever and I am trying to find its meaning. I gain my deepest lessons by observing nature and asking it to tell me what I need to know because the mental part can be so loud that it can over speak what’s spiritual. I laugh at my evolution because I used to be nose deep into reading and research human when I had questions about life and now I go barefoot outside, talk to the trees, pray, make a spiritual bath, l

Feb 162 min read