New Trails Learning Systems
Ending the notion that suffering is necessary for learning
What an interesting Haiku and how fitting- This experience cannot truly be described in a few words- and the connection to autism will soon be obvious in more than one way.
October 27, 2019
The weather forecast predicted a soaking wet day. But hé, what a gift! Fresh, dry weather and even the sun showed herself once in a while. That in the beautiful setting in the Extreme Mountain Trailpark in Bergeijk, The Netherlands.
It is 2 am and my mind is racing a million miles an hour. Being awoken with nightmares of former students devastated and crying, I decided maybe it would be a better idea to process and write. When I had to tell my students I had to leave, it was one of the hardest things I ever had to do.
Being a boarder at the United States Air Force Academy, I received this message from our barn management:
It is with a heavy heart that I am leaving everything familiar and well-loved behind. But what opportunity and adventure lie ahead.
At the first-ever Hay Bale Ball in Aspen, Colorado, invited guests ate and drank in support of our wonderful place, Smiling Goat Ranch, which implements a wonderful thing: The Horse Boy Method. It was a good time with people who have many things in common – especially big hearts. And this good time allowed us to spread the word about our work to entirely new group of people.
One of those days in school