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$375.00
[0123_G12O141]
Week(s) 01/23/2012 - 01/29/2012
Instructor(s) Willie Picaro
Explore the mountains of Northern New Mexico during the beautiful winter season. We spend time skiing through some of the back country in woods and meadows as well as spend some other days hiking in and around the Ghost Ranch area. Prepare for cold tempe... Click for more info
$360.00
[0129_G12CDS151]
Week(s) 01/29/2012 - 02/04/2012
Instructor(s) Jeanne Clapp;Margaret Johnston
This class is no longer available. Please select another class
Who is hungry, why are they hungry, where are the hungry? Why, in a world of plenty, are so many people without food or clean water? We will look at hunger studies including the Presbyteri... Click for more info
$350.00
$237.50 You Save: $112.50 [0211_G12CDS231]
Week(s) 02/11/2012 - 02/15/2012
Instructor(s) Tom Anderson;Jessica Maxwell
This course is no longer available. Please select another Ghost Ranch course.
There is simply no more important spiritual practice than the love relationship. Join Jessica Maxwell, author of the award-winning spiritual adventure, Roll Around Heaven (RAH!... Click for more info
$365.00
[0227_G12CDS251]
Week(s) 02/27/2012 - 03/04/2012
Instructor(s) Louise Green;Carol Ingells
This class is no longer available. Please select another class.
Winter retreat at Casa del Sol to discern your spiritual journey through worship, writing, singing and simple movement. You are also invited to spiritual direction with one of the leaders.... Click for more info
$375.00
[0312_G12A321]
Week(s) 03/12/2012 - 03/18/2012
Instructor(s) Tom Nichols
Create a castle for your kestrel! In this course, design, build and decorate elaborate birdhouses using recycled mixed media (wood, glass, metal & stone). No age or experience restrictions, except children under 13 must have an adult to assist with power... Click for more info
$350.00
[0312_G12A322]
Week(s) 03/12/2012 - 03/18/2012
Instructor(s) Karen Vuranch
Everyone can be a storyteller. All it takes is an open heart and an interested mind. Learn this art, including vocal and body techniques, listen to traditional tales and perform for fellow class members. If you want to write your story, you too are invite... Click for more info
$375.00
[0312_G12A323]
Week(s) 03/12/2012 - 03/18/2012
Instructor(s) Cornelia Theimer Gardella
Find inspiration for a woven tapestry at Ghost Ranch. This course guides you through design and weaving, focusing on design theory as well as tapestry techniques. A dye demonstration emphasizes matching colors of Ghost Ranch. All levels are welcome. You c... Click for more info
$380.00
[0312_G12A324]
Week(s) 03/12/2012 - 03/18/2012
Instructor(s) Crea Lynn
This workshop is designed as a retreat for established beaders to come to the Ranch and just bead. Bring your favorite beading tip or technique to share with the class. Start a challenging new project or bring one already in progress. Emphasis is less on... Click for more info
$410.00
[0312_G12A325]
Week(s) 03/12/2012 - 03/18/2012
Instructor(s) Kent Bowser
Photograph early springtime at the Ranch using your film cameras with classic black and white. The varied landscape includes deep, moody canyons, sweeping vistas and textured hills. Hike during spring... Click for more info
$375.00
[0312_G12A326]
Week(s) 03/12/2012 - 03/18/2012
Instructor(s) Judith Foster;Dale Smith
Week one of this two-week course focuses on new skills including casting (tufa, cuttlebone, broomstick), form folding, cold connections, advanced designs, advanced mosaic, wire soldering, pillowing and cabochon making, as well as design and execution. In... Click for more info
$350.00
[0312_G12A327]
Week(s) 03/12/2012 - 03/18/2012
Instructor(s) Jacqueline Mallegni
Wabi-sabi, the quintessential Japanese aesthetic, the beauty of things modest and humble, is the thread that weaves through our creative process. You design and build sculptural form using natural materials foraged from the environs of Northern New Mexico... Click for more info
$395.00
[0312_G12A328]
Week(s) 03/12/2012 - 03/18/2012
Instructor(s) Cheri Reckers
Experience the brilliant colors and translucent quality of dyes on silk. We... Click for more info
$350.00
[0312_G12O321]
Week(s) 03/12/2012 - 03/18/2012
Instructor(s) John Hayden
As spring begins to break winter... Click for more info
$370.00
[0319_G12A331]
Week(s) 03/19/2012 - 03/25/2012
Instructor(s) Susan Daugherty
Explore the vibrant and fascinating medium of pastels with a study of materials, tools and techniques. Make your own pastels and painting surfaces, and enjoy discussions of color, light and composition. With studio and plein-air painting, inexperienced an... Click for more info
$395.00
[0319_G12A332]
Week(s) 03/19/2012 - 03/25/2012
Instructor(s) Tom Nichols
Learn the basics of oxygen-acetylene welding while making functional and artistic works. We will use ferrous materials in combination with glass, stone and non-ferrous metals (copper, brass, aluminum). Class meets 9-5 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, and 9-noon Satu... Click for more info
$375.00
[0319_G12A333]
Week(s) 03/19/2012 - 03/25/2012
Instructor(s) Cornelia Theimer Gardella
Find inspiration for a woven tapestry at Ghost Ranch. This course guides you through design and weaving, focusing on design theory as well as tapestry techniques. A dye demonstration emphasizes matching colors of Ghost Ranch. All levels are welcome. You c... Click for more info
$410.00
[0319_G12A334]
Week(s) 03/19/2012 - 03/25/2012
Instructor(s) Kent Bowser
Photograph early springtime at the Ranch using your film cameras with classic black and white. The varied landscape includes deep, moody canyons, sweeping vistas and textured hills. Hike during spring... Click for more info
$370.00
[0319_G12A335]
Week(s) 03/19/2012 - 03/25/2012
Instructor(s) Stede Barber
Create a series of small works of art as you play with color, symbols and the language of art. You have studio time and time in nature collecting images, impressions and objects for your creations. We experiment with color mixing, blending and combining,... Click for more info
$375.00
[0319_G12A336]
Week(s) 03/19/2012 - 03/25/2012
Instructor(s) Judith Foster;Dale Smith
Week two focuses on studio work implementing and executing new skills and advanced designs. You will have full studio days, with evenings scheduled for instructor/student presentations including building a studio, what... Click for more info
$365.00
[0319_G12A337]
Week(s) 03/19/2012 - 03/25/2012
Instructor(s) Linda Larkin
Experience the magic of this ancient instrument. Learn the healing modalities of the harp, enjoy playing soulful Celtic melodies and access your creativity. Whether you wish to relax through your music or would enjoy playing with a group, you will be intr... Click for more info
$370.00
[0319_G12A338]
Week(s) 03/19/2012 - 03/25/2012
Instructor(s) Robin Keck
This class concentrates on hand-carving skills. We will use rasps and rifflers, sandpaper and sealer on soapstone, alabaster and wonderstone. You will take home a polished work of art!... Click for more info
$360.00
[0319_G12A339]
Week(s) 03/19/2012 - 03/25/2012
Instructor(s) Camille Rendal
In this course we learn and review basic concepts of perception, perspective and composition. We draw small-setting landscapes, flora and fauna, and move on to panoramic landscapes. We work mostly outdoors with indoor work from field sketches. You work in... Click for more info
$370.00
[0319_G12CDS331]
Week(s) 03/19/2012 - 03/25/2012
Instructor(s) Suzanne Frazier
Art is a perfect metaphor for the contemplative experience. Create drawings in oil pastels, to express your spiritual journey, trust your intuitive process and discover your heart-centered perspective in a safe, supportive environment. All art experience... Click for more info
$390.00
[0319_G12S331]
Week(s) 03/19/2012 - 03/25/2012
Instructor(s) Connie Burkhart;Brandon Wert
Deepen your spirituality, experience the beauty of the wilderness, push yourself beyond what you think you can do. Open yourself to reflections on who God calls us to be. We build a community to explore the natural world and our soul's inner longings. We... Click for more info
$350.00
[0319_G12S332]
Week(s) 03/19/2012 - 03/25/2012
Instructor(s) Anita Bradshaw
Conflict is often seen as unwelcome and destructive, but it may actually be an important part of the church's truly being church. Using case studies, we will work together to develop strategies based on material presented. Ordained and lay leaders are enc... Click for more info
$380.00
[0401_G12S411]
Week(s) 04/01/2012 - 04/08/2012
Instructor(s) Peg Chemberlin;Rev. Dr. Jay T. Rock
Join a community of pilgrims for a transformative week of daily worship and prayer, Bible study, private time and community. Explore themes of creation, liberation, emptiness and abundant life in your work and the teachings of the Desert Fathers and Mothe... Click for more info
$390.00
[0416_G12A431]
Week(s) 04/16/2012 - 04/22/2012
Instructor(s) Kelly Finnerty
Explore your spiritual connection to place by layering observational drawing with the intuitive use of collage, mixed media and words. With an attitude of serious playfulness, discover your own creative process, regardless of prior art experience. You wil... Click for more info
$370.00
[0416_G12A432]
Week(s) 04/16/2012 - 04/22/2012
Instructor(s) Diane Gardner; Robin Keck
Rock and stone have served as support, protection, healing, ritual and decoration since antiquity. This class uses hand-carving tools and stone as well as sacred scriptures, reflection and discussion to consider our personal groundedness. Evenings are f... Click for more info
$360.00
[0416_G12AW431]
Week(s) 04/16/2012 - 04/22/2012
Instructor(s) Thomas Larson
Many of us have lived fascinating lives, inwardly or outwardly, during childhood or adulthood. But when it comes to writing a memoir, where do we begin? The day we left home? The beginning or end of a relationship? A practical course to get you going on... Click for more info
$405.00
[0416_G12CDS431]
Week(s) 04/16/2012 - 04/22/2012
Instructor(s) Linda Forsberg
Following a retreat format at Casa del Sol, we begin with gentle yoga, morning prayer, followed by spiritual exercise (journaling, prayer, meditation) and discussion of sacred texts from various faith traditions. We immerse ourselves in God creation by hi... Click for more info
$360.00
[0416_G12O431]
Week(s) 04/16/2012 - 04/22/2012
Instructor(s) Ed DeLair
Spend a week at Ghost Ranch, hiking Ghost Ranch. Explore trails throughout our 21,000 acres, from upper camp and Blackie's to the Chama River. Ghost Ranch historian Lesley Poling-Kempes tells local lore and legends. Hikes will average seven miles at altit... Click for more info
$350.00
[0416_G12S431]
Week(s) 04/16/2012 - 04/22/2012
Instructor(s) James Roghair;Carol Shellenberger
Intrigued by the challenges of transitional ministry? Explore skills, personal traits and commitments leading to effectiveness in the interim ministry specialty. On Ghost Ranch's holy ground, take time to discern whether interim ministry is for you, and... Click for more info
$365.00
[0416_G12S432]
Week(s) 04/16/2012 - 04/22/2012
Instructor(s) Sylvia Stenitzer
We learn about the embodied brain and interpersonal neurobiology developed by Daniel Siegal and Allan Shore. Through lecture (left-brain processing) and experiential (right-brain) processing, we explore implicitly stored senses and images from 0-2 years t... Click for more info
$370.00
[0423_G12A441]
Week(s) 04/23/2012 - 04/29/2012
Instructor(s) Ida Yoked
If you are an artist, educator, community leader, social worker or simply an interested party, explore the therapeutic uses of photography to stimulate creativity in your work or personal life. We examine concepts of phototherapy using the digital camera... Click for more info
$410.00
[0423_G12A442]
Week(s) 04/23/2012 - 04/29/2012
Instructor(s) Judy Ness
Use natural extracts, a quicker option to regular natural dyeing, to produce a full prism of colors. We set up an indigo vat for blues and overdye for greens and purples. Evening sessions celebrate the energy of the color spectrum with Kundalini yoga and... Click for more info
$380.00
[0423_G12A443]
Week(s) 04/23/2012 - 04/29/2012
Instructor(s) Lauren Mantecon
For all who have considered painting and art making but never thought they could, this course is for you! Our materials are pencil, mud, charcoal, pastel, oil sticks and paint on quality paper. We draw, paint, collage, add, subtract and bind together our... Click for more info
$360.00
[0423_G12W441]
Week(s) 04/23/2012 - 04/29/2012
Instructor(s) Ed Tasca
Discover who you are as a writer. This course addresses the basics as you think, prepare for and work through the writing process. For beginners and intermediate writers. Activities include student readings, discussion and personal one-on-one assistance,... Click for more info
$75.00
[0427_G12SC441]
Week(s) 04/27/2012 - 04/29/2012
Instructor(s)
Join us for a few days of good work and fellowship as we prepare the Ranch for the busy summer months. We'll spend up to five hours a day painting, repairing, trimming and organizing while making new friends and enjoying this sacred space. Mesa dorm-styl... Click for more info
$385.00
[0430_G12CDS511]
Week(s) 04/30/2012 - 05/06/2012
Instructor(s) Margaret Guelker
This retreat explores the wisdom of the desert mothers and relates it to our own life and times. Come to the desert to meet these ammas, women wise in the ways of heart and spirit. Listen to their stories and be changed. Suggested readings: The Solace of... Click for more info
$400.00
[0514_G12A531]
Week(s) 05/14/2012 - 05/20/2012
Instructor(s) Cindy Walton
Please join us to explore cold-wax medium used with oil paint, pigment sticks and powdered pigments. Experiment using non-traditional tools to achieve texture and finishes similar to encaustic without the caustic fumes and heat. With cold-wax, develop l... Click for more info
$370.00
[0514_G12O531]
Week(s) 05/14/2012 - 05/20/2012
Instructor(s) Ed DeLair;Willie Picaro
Crisp air, clear sunshine, the fragrant perfume of pinons and sage, stark red-rock mesas against a vivid blue sky--take in the majesty of the high desert at Ghost Ranch with a week of guided day hikes. We walk approximately 4 to 8 miles a day. Plan on une... Click for more info
$350.00
[0514_G12O532]
Week(s) 05/14/2012 - 05/20/2012
Instructor(s) Steve Cox
You will enjoy observing and learning about the more than 100 species of birds around Ghost Ranch. Requires all-day field trips away from the Ranch, with relaxed walking, returning about 3 p.m. Discussions and presentations will be held in the evenings.... Click for more info
$380.00
[0514_G12PJ531]
Week(s) 05/14/2012 - 05/20/2012
Instructor(s) Thomas OLeary
Invest in yourself by developing advanced leadership skills, whether you're an artist looking to cultivate better understanding of your artistic vision or a peace and justice visionary looking to enhance your message. This course helps everyone gain skill... Click for more info
$350.00
[0514_G12S531]
Week(s) 05/14/2012 - 05/20/2012
Instructor(s) James Roghair
This intermediate seminar is a continuing education opportunity for pastors, church leaders and interim ministers to step back and reflect on one's own leadership. Congregational history may include conflict, dysfunction, misconduct, etc., affecting its... Click for more info
$365.00
[0516_G12M531]
Week(s) 05/16/2012 - 05/20/2012
Instructor(s) Gregg Daigle;Mike Finders;Matt Flinner;Patty Meneley;Cahalen Morrison;Eli West;Aaron Youngberg;Erin Youngberg
Is there anything better than a weekend stay at Ghost Ranch? Yes!-- a few days more than weekend of bluegrass music at Ghost Ranch! Fine tune your ensemble playing and harmony singing while you enjoy the magnificent scenery. You will sharpen your skills o... Click for more info
$75.00
[0525_G12SC541]
Week(s) 05/25/2012 - 05/28/2012
Instructor(s)
Join us for a few days of good work and fellowship as we prepare the Ranch for the summer months. We'll spend up to five hours a day painting, repairing, trimming and organizing while making new friends and enjoying this sacred space. Mesa dorm-style-bat... Click for more info
$370.00
[0604_G12CDS611]
Week(s) 06/04/2012 - 06/10/2012
Instructor(s) Renita Sheesley Banks
Songs and singing have the power to connect us to one another. Using the Psalms as one model we will sing songs of lament, protest, thanksgiving and joy. Songs from singing traditions including Native American chants, folk music and contemporary hymns wil... Click for more info
$375.00
[0618_G12A631a]
Week(s) 06/18/2012 - 06/24/2012
Instructor(s) Carol Pallesen
Explore Italic's fluency and versatility with pen and ink. This beautiful, legible calligraphic style of writing emerged in the late-15th, early 16th-century Italian humanist period. These elegant, useful letterforms will be presented and practiced, and y... Click for more info
$375.00
[0618_G12A631b]
Week(s) 06/18/2012 - 06/24/2012
Instructor(s) Sherrie Lovler
Picasso said, 'There is no abstract art. You must always start with something.' How about calligraphy? Starting from what we know about creating beautiful letters with line, rhythm and shape, you work with the play of light and dark, warm and cool colors,... Click for more info
$365.00
[0618_G12A631c]
Week(s) 06/18/2012 - 06/24/2012
Instructor(s) Lisa Englebrecht
Do you consider pointed pen lettering stuffy? Not on your life! This fun course introduces the pointed pen nib and all its variations -- from formal copperplate style and exciting flourishes to a modern, loose casual style. Emphasis is on experimentation,... Click for more info
$380.00
[0618_G12A631D]
Week(s) 06/18/2012 - 06/24/2012
Instructor(s) Nancy Culmone
Chronicle your responses to vast expanses of mesa, sky and pebbles or small wildflowers. Develop images with paste-paint, handwriting, calligraphy, drawing and colored pencils. Gathering your pages into a portfolio or book structure allows flexibility of... Click for more info
$365.00
[0618_G12A633]
Week(s) 06/18/2012 - 06/24/2012
Instructor(s) Louise Minks
Paint on site in the Ghost Ranch area, either in oils or acrylics. Develop your personal response and style as you explore the colors and shapes of the formations. Using a limited palette of colors, learn to mix color effectively and develop form with lov... Click for more info
$390.00
[0618_G12A634]
Week(s) 06/18/2012 - 06/24/2012
Instructor(s) Denise Labadie;Ellen Nepustil
Learn fabric painting techniques specifically optimized to mimic the textures, colors and complexities of ancient landscapes of New Mexico. Create textured fabric in the colors and palette needed to bring depth and complexity to your design. Take home a u... Click for more info
$350.00
[0618_G12A635]
Week(s) 06/18/2012 - 06/24/2012
Instructor(s) Rene Zamora
You will use basic techniques to transform iron into both functional and artistic items. Comfortable cotton clothing and leather footwear recommended. Safety glasses provided.... Click for more info
$350.00
[0618_G12H631]
Week(s) 06/18/2012 - 06/24/2012
Instructor(s) Bill Padden
Join other transplant recipients and their families as we use hiking, yoga, discussions about medications and post-transplant issues and sharing of personal experiences to develop healthy strategies for making the most of the gift of life.... Click for more info
$390.00
[0618_G12O631]
Week(s) 06/18/2012 - 06/24/2012
Instructor(s) Ron Olowin
Explore the archaeo-astronomy of the Chaco culture in the American Southwest. This course provides an historical overview of the pueblo culture and visits to important and relevant sites. Field trips to Chaco Canyon (at the summer solstice) and sites on a... Click for more info
$360.00
[0618_G12PJ631]
Week(s) 06/18/2012 - 06/24/2012
Instructor(s) Jay Harris;Melanie Harris;Troy Messenger;Larry Rasmussen;Norman Wirzba
Food--sacrament, commodity, or both? If we do not produce our own food, what is our relationship to our foodshed? The Eucharist's relationship to agribusiness and the foodshed? What does Eucharist mean if God is a gardener, we are tillers and keepers and... Click for more info
$75.00
[0618_G12SC631]
Week(s) 06/18/2012 - 06/24/2012
Instructor(s) Billie Rogers;Dennis Smith
Participants work in service to the Ranch approximately five hours a day in different areas around the Ranch. Expect to spend time outdoors in manual labor or other physically active capacities.... Click for more info
$100.00
[0618_G12SHI631]
10th-12th graders may prefer to register for Senior High Youth Initiative which includes choices of service projects on and off the ranch, time to work with the younger children and time to work with the horses. There will als... Click for more info
$400.00
[0618_G12Y631adult_chaperone]
The Annual Youth Week at Ghost Ranch includes both a middle school and high school track. Activities include plenary sessions, worship, small groups, back-home groups, art, music, drama, high and low ropes challenge courses and hiking.... Click for more info
$350.00
[0618_G12Y631youth]
Week(s) 06/18/2012 - 06/24/2012
Instructor(s) Tracy Keenan
The Annual Youth Week at Ghost Ranch includes both a middle school and high school track. Activities include plenary sessions, worship, small groups, back-home groups, art, music, drama, high and low ropes challenge courses and hiking.... Click for more info
$100.00
[0618_G12YA631]
Week(s) 06/18/2012 - 06/24/2012
Instructor(s)
We've designed exciting, age-appropriate activites for kids from 3 years old through 12th grade. Weeks starting June 14 and ending August 7$100 per child for the entire week. For children 3 years to 9th GradeWhile adults spend mornings and evenings... Click for more info
$75.00
[0618_G12YSC631]
Week(s) 06/18/2012 - 06/24/2012
Instructor(s)
Youth groups and senior high-school individuals work on meaningful projects at the Ranch and surrounding communities.... Click for more info
$365.00
[0625_G12A641]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) Victoria Lopez
Strenuous, fast moving, intense, this watercolor workshop is loaded! Vickie Lopez shares her stories from the sites, with access to churches otherwise off limits. Studio sessions are filled with color theory, design tools, value patterns and time for pain... Click for more info
$365.00
[0625_G12A642]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) Louise Minks
Explore your personal painting language and expression--and free yourself to jump off a few artistic cliffs! This seminar is a perfect second step to Mesa Magic! offered the week before this, but Mesa Magic! is certainly not required -- just your readine... Click for more info
$360.00
[0625_G12A643]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) Helen Byers
Discover the fun of still-life drawing! Our subjects will be treasures borrowed from the Ghost Ranch museums--Hispanic and Native American artifacts, dinosaur bones and more. Instruction covers classical drawing techniques in several media as well as comp... Click for more info
$365.00
[0625_G12A644]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) Louise Grunewald;Paul Maurer
Learn solar printmaking using the power of the high desert sun. You learn to transfer your imagery to a UV-sensitive solar plate for printing. Techniques for exposing the plate, preparing paper for printing, inking the plate and running small editions on... Click for more info
$375.00
[0625_G12A645]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) Carol Pallesen
Make your letters small, smaller, smallest as we work with tools conducive to tiny writing. Three styles of lettering will be learned: Monoline Italic, Clothesline Caps and Willow by Hand. The delightful results will be used in several miniature book crea... Click for more info
$390.00
[0625_G12A646]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) Laura Wait
The focus of this course is creating painted words in book form, realizing a balance between text and structure. You develop handwriting to use as content and image in illustrated manuscript books. Exposed sewing based on medieval styles will be used.... Click for more info
$410.00
[0625_G12A647]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) Sheila Cunningham
Nestled in the nurturing environment of Ghost Ranch, create beautiful, one-of-a-kind photography-based pieces that incorporate transferred imagery to enhance many types of art work including collage, altered books, mixed-media art, journals, fine art, fab... Click for more info
$350.00
[0625_G12CDS641]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) Jon Hall;Lesley Poling-Kempes
The illustrious story of Ghost Ranch begins in the early 1800s. It features vaqueros and cattle thieves, cowgirls, cowboy preachers, dudes and dudettes, Boston Brahmins, Los Alamos physicists, Princeton intellectuals, Harvard paleontologists, and famous a... Click for more info
$365.00
[0625_G12O641]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) John Hayden
Come along to explore, enjoy and learn about the marvelous relationships of flora and fauna in our Northern New Mexico ecosystem. We drive and hike to mountain slopes, wet canyons and dry arroyos to observe a wide variety of plant associations, and photog... Click for more info
$350.00
[0625_G12O642]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) Wayne Williams
Buildings from adobe,sun-dried bricks are found throughout the world in climates dry and wet. Join us in progress as we construct an adobe structure from the ground up on the Ranch. You could be mixing mud, laying bricks, measuring or calculating materia... Click for more info
$350.00
[0625_G12O643]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s)
Come participate in hiking, orienteering, canoeing or kayaking, and low and high ropes challenge courses. While all activities will be moderately physically demanding, no experience is necessary. Just bring your sense of adventure!... Click for more info
$1,585.00
[0625_G12O644]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) Tommy Bye
A five-day trail-ride adventure! With trail guides and wranglers, you ride saddle horses, sleep in tents with flooring and good beds, eat three meals a day plus snacks. In addition to horseback riding, activities include fishing, photography, nature talks... Click for more info
$360.00
[0625_G12S641]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) Anne Beaufort;Joyce Victor
Deepen and clarify what is most important to you in this chapter of your life. Using quiet reflection, simple writing exercises, conversation, art exercises (no experience needed), group work and poetry, we explore what matters to the soul and open up to... Click for more info
$385.00
[0625_G12S642]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) Chuck Hoffman
What connects our spirituality, creativity and living out our vocation? In this course you push back the boundaries of familiar distractions and enter a Sabbath time in which to explore the intersection between creativity and spirituality. Time for hands... Click for more info
$375.00
[0625_G12S643]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) Valerie Brown;Kirsten Olson
Through interactive exercises, discussions, movement and meditations in the awe-inspiring beauty of Ghost Ranch, this loving and humor-filled workshop helps you listen to the wise voice that is already inside you: forgiving, compassionate, creative and w... Click for more info
$75.00
[0625_G12SC641]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) Billie Rogers
Participants work in service to the Ranch approximately 5 hours a day in different areas around the Ranch. Expect to spend time outdoors in manual labor or other physically active capacities.... Click for more info
$100.00
[0625_G12SHI641]
For 10th to 12th Graders 10th-12th graders may prefer to register for Senior High Youth Initiative which includes choices of service projects on and off the ranch, time to work with the younger children and time to work with the horses. There will als... Click for more info
$370.00
[0625_G12SW641]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) Andrew Gulliford
Join us in this course to learn about the Southwest from ancestral pueblos to the atomic age. Emphasis is on the tri-cultural contributions and heritage of Native Americans, Hispanics and Anglos, with stories, anecdotes, slide shows and Northern New Mexic... Click for more info
$370.00
[0625_G12W641]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s) Joan Logghe
Mix writing poetry and memoir with the hand-fashioned artist book. Refresh your heart and mind with award-winning writer Joan Logghe, a 20-year Ghost Ranch faculty member, and Poet Laureate of Santa Fe (2010-2012).... Click for more info
$100.00
[0625_G12YA641]
Week(s) 06/25/2012 - 07/01/2012
Instructor(s)
We've designed exciting, age-appropriate activites for kids from 3 years old through 12th grade. Weeks starting June 14 and ending August 7$100 per child for the entire week. For children 3 years to 9th GradeWhile adults spend mornings and evenings... Click for more info
$365.00
[0702_G12A711]
Week(s) 07/02/2012 - 07/08/2012
Instructor(s) Helen Byers;Janet Darrow
The desert will be in bloom! Join us--an artist and a biologist-- to identify and record its summer plants and creatures. On field trips and walks, hone your skills of observation and practice the art of nature journaling. Indoors, learn the basics of bot... Click for more info
$450.00
[0702_G12CDS711]
Week(s) 07/02/2012 - 07/08/2012
Instructor(s) Rahmah Lutz;Ali Newell;John Philip Newell;Nahum Ward-Lev
We will explore what it means to live in harmony with the earth and choose the way of peace in every moment and relationship of our lives. The retreat, which uses as its basic text words from the Quran, 'God invites us to the Home of Peace,' continues the... Click for more info
$370.00
[0702_G12F711]
Week(s) 07/02/2012 - 07/08/2012
Instructor(s) Juanito Jimenez
Capture the essence of Ghost Ranch using earthen pigments and minerals of nature. Collect varicolored soils and with a little... Click for more info
$120.00
[0702_G12F711child]
Capture the essence of Ghost Ranch using earthen pigments and minerals of nature. Collect varicolored soils and with a little... Click for more info
$370.00
[0702_G12F712]
Week(s) 07/02/2012 - 07/08/2012
Instructor(s) Robin Keck
This magic class is for any kid at heart who has picked up a stone and wondered what might lie beneath. We use files and rifflers to sculpt alabaster and soapstone into figures of all kinds. You will finish your creations with sandpaper and polish and kee... Click for more info
$120.00
[0702_G12F712child]
Week(s) 07/02/2012 - 07/08/2012
Instructor(s) Robin Keck
This magic class is for any kid at heart who has picked up a stone and wondered what might lie beneath. We use files and rifflers to sculpt alabaster and soapstone into figures of all kinds. You will finish your creations with sandpaper and polish and kee... Click for more info
$375.00
[0702_G12F713]
Week(s) 07/02/2012 - 07/08/2012
Instructor(s) Tom Nichols
Create a castle for your kestrel! In this intergenerational course, work together to design, build and decorate elaborate birdhouses using recycled mixed media (wood, glass, metal and stone). No age or experience restrictions, except children under 13 mu... Click for more info
$125.00
[0702_G12F713child]
Create a castle for your kestrel! In this intergenerational course, work together to design, build and decorate elaborate birdhouses using recycled mixed media (wood, glass, metal and stone). No age or experience restrictions, except children under 13 mu... Click for more info
$360.00
[0702_G12F714]
Week(s) 07/02/2012 - 07/08/2012
Instructor(s)
In this fun, interactive seminar, adults and children learn a variety of life-enhancing useful lessons: how to be the kind of person others want to be around, finding a way, urge control, etc. You feel revitalized, energized and motivated.... Click for more info
$110.00
[0702_G12F714child]
In this fun, interactive seminar, adults and children learn a variety of life-enhancing useful lessons: how to be the kind of person others want to be around, finding a way, urge control, etc. You feel revitalized, energized and motivated.... Click for more info
$385.00
[0702_G12F715]
Week(s) 07/02/2012 - 07/08/2012
Instructor(s) Olive Smith
Create bright and colorful jewelry from fused glass. Learn to create jewelry objects using high-temperature firing to slump, fuse and finish the glass. Simple methods for incorporating hot glass into jewelry forms will be taught. Firings will be nightly,... Click for more info
$135.00
[0702_G12F715child]
Create bright and colorful jewelry from fused glass. Learn to create jewelry objects using high-temperature firing to slump, fuse and finish the glass. Simple methods for incorporating hot glass into jewelry forms will be taught. Firings will be nightly,... Click for more info
$365.00
[0702_G12F716]
Week(s) 07/02/2012 - 07/08/2012
Instructor(s) Linda Webster
Explore the times Jesus sat at table with all kinds of people as they broke bread together. Hear what they talked about, how they reacted, how others reacted. As you ponder the importance of food and fellowship, you have an opportunity to make your own po... Click for more info
$115.00
[0702_G12F716child]
Explore the times Jesus sat at table with all kinds of people as they broke bread together. Hear what they talked about, how they reacted, how others reacted. As you ponder the importance of food and fellowship, you have an opportunity to make your own po... Click for more info
$350.00
[0702_G12F717]
Week(s) 07/02/2012 - 07/08/2012
Instructor(s) Tim Gibbs-Zehnder;Tom Zehnder
Come make music for fun! Twin instructors Tom Zehnder and Tim Gibbs-Zehnder offer this morning class during Family Week, where you will sing songs together, create and perform a... Click for more info
$100.00
[0702_G12F717child]
Week(s) 07/02/2012 - 07/08/2012
Instructor(s) Tim Gibbs-Zehnder;Tom Zehnder
Come make music for fun! Twin instructors Tom Zehnder and Tim Gibbs-Zehnder offer this morning class during Family Week, where you will sing songs together, create and perform a... Click for more info
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