The Seasonal Experience Academy Life

To meet The Seasonal Experience Academy’s intention of offering the students a high degree of experience and knowledge in sustainability, the daily consciousness and the daily way of life will be a very important factor during the Academy.

As humanity transitions into the Naturacend era, we are actively exploring, developing, and integrating Naturacend principles, consciousness, and way of life into our daily existence. These principles acknowledge the boundless potential inherent in every individual—a potential previously obscured by the necessity to struggle for survival.

Throughout the Academy, students will have the opportunity to delve into their inner world, exploring their natural rhythms, creativity, and curiosity. They will also connect with the outer world, immersing themselves in nature, weather patterns, flora, and fauna. Equally significant is their interaction with the building materials and structures they construct and inhabit.

To meet the Academy’s main intention of letting the students try out a sustainable life while building a self-sustainable house, around them, the Academy is offering simple quarters with a minimum infrastructure. The students will then build on the infrastructure while learning how to build and what it feels like to move into a new property and build everything from scratch. But because this is an Academy and there is a lot to learn in a limited time, it will not be totally from scratch. The Academy strives to find a good balance of effective learning and a taste of the experience of doing it all by yourself.

With modern technology and the wisdom of countless generations, humanity has reached a point where we can move beyond mere survival and embrace a life of creation and exploration.

“You will be the first humans to move from being passive observers, to become conscious creators”
— A message to us living now, found on a 500 year old Mayan stone tablet

Academy Daily life

The first thing you as a student will notice is a slower pace of life. This might be uncomfortable in the beginning as you might not be used to it. You might even find it boring or frustrating at times. But pretty soon you will come to appreciate it. So arrive with the intention of patience and curiosity.

The time when you do not attend courses, work, sleep, or participate in daily chores or meals is called “Me time” (Wikipedia). You can use it for whatever you want;

Explore the area, take a vacation, interact socially with locals and students, exercise, hike, mountain bike, explore the mountain, explore archeological sites, join organized excursions, go shopping, go to the beach, rent the Academy Apartment at the sea, create- and work on your private projects, improve your economy, game, watch movies/TV-series, read, hang out with the animals, engage in public discussions at The Valley, do Qi-Gong, meditate, yoga, etc.

And/or just relax, connect, reflect, and integrate, by yourself, or in public discussion or support groups at The Valley.

A typical month at Campus will look like this:

  • 52 hours in monthly Academy theoretical/practical course in total. Spread out on 13 days of 4 hours each.

  • 248 hours in monthly “Me time”.

  • 20 hours monthly can be taken from the “Me time” to do volunteer work for a Discount.

The hours and days may be adjusted according to the rhythm of the projects and the people. And due to weather conditions and temperature.

First day. “Update”.

  • A relaxing day for connection and adjustment.

  • New students get basic instructions and info, get to meet the people in The Valley, get a tour on Campus, and get to settle in at their accommodation.

  • Latest updates for everyone.

  • Welcoming ceremony.

First week (Day 2-8)

  • Monday (4 hours)
    Theoretical/practical course.

  • Tuesday (4 hours)
    Theoretical/practical course.

  • Wednesday (4 hours)
    Theoretical/practical course.

  • Thursday (4 hours)
    Theoretical/practical course.

Optional for those who want to volunteer for a discount:

  • Friday (5 hours)
    Volunteering work

Second week (Day 9-15)

  • Monday (4 hours)
    Theoretical/practical course.

  • Tuesday (4 hours)
    Theoretical/practical course.

  • Wednesday (4 hours)
    Theoretical/practical course.

  • Thursday (4 hours)
    Theoretical/practical course.

Optional for those who want to volunteer for a discount:

  • Friday (5 hours)
    Volunteering work

Third week (Day 16-22)

  • Wednesday (4 hours)
    Theoretical/practical course.

  • Thursday (4 hours)
    Theoretical/practical course.

  • Friday (4 hours)
    Theoretical/practical course.

Optional for those who want to volunteer for a discount:

  • Monday (5 hours)
    Volunteering work

  • Tuesday (5 hours)
    Volunteering work

Fourth week (Day 23-29)

  • Saturday (4 hours)
    Theoretical/practical course.

  • Sunday (4 hours)
    Theoretical/practical course.

Last day(s). “Integration”. (Day 30-31)

  • A relaxing day for connection, integration, and preparing for the next step.

  • Students leaving the Academy can use this time to clean out their accommodation, prepare for departure, and say goodbye.

A typical day at Campus will look like this:

Due to weather and seasons, there is some flexibility. In general, we all agree on the hours for meals, Academy courses, and (optionally) volunteer work, the evening before.
Students are expected to help out with the daily chores (cleaning and cooking).

Morning

  • Me time 1 hour

  • Breakfast/chores 2 hours

  • Academy * 4 hours

Late afternoon

  • Lunch/chores 2 hours

Evening

  • Me time 4 hours

Late evening

  • Dinner/Chores 2 hours

  • Me time. Until sleep

  • Sleep 8 hours

* Academy only 13 days/month.
Volunteer work only 4 days/month.