Genius lives at the crossroads.
The Org: A living breathing social enterprise rooted in the intersection of learning and healing.
Special Sauce: Our niche is remixing wisdom across seemingly unrelated fields for innovation.
Who: We are a collective of researcher-practitioners remixing soul in pursuit of innovation focused on nurturing inherited and chosen intergenerational family systems.
The North Star: training the next generation of soulful teacher-healers. We are nurturing an ecosystem where learning and healing are integrated fields with shared practices. Our work centers a simple premise: when educators are trained to teach with soul and supported in their own healing, learners and their communities thrive.
The Big 3:
A flagship practicum site in Aurora, CO
A growing network of soulful teacher-healers
A platform that unlocks community-based learning & healing at scale
WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
Learners within traditional systems need access to trauma-informed instruction & healing
Educators need support to teach with soul by integrating: the art of teaching + the science of learning + the medicine of healing.
We are nurturing an ecosystem for a future that anticipates the rise of Ai in education will naturally drive demand towards tech-free learning environments that authentically and meaningfully center the soul of the learner. We envision a world where learning & healing is human, communal, and co-created.
HOW IT WORKS
The Grove → site of practice and community engagement
Teach Like An Artist → develops the people doing the work
Home Grown → connects families and scales access
ECOSYSTEM FLOW
Together, they form a feedback loop: Train → Practice → Connect → Expand
THE MODEL
We operate three interconnected initiatives that function as a single ecosystem:
01 THE GROVE
A place to practice.
The Grove is a family learning and healing center based in Aurora. It serves as a live training site where educators, healers, and families come together in direct practice.
Family-centered learning experiences
Youth enrichment and creative programming
Integrated healing services (therapy, bodywork, spiritual care)
A community space designed for belonging and restoration
Think: a neighborhood hub where learning, care, and culture coexist.
3. HOME GROWN
A way to connect and scale.
Example of enrichment opportunities
Home Grown is a technology platform designed to make community-based learning accessible.
It helps families:
Find one another and form learning communities
Access enrichment opportunities at The Grove and beyond
Navigate public funding and resources
Curate values-aligned educational experiences
Home Grown coordinates our efforts to build a movement that can be driven by families.
Training to teach with soul requires play!
Teach Like An Artist is our professional development and training arm. We train educators to:
Teach with creativity, presence, and relational depth
Integrate healing-informed practices into learning environments
Move beyond compliance-based instruction toward co-creation to inspire genius
This is not traditional PD. Our teachers learn through play so they do the same with their students starting at The Grove and then eventually at their placement sites with our partners (in and out of system).
02. TEACH LIKE AN ARTIST
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