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​​UPCOMING EVENTS

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Final Open House for Fall 2020 Enrollment
​09/08/2020
​7-8pm

This will be the last Open House we will hold for Fall 2020 Enrollment. Please join us to learn more about our nature based youth mentoring program and meet current group leaders along with staff. We look forwards to meeting you!

RSVP here

​​PAST EVENTS
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​Open House
7:30-8:30pm

Have you heard about SSPs youth mentoring groups and want to learn more about our approach to youth development? Our parent information nights are the perfect way to learn more about our nature based youth mentoring program and gives you the opportunity to meet current group leaders and staff. We look forwards to meeting you!

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Open House
08/25/2020

Have you heard about SSPs youth mentoring groups and want to learn more about our approach to youth development? Our parent information nights are the perfect way to learn more about our nature based youth mentoring program and gives you the opportunity to meet current group leaders and staff. We look forwards to meeting you!

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Non-Binary/Gender Expansive Youth Open House
Self Identified non-binary youth and their parents are invited to experience a virtual mini daylong. Participants will play games, engage in the Practice of Council, and meet and spend time with the group leaders.
​Please click the RSVP button to save a spot and access the Zoom link.

RSVP Today

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Virtual Youth Open House
Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th graders and their parents are invited to experience a mini daylong. Participants will play games, engage in the Practice of Council, and spend time with Stepping Stones group leaders.We're excited to see you there!











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​Have you heard about SSPs youth mentoring groups and want to learn more about our approach to youth development? Our parent information nights are the perfect way to learn more about our nature based youth mentoring program. We look forwards to meeting you. 

Please note, this Open House will be taking place via Zoom.
Zoom Meeting Link: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84887866115

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​​Have you heard about SSPs youth mentoring groups and want to learn more about our approach to youth development? Our parent information nights are the perfect way to learn more about our nature based youth mentoring program. We look forwards to meeting you. 

Please note, this Open House will be taking place via Zoom.
Zoom Meeting Link: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2086166029

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​​Do you have a passion for youth mentorship and rites of passage work? Considering becoming a mentor? Join us via Zoom to learn more about being a leader at the Stepping Stones Project.
Zoom Link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2086166029
RSVP Here

Open House

Want to know more about Stepping Stones? Our parent information nights are the perfect way to learn more about our program and meet us! All parents/guardians and those interested in becoming Elders, Leaders, Board members or volunteers with SSP are welcomes

We look forwards to seeing you there! Please call or email us if you need further information. 



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Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th graders and their parents are invited to come and experience a mini daylong with separate programming for both parents and youth. Participants will play games, engage in the Practice of Council, and spend time in the natural areas throughout the park.

Long-time SSP Leaders Skylar Wilson and Magnolia Westerschulte will be holding the day. Elders Cindy Flaherty and Pat Riley will be lending their joyful wisdom to the event. ​

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Learn about the Stepping Stones program and how we support youth through interactive presentations by SSP Staff. Come meet us, experience our philosophy, and learn the tools of connection and communication we use in the groups! 
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​(Folks interested in becoming Leaders, Elders, or volunteers also welcome!)

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Kid's Open House!

​TASTE OF STEPPING STONES - May 4th, 10 am - 12:30 pm - Point Richmond
Current 5th, 6th, and 7th graders and their parents are invited to come and experience a mini daylong with separate programming for both parents and youth. Participants will play games, engage in the Practice of Council, and spend time in the natural areas throughout the park.

Long-time SSP Leaders Skylar Wilson, Magnolia Westerschulte, Jeffrey Szilagyi, and Emily Frost will be holding the day. Elders Cindy Flaherty and Bob Cheatham will be lending their joyful wisdom to the event. ​

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HOUSE PARTY FUNDRAISER FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE
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Join us for a fun-filled evening to raise money for tuition assistance, so that more youth can experience Stepping Stones Project! Whether you're a past, current, or prospective member of the village, we invite you to come reconnect with us!

6021 Rockwell Street, Oakland
March 11th, 4-6 pm 

Please RSVP here if you plan to attend. 

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SSP Presents: 
COMING OF AGE TODAY: 
Guiding & Empowering Youth

A unique intergenerational panel event with rites of passage movement pioneers, guides, and SSP Alumni youth.

March 23rd 2017
6:30-8:30pm @ Berkeley

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View short videos & listen to full event recording

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With sponsorship from Copperfield's Books of San Rafael and Sustainable San Rafael
SPEAKER SERIES FALL 2016

an evening with 
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Mary Reynolds Thompson
Live Your Wild Soul Story:
5 Landscapes of the Ecological Self

November 3rd, 2016
​7:30-9pm
San Rafael, CA

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SSP Presents: 
FILM SCREENING OF

MISS REPRESENTATION
Post Film Discussion with
Dr. Tom Pinkson

Ph.D. Psychologist, Rites of Passage Leader, Shaman, Writer & Vision Quest Guide
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May 19th, 2016. 7-9:30pm

Sleepy Hollow Church
San Anselmo

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SPEAKER SERIES 2016
An evening with

Dr. Tom Pinkson
Ph.D. psychologist, author, shaman, rites of passage guide, Elder
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Contemporary Rites of Passage & Journeys of Initiation

April 28, 2016
7-9pm
UU San Rafael

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INFO NIGHTS
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March 1, Berkeley, CA
March 15, Berkeley, CA
March 22, Fairfax, CA
March 29, Mill Valley, CA


​All Info Sessions 6:30-8:30pm.
Grown-up's only please.

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MINDFUL FATHERS WORKSHOP
A Day With 
Aaron Schiller
Coach & Counselor
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A Day For Fathers & Grandfathers
to circle up, relax, learn, play and receive practical tools for being the kind of dads you want to be.

Feb. 28, 2016. 1-5pm

Homestead Valley Community Center, Mill Valley

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SPEAKER SERIES 2016
an evening with 
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Marc Brackett


The Emotion Revolution

Creating an emotion revolution in our nation's schools. Marc Brackett is the Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and RULER, the leading social emotional education program nationally.
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January 7, 2016. 7-9pm
​UU Church, Downtown Oakland

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DYNAMIC DRUMMING WORKSHOP
with 
Kokomon Clottey
Master Drummer & Storyteller

ALL AGES Workshop
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You are your children are invited to spend the afternoon outdoors, drumming under an oak filled canopy! We will use mindful drumming and play to ignite the heart, invoke our childlike spirit, and build community.
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Sept 12, 2015. 1-4pm
Novato, CA

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SPEAKER SERIES 2015
an evening with 
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Diana Divecha

Developmental Psychologist
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What Drives Teen Behavior?

Join us for a conversation about the latest
​research on parenting & child development.

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April 28, 2015. 7-9pm

Rudamandir, Berkeley

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SPEAKER SERIES 2015
an evening with 
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Bill Plotkin
Depth Psychologist, Author, Guide

Heart & Soul
Dive into the heart and soul of adolescence and the real meaning of rites of passage. 

February 23, 2015. 7-9pm

Park Day School 

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SPEAKER SERIES 2015
an evening with 
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Marc Brackett

What Drives Teen Behavior?

Join us for a conversation about the latest
​research on parenting & child development.

Marc Brackett is the Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and RULER, the leading social emotional education program nationally.
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April 28, 2015. 7-9pm

David Brower Center

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SPEAKER SERIES 2015
an evening with 
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Jeremy Jensen

Ph.D., Mindfulness Educator
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Authenticity & Adolescence
Join us for a conversation about the latest
​research on parenting & child development.

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October 23, 2014. 6:30-8:30pm

Corte Madera Town Center 

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SPEAKER SERIES 2015
an evening with 
​Daniel Rechtschaffen

M.F.T., author, mindfulness educator, former SSP Leader
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Mindfulness & Initiation
Rites of Passage Journeys and Self-Initiation in Adolescence
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October 15, 2014. 6:30-8:30pm

Rudamandir, Berkeley

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Stepping Stones Project
1569 Solano Ave., #651
Berkeley, CA. 94707

(510) 230-4973
info@steppingstonesproject.org
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We depend on the generosity of the community to sustain our programs. All donations are tax-deductible and deeply appreciated. 
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