Education

Bag Lady
Experiential Education on
Peace & Justice through
  Speaking Engagements
 Group Building
 Appalachia 101

Jeannie Kirkhope is a certified teacher in West Virginia with a Master’s degree in   Theology.  Her 13 years combined experiences in the classroom, as a camp director  and working with the homeless have left her with a rich multitude of tricks in her bag.  She is eager to share them with you on or off the farm for suggested donation amounts.  The Bag Lady’s  variety of programs help people see themselves and the world through a different lens.  They are fun,  interactive and  developmentally appropriate, tried-and-true for student groups as well as adults.  Jeannie currently lives with her 2 dogs, a one-eyed cat and a bunch of chickens on a farm outside Spencer.

Speaking Engagements for any group, any size, any age.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

- Catholic Worker Movement
- Catholic Social Teaching
- Care of God's Creation & Mountaintop Removal
- An Orientation on Serving in Appalachia
- Appalachian Culture from an Outsider's Perspective
- Hunger Banquet

COST:  travel expenses &  
agreed upon donation


Students role play during a talk on Mountaintop Removal.

Group Building   Nurture and hone your groups' leadership skills.
Experiences are individually designed to fit your needs and meet your group's purposes.
  • Join me at the Farm
  • Meet me at the Ropes Course at
    Spring Heights Education Center
  • or Invite me to wherever you are

COST:
agreed upon donation

      
       

"Appalachia 101" weekends

(see also, “Service Groups”)
This is an Introduction to Appalachian culture and the region's social and environmental justice issues.   We'll do small service projects  and get just a taste of the community.    (minimum 10 participants, maximum 20)
 
Projects may include, but are not limited to:
chopping/hauling/stacking  wood          house cleaning
 yard work                                                               stacking hay
home repair                                                           fixing fence
building projects                                                visiting  the elderly
painting                                                                   gardening  


 

COST:    $50/person/nite
includes meals


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