Homeschooling 101 introduces parents and caregivers to alternative educational models and the creation of self-paced curricula. Learn how to begin homeschooling and different ways to be legally compliant, as well. 

This workshop will take place outdoors at ‘Ooxor ‘Aweeshko Community Garden. Participants should bring a water bottle, notebook, and writing utensils.

*We have 10 scholarships available for this Fall Course!

Email hello@ecocene.school with Homeschooling 101 Scholarship in the Subject. Include your name, background, and interest in the course in the body. We will get back to you by September 1st.

About the Facilitator:

Chayo is a Zapoteca mother of 3 on Tongva Lands and is the people steward at School for the Ecocene. She is the creator of a world where education feels less like a cage and more like a vibrant tapestry, woven with ancestral wisdom and the joyful exploration of little minds. She is the co-founder of ‘Ooxor ‘Aweeshko Community School after embarking on a decolonizing journey in 2018. She realized that recognizing true freedom starts with raising children who aren't afraid to think and do.

‘Ooxor ‘Aweeshko is a family circle, not a classroom. Currently, 5 families form the core, but their impact extends far wider, touching over 150 people through workshops, support groups, and events. Here, BIPOC families can ditch the guilt and embrace "unschooling" – a way of learning that centers around curiosity, not control. It's about seeing children as whole beings, not problems to be fixed, and supporting them on their unique journeys.

Chayo is also a Reiki Master. Since 2011, she's practiced the art of energy healing, weaving her intuitive gifts and ancestral traditions into a unique practice. Inspired by her grandmother, a healer of children's ailments, Chayo creates a personalized healing space for each person. She believes that true healing starts with connecting to our "Godly selves," and she shares this gift through distant healing and in-person sessions. Join Chayo and discover the joy of learning, healing, and growing together!

Chayo has been homeschooling and part of collectives for 9 years. She forms spaces that support alternative education and returns to the land as a guide.

Learning why restorative practices are important in our parenting will actually teach our children vulnerability and compassion.

This course is for caretakers and parents that want to do different and know we will mess up along the way. Parenting and caretaking of our  young ones is not linear and is not perfect, but teaching them skills of communication, compassion and vulnerability happen in real time and parallel with them. 

This workshop is virtual, and participants are invited to have a notebook, water, and a candle on hand.

*We have 10 scholarships available for this Fall Course!

Email hello@ecocene.school with Restorative Parenting Scholarship in the Subject. Include your name, background, and interest in the course in the body. We will get back to you by November 1st.

About the Instructor:

Chayo is a Zapoteca mother of 3 on Tongva Lands, and is the people steward at School for the Ecocene. She is the creator of a world where education feels less like a cage and more like a vibrant tapestry, woven with ancestral wisdom and the joyful exploration of little minds. She is co-founder of Ooxor Aweeshko Community School after embarking on a decolonizing journey in 2018 to recognize that true freedom starts with raising children who aren't afraid to think and do.

‘Ooxor ‘Aweeshko is a family circle, not a classroom. Currently, 5 families form the core, but their impact extends far wider, touching over 150 people through workshops, support groups, and events. Here, BIPOC families can ditch the guilt and embrace "unschooling" – a way of learning that centers around curiosity, not control. It's about seeing children as whole beings, not problems to be fixed, and supporting them on their unique journeys.

Chayo is also a Reiki Master. Since 2011, she's practiced the art of energy healing, weaving her intuitive gifts and ancestral traditions into a unique practice. Inspired by her grandmother, a healer of children's ailments, Chayo creates a personalized healing space for each person. She believes that true healing starts with connecting to our "Godly selves," and she shares this gift through distant healing and in-person sessions. Join Chayo and discover the joy of learning, healing, and growing together!

Are you seeking a community of like-hearted change-makers to uplift you as you deepen your path of resonance and purpose in the world?

Are you a multi-passionate learner seeking to find the through-lines and possibility of your interests for a living planet?

Consider joining our DIY PhD 101 cohort!

DIY PhD co-founder Sarita Doe now offers this 2-month DIY PhD introductory cohort to replace our 8-month Year One Course.

We intend to make the DIY PhD even more accessible for those with limited time and financial capacities.

Participants are encouraged to take Quetza’s DIY PhD 201 Research Course in tandem to deepen their projects and momentum of study.

After this two-month course, participants can continue their DIY PhD in the ongoing Dissertation Integration course for folks who have begun their programs.

DIY PhD 101 Offers:

• Curriculum that integrates learning in our body, mind, spirit, habitat, and community

• An Earth-centered praxis built on inter-species collaboration

• A dedication to unlearning capitalist-colonial approaches to education through an eco-feminist, anti-racist, and intersectional lens

• Mentorship for clarifying what and how you want to cultivate for your dream life, projects, and paradigm

• Methodologies for finding your way, including: somatic integration, creative mapping, and guided meditation

• A community of comrades to learn alongside; processing, witnessing, and affirming each other’s journey

There are no prerequisites nor pressure to know what you will do before you begin.

Anyone is welcome with the understanding that this liberation-centered learning environment will not tolerate any transphobia, ableism, racism, sexism, or any other form of supremacy.

2026 Scholarships

Thanks to a generous donation from Earth Angel forest Lin, this Fall we are offering 10 full scholarships for Black, Indigenous, and low-income scholars!

If you are interested in a scholarship, email us at hello@ecocene.school with DIY PhD 101 Scholarship in the subject, as soon as possible. Scholarships will be given out on a first come, first serve basis.

In the body of your email, include an introduction to you, your background, current circumstances, and interest in the course. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

About the Instructor:

Sarita Doe is a parent, steward, artist, educator, and student of the Ecocene, born on Houma lands to a Cajun-Celtic Father and Andean-American Mother, and raised in Richmond, Virginia.

Punk rock and being of more than one culture nurtured her practice of echo-location, or finding herself in relation to the beings and stories of a place. She collaborates with habitats and communities to paint movement maps, activate dream visions, and rebalance within Empire for planetary liberation.

She is a student of native ecosystems, Queen Hollins of theEarthlodge for Spiritual Transformation, Olivia Chumacero of Everything is Medicine, the Run4Salmon, and Lidagat Luna, her and champoy’s 8-year-old child and healer.

Sarita is a cofounder of the DIY PhD to legitimize learning in body, mind, spirit, emotion and habitat for our deep callings and fulfillment in this life. She is a cofounding steward with School for the Ecocene Cooperative for nurturing ecopedagogías and pathways of repair as a planet.

She has taught ages 7 to 77 for over twenty years with a background in Critical Pedagogy, BA in Latin American Studios, and MFA in Painting. Her paintings have been published and exhibited widely. She is currently cultivating habitat, living cosmologies, and play with pamilya in Huchiun, Ohlone Lands. In 2020 she published Textbook for the Ecocene with Co-Conspirator Press at the Feminist Center for Creative Work.

The course will dive deep into academic research methodologies with a focus on Indigenous studies and decolonial methodology. The course will prepare students / artists to navigate information and create critical writing pieces. And the course will introduce students to BIPOC / 2SLGBTQIA+ authors using academia as a means of structural change. 

No previous experience is required. Take this class alone, alongside, or after DIY PhD 101.

After taking this course, participants will be able to:

• Study and read decolonial academic textbooks and articles

• Gain the ability to create and write accurate literature reviews

• Conduct research using reindigenizing methods

Note: Thanks to a generous donation, this Fall we have 10 full scholarships for Black, Indigenous, and low-income scholars available.

If you are interested in a scholarship, email us by September 1st via hello@ecocene.school with DIY PhD 201 Scholarship in subject.

In the body of your email, include an introduction to you, your background, current circumstances, and interest in the course. We will get back to you by September 10th.

About the Instructor:

Quetza is an Indigenous Two-Spirit person in this world. Quetza is the Global Alliance for Rights of Nature Youth Hub Coordinator. Their work centers the Intersections of Climate Justice, Indigenous Liberation, and the Rights of Nature.

Already started your DIY PhD and want to keep your momentum going in a group container? Jump into our weekly sessions on Wednesdays. This course is free for members (https//ecocene.school/membership).

This Fall we will meet from September 9th - December 9th, with stewards Quetza and Sarita Doe alternatively holding the container.

This co-creation portal will follow a similar flow as our DIY PhD sessions, with a check-in and embodied centering before folks dip into their research, writing and/or projects. We will circle up at the end to share what’s come through.

Stay accountable through the community and disciplined to the visions coming through. Together we are more committed and joyous!