After-School Programs for Teens
Our winter session has begun and registration is now closed. Stay tuned for our next after-school offering.
Join us for an eight-week series to explore mindful self-compassion and how it can support your well-being. This session will use art, meditation, journaling, and movement practices designed to help you arrive in the present moment and learn to manage stress with greater ease.
This series will be held at The Nest at 1119 Lawrence Street in uptown Port Townsend. Sessions will happen on Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 pm, beginning February 27, 2024.
Tuition is $250 for the series with generous scholarships available through the registration portal. Register now using the button above.
For questions or to learn more, email info@thebenjiproject.org.
Program Instructors
Eden Trenor
Born and raised by the blackberries, cedars, and salmon of the Pacific Northwest, Eden is a lifelong activist, poet and educator with two decades of experience teaching in diverse settings–including prison, gender-specific and nature-based youth programs–who has had the privilege to travel, work and study in over a dozen countries. She co-managed the City of Seattle's Neighborhood Matching Fund and holds Teen Talking Circles, Permaculture Design, Mediation, and Financial Social Work certifications. Eden directed the California Global Youth Peace Summit, served on the board of CommonSpace Community Land Trust and was the Transformational Education Director for a longstanding women-centered social change organization in California. A Leadership California and Leadership Institute for Just and Resilient Communities Fellow, Eden is also a practicing herbalist, craftswoman, photographer, flower essence practitioner, and movement artist who recently completed her first half-marathon.
Rose Martin
Rose has spent the last 25 years teaching and mentoring young people of all ages in unconventional settings in pursuit of her life’s work to be an important role model and advocate for children and families. She holds a BA in Child Development and Developmental Education from Pacific Oaks College in California. Rose is passionate about social justice and peace education, and believes that one of the greatest gifts any adult can offer to a young person, is to model a life of authenticity and integrity. She believes that young people can change their world and the lives of those around them when given the right tools, encouragement, and a foundation of positive social and emotional development.