We are looking for young people who feel a strong affinity towards the focus of Haven. Do you prefer learning by doing? Would you enjoy working in an environment where you are welcomed as an equal and your contributions are valued? Do you want to explore the creative potential of virtual teamwork? Do you want first hand experience co-evolving a center for global studies? Would you like to explore the role of bioregions and watersheds in creating sustainability? Do you want to reach beyond the concept of global citizenship to the actual practice? Are you looking for a shared adventure of inventing new approaches to edge-ucation in cyberspace?

Create a web page and share with us some of your passions, fears, role models, questions. Give some thought to our two questions in the previous paragraph and include your replies somehow in your site. The web page/s can be simple--we are not looking for technical expertise here. We prefer sincerity. The web page is simply an opportunity for us to meet you. If you don't have webspace available to you, go to Homestead and make your site. You can create a private, password protected site, or public--that's up to you. Another option is to create a Yahoo club. Once again it can be private or public. Email us the url and an invitation to visit when you're ready. Please use the email cl@haven.net and put Haven apprenticeship path in the subject line.

After we have visited your webspace, we will set up a chat session with you. This will give us an opportunity to meet and talk about details. You can ask us any questions you may have and we can make certain that the Haven apprenticeship path is what you're really looking for. The Apprenticeship Path begins December 1, 2000. We'll be open to new apprentices at any time after December 1 as long as we still have spaces available. Apprentice teams will never be larger than ten young people plus their mentor. When the first team is complete, we will add another. For 2000 - 2001, we will have a maximum of 2 teams--that's 20 apprentices total. We suggest that you contact us as soon as possible if you are interested. We anticipate that the 20 spaces will fill up quickly.

A non-refundable set-up fee of $125 is due in the beginning of the apprenticeship. If apprentices continue on to phase 2 and 3 of the apprenticeships, there will be no additional set-up fees.

1. $350 a month with 2 months payable at start of apprenticeship, then $350 at the start of the following three months, no payment the last month. ($700 + $125 one time set-up fee, payable in advance of apprenticeship start date, followed by 3 monthly payments of $350 a month. Last month no payment is due.)

2. We offer a 10% discount if all 5 months are paid in advance at the beginning of the apprenticeship. (Total payments on this plan would be $1575 + $125 one time set-up fee, payable in advance of apprenticeship start date.)

Payments can be made by credit card over the web using Acteva.com.

Note: We are currently in the process of creating a scholarship fund. No scholarships are available at this time, but we hope to offer them in the future.

Before the apprenticeship can begin, we ask parents to make a copy, sign, and fax or mail us the following agreement…