Policies, Tiered Pricing, and Learning Approach
Policies
Cancellation/Refunds
Our classes have limited space, so please be committed before registering. If you have an unexpected issue arise and need to cancel your registration, let us know asap.
For Adult Class & Workshops: Within 21 days of the class date, we can offer a full refund. Within 14 days, we offer 75%, and for less than 14 days until the event, there is no refund. However, family and medical emergencies happen, so please get in touch if this situation arises for you, and we will do our best to work with you.
For Youth Programs and Summer Camps: Within 30 days of the start date of a program, we will give a full refund less the deposit. Closer to 30 days of the start date, no refund will be given. However, family and medical emergencies happen, so please get in touch if this situation arises for you, and we will do our best to work with you.
Program cancellation or rescheduling:
If Wellspring has to cancel or reschedule an event for various reasons, including but not limited to sickness, weather, emergency, or other unexpected circumstances, we will contact registered participants and seek to reschedule the event. When rescheduling is not possible / if you are unable to attend the new date, we will refund your payment in full.
About Tiered Pricing
We offer this structure for our programs, recognizing that the financial resources of people vary. You choose the level you contribute, and it helps make our programs available to more people. Simply speaking, those with more abundant resources help those with less.
The simple version:
Tier 1 - lower income or experiencing unemployment, or other financial challenges
Tier 2 - represents the cost of running the program
Tier 3 - households with abundant financial resources help us support others
NO one turned away for lack of funds. Get in touch!
A great model to consider is the "green bottle" to the left, where Tier 3 would be the "full" bottle, Tier 2 in the middle, and Tier 1 on the right.
We encourage you to meditate on this and your current financial situation, and register for a program at the level that feels most true for you. We don't ask for proof or evidence.
Our approach to learning
We are all students, and we are all teachers. Unfortunately for many of us, our society and culture have not honored this wisdom in each person, instead propping up "experts" who have all the answers.
Beware of folks in the agroforestry, mushroom, and farming space who project knowing the best way to do things - this is only something you can figure out. Seek out those who are not afraid to acknowledge failures, remain skeptical and critical, and openly say "I don't know" sometimes.
Our learning programs aim to create a safe container for all people to learn; this is achieved in the culture we create, the ways we facilitate, and the physical spaces we provide. We are not interested in lecturing or talking "at" participants, but rather we try to engage in thoughtful dialogue, where we might find more questions than answers. Together, we can learn and grow our skills.
Our children’s programs are engaging, participatory experiences, designed to foster curiosity, creativity, confidence, and connection to other people and the earth.
We value, honor, and support the unique differences of all people, and welcome participants of all races, colors, religions, genders, abilities, and national origins.