Beginning September 2025, Threefold Foundation invites young adults to participate in a transformative residential experience in the Lower Hudson Valley of New York State.

The Youth Co-Lab radically rethinks how society could reflect the nobility of the human soul. The program is structured around three interconnected pillars:

  1. Study: Developing an inner capacity for meaning
  2. Initiative: Creating projects that address contemporary challenges
  3. Service: Grounding wisdom in practical community engagement

Study

Study empowers us to develop our understanding and inner life, to become better stewards of our individual potential for world-becoming.

  • Co-Creative Learning: Conversation-based study sessions centered around texts by Rudolf Steiner or related to Anthroposophy
  • Contemplative Practices: Daily meditation, perception exercises, and artistic studio work
  • Visiting Faculty: Experienced practitioners as learning companions
  • Dynamic Curriculum: A flexible pedagogical approach incorporating the foundations of esotericism and the needs of individuals in the moment

Initiative

The heart of the Co-Lab lies in supporting each resident’s unique contribution to the world.

  • Exploration: Identify where personal gifts meet the world’s needs
  • Mentorship: Helping others return to the promise of the spirit
  • Peer to Peer: Collegial support
  • Community Feedback: Regular sharing opportunities with the wider community
  • Network Amplification: Sharing successful initiatives across the Global Youth Section Network

Service

Service grounds esoteric study in practical reality while developing capacities for collaboration, resourcefulness, and discipline. Service projects include:

  • Biodynamic farming
  • Maintenance and grounds work
  • Elder care in the Fellowship Community
  • Cleaning in Holder House
  • Entrepreneurship in artisan crafts (pottery, weaving, candlemaking, woodwork)
  • Land art projects involving masonry and carpentry

Co-Lab Timeline

Fellows are accepted on a rolling basis, each with their own individual commitment period.

Cost

  • The Co-Lab Program is free
  • Housing included in a shared living situation (nearby housing available at your own cost)
  • Food costs will be partially/fully covered through service work and donations to the program

Interested in enrolling? Please send the application form to Ezra Ezra@threefold.org

You’re welcome to reach out with questions at any time to Ezra@threefold.org

Donations are welcome

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