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:
- Study: Developing an inner capacity for meaning
- Initiative: Creating projects that address contemporary challenges
- 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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