Forming relationships for youth and local ecosystems since 2020
About
Hearty Girl
Hearty Girl is a summer unstructured nature-based play program for girls ages 5-10 based in Duluth, MN.
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Mission: Dedicated to support and strengthen the leadership, power, and voices of girls through unstructured nature-based play. To promote connections with nature. To foster free flow discussion of emotions, fears, and dreams. To ignite the belief in their ability to be unstoppable and for friendships to form. To create a space where we can transform into the present and turn on our hearts.
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Core Values: Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Curiosity, Trust, Inclusion, Dignity.
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Hearty Girl= one who is robust, capable of enduring difficult conditions. One who brings their voice forward in the face of adversity and spread exuberance towards all who meet them. She is a warrior for this earth.
About Me
My name is Alyssa Nelson. A small town native of southeast Minnesota and creator of art through fly tying, writing, and storytelling. I am a keen observer of nature, one who appreciates the simple profundity of leaf and flower. Creating accessibility and community centered work is my main career focus. With my business Hearty Girl in Duluth, MN, I empower young women through unstructured nature-based play to advocate for the earth, engage with wildness, foster compassion, and enjoy introspection and conversations about life's workings.
When I am not educating youth, I can be found riding bikes, hiking/exploring, fishing and swimming in rivers/lakes, foraging wild edibles, and reading.
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