Steph Love, MS Experiential Education, is an international trainer, facilitator, coach, and outdoor educator. She has designed and facilitated workshops and programs for diverse children, youth, and adults in 32 states, as well as Canada, South Africa, Italy, and the U.K. In 2004, Steph co-founded and directed Positive Energy Outdoors, an outdoor education program that provides access to unique outdoor programming, including dog sledding and driving draft horses, kayaking, rock climbing, and Duluth’s first nature-based, after-school childcare program. She has created safe and supportive outdoor experiences for thousands of children and adults of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. Currently, Steph designs and facilitates internationally recognized workshops and certifications on social emotional learning, equity, and Continuous Quality Improvement for the Forum for Youth Investment’s Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality.
FUTURE FOCUS
Steph is currently excited about co-creating workshops that explore the cultural and social constructs of empathy and social and emotional learning as a way to dismantle White supremacy culture in camps and out-of-school time programs. Building trust and relationships is a foundation of any effective adult learning experience. She looks forward to the opportunity to expand this education and system building work into other fields beyond youth development.
