First Year Program
An Introduction to The Art and Science of Herbal Medicine.
Year One Overview
ArborVitae offers a comprehensive professional foundational first year that runs from September to May. Students who complete their first year of study can expect to gain a basic understanding of herbal medicine with applications for friends and family.
Instruction includes a variety of traditional approaches to healing with a focus on western herbalism based on energetics, Vitalism, and the tissue state model to make up 394 classroom hours learning:
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Basic Herbalism
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Materia Medica
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Holistic Anatomy & Physiology
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Botany & Plant Identification
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Medicine Making
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Traditional Nutrition
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Wild Food
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First Aid
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Herbal Applications through Life-Cycles
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Energetic Assessment
Now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year
We are excited to announce that we will keep a portion of our classes online in order to accommodate varying needs. No more than half of the program will be online. In-person classes will meet in our New Paltz space as well as botany field trips in various locations.
Student Resources
YEAR ONE
Year One Schedule *cu
2025-2026
(dates & times subject to change)
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Weekdays: Online
Wednesdays 9a – 4:15p
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Sep 17
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Oct 1, 8, 15, 29
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Nov 5, 12 *Harvest break 11/17-12/1
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Dec 3, 1o *Winter break 12/11-1/12
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Jan 14, 21
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Feb 4, 11, 18
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Mar 4, 11, 18
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Apr 15, 22 *Spring break 4/27-5/4
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May 6, 13, 20
Weekends: 1 per month, In-Person
Fridays 10:30a-6:30p, Saturdays 9a-5p, & Sundays 8:30a-4p
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Sept 19-21
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Oct 17-19
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Nov 14-16
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Dec 5-7
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Jan 23-25
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Feb 20-22
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Mar 20-22
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Apr 24-26
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May 15-17
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June 13-14 (Botany Weekend)
