AODA Candidate Curriculum Form

Please fill out this form and click Submit when completed.

Any questions?
Contact us at info@aoda.org

The personal information collected in this form is used solely for the purpose of communicating with members of Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA). The Grand Grove of AODA will not share any personal information collected about any AODA member with any third parties without the explicit consent of the individual member, or as required by law.
Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA)
AODA Curriculum Candidate Form


Ensure that you have read the AODA New Candidate Guide before completing this form.

If you have any curriculum related questions, contact the Curriculum Coordinators at curriculum@aoda.org .


 
 
Region: Indicate which region you currently live in so that we may match you with a curriculum coordinator. For purposes of this form, the regions are outlined below (they may not match other conventional groupings).

· Eastern USA includes Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C.

· Eastern Canada includes Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Nunavit, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec.

· Central USA includes Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

· International encompasses all other countries except for the USA and Canada. The International coordinator will also assist candidates who will be moving or living a nomadic lifestyle during their candidacy.

· Western USA includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

· Western Canada includes Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, and the Yukon Territories.
Please select one option.
Residency: Will you be moving or living in multiple regions during your candidacy? [Choose answer below.] If so, you may work with your assigned curriculum coordinator to choose Earth Path books from two different ecoregions.
Please select one option.
Earth Path Books

For the Earth Path books, we are specifically looking for information about your local ecosystem (plants, animals, weather, natural history, etc.) for its own sake. As such, we try to stay away from anything with a human focus and anything that is more general in location. The relationship to your local ecosystem is one of the biggest pieces of the AODA philosophy and system. However, you may choose one general book on how nature works even if it is not specific to your local ecosystem. You may also choose books that focus on a particular species of plant or animal that is common in your area. 

Be aware that foraging guides are too human-focused for the purposes of Earth Path. Field guides by comparison are written to assist with identification, and do not focus on foraging or use. Peterson Field Guides are an excellent example of what we’re looking for.

List your 9 Earth Path Books below.

 
 
 
 
Lifestyle Changes: Describe the three lifestyle changes that you plan on making in order to take less from the Earth and give more back. The AODA New Candidate Guide provides examples of common lifestyle changes.

 
 
 
 
Tree Planting: AODA druids plant trees as part of their candidate year.  At the same time, we realize that not everyone is able to do this due to living circumstances.  If you cannot plant a tree, describe an alternative you can do (e.g. taking part in a tree-planting community activity, cultivating a bonsai, etc.).
 
 
 
 
Ovate, Bardic, or Druid Exploration: What Exploration do you plan on pursuing?  You are welcome to pursue more than one but note that there isn’t really an advantage to doing so. Your Exploration choice does not limit you or force you onto a particular track as you move forward in future degrees. 

Please select all that apply.
Exploration Topics: For each Exploration that you plan to pursue, list the specific topic (not a range of various topics) that you plan to practice or study and how you plan to explore it in the required 20 hours. Remember that the topic must be new to you. Please see the AODA New Candidate Guide for descriptions of each of the three Exploration types.
 
 
 
 
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Description

Please fill out this form and click Submit when completed.

Any questions?
Contact us at info@aoda.org

The personal information collected in this form is used solely for the purpose of communicating with members of Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA). The Grand Grove of AODA will not share any personal information collected about any AODA member with any third parties without the explicit consent of the individual member, or as required by law.