Welcome!!!

This is your online classroom area for the Foundations Modules.

When a cohort starts the NCC training they begin with the four Foundation Modules. These modules are offered in sequence and complete the first semester of the program. Once completed, the cohort moves on to the ToolBox Modules where students practice and enhance the foundational skills learned during the Foundation Modules. There are three major categories of learning goals that make up the Foundation Modules:

• Nature-Connection and Relationship
• Coaching Competencies
• Transformational Guiding Competencies

Nature-Connection and Relationship:

Nature-Connection is a state of mind, a way of being.  It is accessible to all people.  It is our birth-right. All our senses are wired for it, our brains and bodies are wired for it.  Nature-connection practices reminds that Nature is the real healer/teacher. We as Nature-Connected Coaches and Guides are facilitators.  Additionally, through our own connected relationship with nature we can learn a ton about how to show-up in the coaching/guiding relationships we share with our clients.  

Coaching Competencies:

Professional Coaching is a non-clinical modality for supporting change and growth in clients.  It’s competencies are applicable to many different types of clients such as life-coaching clients, businesses, personal relationships, executives, etc.  The NCC program focus on life-coaching, and during the foundation modules we learn what is expected of us as Professional Coaches while discovering our unique “Coaching Presence”

Transformational Guiding Competencies:

These competencies are what make the NCC work unique from other forms of coaching and guiding. Skills like Deep Listening, Ceremony Facilitation, and Nature as the Guide are not taught anywhere else, or in the same way. Honing these skills will separate you from the rest of the coaches and guides out there, increasing your effectiveness and the power of your sessions with your clients.

You will be given a copy at the start of the program, but feel free to download a copy of the competencies.

• Below is an outline of different steps involved in completing this part of the training.
• Below that is a text box that connects you to the group discussion area. Anything you enter into that text area will be shared with the group, similar to a news feed in Facebook.

Please watch this video before the Foundations Intensive, if possible. It highlights points from the Student Handbook and Policies.  It contains important information about the structure of the NCC program, using the online learning center, ICF credentialing, and policies. The video is 48 mins long.