our story
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OUR PAST, OUR MISSION and OUR VISION for the future generations
ABOUT US
OUR ACADEMY IS A CHANGEMAKER-MAKER!
Ancestral Alchemy Academy identifies Indigenous Ancestral Wisdom as foundational to learning.
Our Mission
Our mission is to deliver transformative, culturally relevant, awe - inspiring - instruction rooted in deep respect for the Ancestors on whose shoulders we stand. We fulfill our mission by serving our community as a unique curriculum hub with academic & enrichment youth course offerings that deliver Indigenous Ancestral perspectives to district schools, independent schools, micro schools, and home schools throughout Xučyun (Huichin) · Unceded Ohlone Territory · known largely as the SF Bay Area.
Sol, 11, practicing Mindfulness during
Ancestral Alchemy Academy's
Indigo Child Mystery School
Curricular Progam Offering, 2021
Our Vision
Our vision is to apply a diversity of indigenous - ancestral approaches to support our youth’s capacities for fathoming the wonders of existence. We envision generations rising embodied with great intelligence, liberated imaginations, and invincible esteems, ready to enact positive change via harmonious right relationship with the Nature, their communities, & themselves.
Ancestral Alchemy Academy is a changemaker-maker
Tiarra Asia Omar
Allen-Knox
Meet the Maker!
Tiarra Asia Omar Allen-Knox is a Professional Storyteller and Montessori-Trained Independent Teacher Activist who has been of service to thousands of youth and families. Mother Creator of Ancestral Alchemy Academy and The DREAM Liberation School, La Madre Tiarra (aka Mx.T) is committed to ensuring the bliss of our rising generations and supporting our youth in developing the critical consciousness muscles necessary for enacting lasting individual, interpersonal and institutional transformation. With over 16 years of experience, Mx.T holds space for our youth to see the truth in everything and sharpen sharpen their natural capacities to cut through illusions, shift the status quo, and be the change.
“I sustain myself with the love of my Family, the wisdom of My Mother, and the Courage of my Ancestors.”
~ Audre Lorde