Welcome to Raised By This Place
A research journey exploring how theater helps children and adults reconnect with the land and foster spirituality.
About the Creator
Katie Garcia is a theater artist, educator, and researcher passionate about integrating spirituality, ecology, and the arts in education. Originally from Brazil, Katie holds a Master’s degree in Psychology in Education: Spirituality Mind Body from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Her work explores how embodied practices—such as storytelling, imagination, poetry, and sacred play—can support children’s spiritual development and deepen their connection to the natural world. In "Raised By This Place," she draws on her experience teaching in preschools and leading creative, nature-based activities to honor children’s wisdom and relational ways of knowing.
Katie envisions educational spaces where wonder, ritual, and ecological belonging are at the heart of learning.