American Life Corps

This 18 month collaboration with Commonweal and the Retreat Center Collaboration (RCC) will pilot a 6-month residency program for young adults across social, economic, racial, political, and geographic divides. Grounded in Tomas Bjorkman and Lene Rachel Andersen’s research published in The Nordic Secret, the American Life Corps (ALC) will utilize a curriculum focused on developmental inner work and personal transformation to build the leadership skills that are needed to create a global consciousness and a flourishing world. The concept builds on the idea of the folk schools that helped the Nordic countries transition from an agrarian society and become among the happiest and most economically prosperous societies that embody the common good and care for all.