Show Everyone Is Everything S j I According To Instructor June Fulmer by Pam Johnson d r. r r 1 t With sweater tied around shoulders rainbow bag in hand the small-in- small stature spirit large-in-spirit June Tune Fulmer walks from building to building to teach students On any given day a peak in her psychology class might reveal a controversial class discussion an unusual guest speaker an object lesson or a illustrated chalkboard-illustrated lecture Everyone is Everything is a favorite quote of Fulmer who is not only a an n instructor but a student in inmany inmany inmany many ways She rarely misses an opportunity to learn from nature children and others with whom she comes in contact with One such learning experience was an Autumn Equinox Celebration in September Under the direction of Delores LaChapelle known for her brilliant understanding of people and their relationship with the earth a group of nine people got back in touch with the celebration of nature The 60 year old LaChapelle led the inexperienced climbers up the mountain of Colorado feet almost straight up The group walked slowly and steadily ly with fr frequent quent rest stops experiencing no physical distress despite the high altitude and the groups group's limitations The four day event was full of taking breath-taking scenery and the spiritual mental and physical learning experiences only nature itself could provide according to Fulmer Through the expertise of LaChapelle the group viewed a majestic waterfall on one days day's journey from 3 different levels For the first time many manyin in the group heard its song and came to a closer understanding understanding understanding under under- standing of its ts greatness and beauty she explained The equinox celebration was the second day when the day and night are of eq equal al lengths s. s The group silently witnessed a a. a beautiful autumn sunset t then en cheered and hung noise makers when the sun was d down wn a appreciation and nd invitation for t the e sun un unto to come back again Fulmer said of the experience Getting in touch with deepest and oldest parts is easy you you just have to let go and let the drumbeat drum drumbeat drumbeat beat carry you back Fulmer learns from people I as well as nature As an instructor she is constantly learning from her students She appreciates students as individuals with individual needs She has as a non-judgmental non attitude toward all people I hate to be judged myself she says People always judge me wrong She feels she would likewise probably be wrong in her judgments of others This aspect in Fulmer's personality enables her to be open-minded open and learn as well as teach from people she comes in contact with In her psychology classes she is interested in students student's ideas and per per- r- r She welcomes different vie vp viewpoints ints and encourages students to participate in discussions discussions' She learns earns arns a a alot alot t lot from them she says S 1 She enjoys learning with and from many people especially Julien Pusey also a psychology instructor at They can often be seen together in the school cafeteria agreeing and disagreeing on anything from the purpose of life to chickens in flutes Fulmer spends a lot of her free time with children going to the park going for walks or just watching the birds in her back yard Every time Im I'm with a achild achild child I learn something from them she says She listens and encourages each child no matter how small to express herself and assures her that what she has to say is important Summer a four year old special friend of hers says with a smile I love June cause she makes all the things happy As student or teacher Fulmer is sensitive to her surroundings and learns from all things A waterfall in Colorado an autumn sunset birds that feed in her backyard a small child a arien friend rien a foe each has its place and importance in her eyes June Fulmer is presently in her sixth year of teaching at |