Emily Wright-Magoon

Background

About Emily Wright-Magoon

Emily has always felt the pull to chart new paths with fellow seekers of deep community. With a background in Environmental Studies, Religion, Education, and Equity & Inclusion work, Emily has been passionate about supporting people and groups in their search for authenticity and holistic learning, as well as creating spaces that privilege autonomy, trust, collaboration, and deep community. She’s an unschooling mom of two and married to Ethan, a creative outdoor enthusiast and nature lover. Part of her Masters degree included a focus on liberatory education. She obtained her teaching certificate and taught in a Boston public school for one semester, quickly concluding that the system was built to mold and discipline kids when she believed kids instead need trusting, engaged accompaniment to grow in their own wondrous ways. She became a credentialed Unitarian Universalist minister, working eight years as a College Multifaith Chaplain at Bates College and five years as a Unitarian Universalist minister in Midland TX. These communities were people of all faiths, including atheists and agnostics. Through these experiences, Emily deepened her skills in community building, small group facilitation, and justice/equity work. Since 2020, Emily has been volunteering with local homeschool co-ops and communities. In 2025 she founded Covey, a nonprofit outdoor learning community. She loves being outside, especially learning the names of plant kin, gardening with native plants, and trying to grow veggies.