Foresters
Ages 5 - 10
Spend Fridays in the Forest!
Your child(ren) will spend 4 hours every Friday at the Wonder & Awe forest learning what it means to be a “Forester”. With an intentional focus on plant & fungus identification, shelter building, knots, orienteering, bush crafts, & nature journaling.
Join Angela, your child’s host and guide, as she works with them to discover, appreciate, and steward a meaningful curriculum that excites and motivates. Foresters is offered from 9am to 1pm in an unhurried rhythm that will awaken your child’s sense of wonder. Children will spend their time outside having fun together while strengthening their bonds to each other and to nature.
Foresters is offered in Seasonal Session Blocks.
Early Fall - SURVIVAL SKILLS -(September 13th through November 1st) - 8 weeks
Late Fall - OUTDOOR COOKING -(November 8th through December 13th) - 6 weeks
Winter - CARVERS -(January 17th through March 7th) - 8 weeks
Spring - HOMESTEADERS - (April 4th through June 20th) - 12 weeks
Children will have the opportunity to experience the 6 elements of risky play!
Play with Great Heights
Play with Rapid Speeds
Play with Dangerous Tools
Play near Dangerous Elements
Rough and Tumble Play
“Disappearing or Getting Lost” Play
Children will learn how to assess their “risky play” by completing a self-awareness and self-confidence checklist prior to participating. This will involve asking themselves questions like “do I feel safe?”, “have I practiced enough in other areas so that I am ready for this challenge?” Children will work with Angela to build the necessary skills needed in order to tackle their “risky play” in responsible and safe ways. Angela will be with the children to monitor and “spot” each child as they play!
Your child will build meaningful relationships with their classmates and Angela.
Discover
Children will discover the Land and all it holds. Repeated exposure to the same location allows the children to discover local plants, fungus, and creatures. We will discover through seasonal changes, through observation and listening. Discovery through experience of trial and error, practice, and persistence.
Appreciate
Children will develop a deep appreciation for the Land and what it offers to each of us. Appreciation of the life of the forest begins with an understanding that we are visitors of the space. Learning to tread lightly, becoming aware of our impact, and valuing the existence of all life. Appreciating diversity, responsibility, and reverence.
Steward
Children will learn that we are caretakers of the Land. It is up to us as community citizens to know how our impact on the Land will affect our generation and generations that come after us. Children will learn about environmental stewardship programs and people who have made a difference and who continue to make a difference in protecting our Land and its inhabitants.
Investment
Foresters
Early Fall Session - $320/child
Late Fall Session - $240/child
Winter Session - $320/child
Early Spring Session - $440/child (excluding Good Friday)