We had big plans for the Bear Creek Explorers’ second week together: explore Bear Creek! But first, we checked the rain gauge and started our field notebook entry for the day. As a group, we decided to rotate through who does the actual writing in the book, with the youngest starting us off with the […]
It was hard to believe last Wednesday morning that the day had finally arrived. After a year of discussing, planning, website building, marketing, buying a new van, emails, phone calls, liability forms, insurance payments, billing, and bookkeeping- at last, I had a group of kids who wanted to join me for weekly full-day adventures in
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It’s a busy time of year with many counting down the days until summer, and most not looking to take on anything new. But here in the heart of spring, we’re already starting to plan for next fall. By reaching out today, I hope to plant some seeds whose harvest will be enriching nature connections
An article I wrote was featured in Clearing, a place-based environmental education magazine. This issue focuses on student-initiated field-based scientific inquiry and I wrote an article titled, “A Natural Fit: Homeschooling and the Establishment of a Student Research Forest.” Check it out!
After our first week at LCC, we had a location change to the beautiful Mount Pisgah Arboretum. Although it was logistical challenges that triggered the change, it turned out to be a wonderful opportunity to spend some gorgeous fall days in a more natural setting. A couple times a deer or two would walk casually
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We kicked off our first official classes as Wild Alive Outside last week with a short course called Map, Compass, and Navigation. We lucked out with beautiful weather and two wonderful groups of students! So what did we do? After some introductions and basic guidelines, we discussed the cardinal directions and how to take a
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