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EPIC 🤙start to our Forest Fridays this year! A

EPIC 🤙start to our Forest Fridays this year! A little rain 🌧? No problem, we'll make a mudslide! Such sweet treasures found in our connectivity in this community of children and young adults!💕 all ages jumped in on the fun to be had!🌳🌠
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Eagle arms!🦅 First graders find their spot in t

Eagle arms!🦅 First graders find their spot in the circle under the tall pines.🌲
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The most important hazards of all. 🌠 When stude

The most important hazards of all. 🌠
When students enter a new environment in outdoor education, a discussion of hazards helps to bring awareness and protect each other. So yes, the typical things on might see on a trail or a parking lot, but the most frequent hazards we encounter come from within each of us, and thus these must be tended to regularly, through intentional group strengthening activities and practices .💗
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How cute are these forest kindergarteners? With as

How cute are these forest kindergarteners? With assistant, Kai!
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In our first days back, working with the hands as

In our first days back, working with the hands as much as possible was in order - handwork, macrame, sewing, woodworking, building chalkboards, sustainability class- testing different soils, and so much more, getting the kids active again, doing again, outdoors, after a long break was our essential tasks for the first week.🌠
Although most of our classes are full, there are still a few spots left in some. We offer full and part time, preschool through high school - hands on, meaningful learning experiences tailored for each specific age. Message us for more details! 🌻
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School days are upon us. The mornings are gloriou

School days are upon us. The mornings are glorious, the afternoons a bit sticky, but overall, so, so precious.🙏🌠
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Preparing for school has never been so: 1. Challen

Preparing for school has never been so:
1. Challenging
2. Nourishing
These teachers lift each other up in support as we navigate this time together. We are so lucky to have each other.🌠
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Work days!🙌 Community coming together to create

Work days!🙌 Community coming together to create beautiful outdoor spaces for our students.🙏🥰
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(Many, but not all of) the originals, who helped i

(Many, but not all of) the originals, who helped inspire this movement. 💗 #tbt
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If nothing else, this year has proven that we don'

If nothing else, this year has proven that we don't know what the future holds. What should children be learning, and how should they be learning it then? 🌠

We believe in building capacities, through real life experiences, that will prepare children for whatever comes their way.

They have built their own desks.
They have built a functional bridge.
They have created public art exhibits.
They have planned zero waste community events.
They have written, directed and performed their own shows.
They have designed costumes.
They have knitted their own socks.
They have refinished surfboards.
They have installed fences.
They have planted hundreds of trees.
They have created insanely beautiful art in all mediums.
They have learned how to change a bike tire.
They have practiced meditating.
They built a usable boat
They practiced qi-gong.
They play ukulele and drum.
They cooked for their entire community, many times over.
They have learned how to make pies.
They started their own business.
They have learned how to survive in the woods.
They have learned how to sew a button, how to sew a zipper and how to mend tears.
They have learned how to start a garden.
They have learned how to make a personal budget.
They have connected to the indigenous peoples and learned how to honor the land.
They have learned how to build a campfire without using matches or lighter.
They have learned how to sit in silence, and contemplate the universe.
They have learned how to care for themselves and be compassionate towards their growth and learning as a human being.

All the while, they learned how to mentor and collaborate with one another, how to be a team, how to be a community, how to support each other, applying academic skills to support all of these endeavors.

And they continue to learn! Each year we bring in new elements that support and deepen their relationship to the world and themselves. This year they will be creating self directed engineering projects, studying nature photography, building outdoor classroom spaces, designing their own clothing, and so much more.

Our thoughts: humans who feel capable, can really do anything they set their mind to.💗💗💗💗

Florida is more than palm trees and beaches.🏝He

Florida is more than palm trees and beaches.🏝Here on the gulf coast we have so much nature to explore...even rapids! 🥰 Having a school that prioritizes connection to our land and our environment means we get to discover gems like this, sit by the rushing water, and just be still, observant, and in the moment. For professional development, even. Nature awareness for the win🌠
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Learning happens everywhere.💗 Nurturing through

Learning happens everywhere.💗
Nurturing through nature, service, and meaningful experience.🌳

Now enrolling: full time, part time, in person, online and hybrid learning options from preschool through high school!

👀 Scholarships still available!
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A reminder. 💗 . . . . . .

A reminder. 💗
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Handwork, such as knitting, crochet, cross stitch

Handwork, such as knitting, crochet, cross stitch and sewing bring huge benefits such as hand eye coordination, integrating the four math processes and basic geometry, delayed gratification and follow through for a long project, and many more. In addition making what we want or need is an excellent habit to foster, as it promotes creativity and innovation while lessening the need to be a consumer. This class has mostly been taught outside in previous years, so it will effortlessly be incorporated into our movement of outdoor education. Here a then second grader works on his knitted bunny.💗
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Finding some inspiration for growth at @echofights

Finding some inspiration for growth at @echofightshunger! 🌳
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Keeping them wild!💚 Featuring Florida native p

Keeping them wild!💚

Featuring Florida native partridge pea on a very untouched trail.
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"Must we always teach our children with books? Let

"Must we always teach our children with books? Let them look at the stars and the mountains above. Let them look at the waters and the trees and flowers on Earth. Then they will begin to think, and to think is the beginning of a real education." ~ David Polis
Learn more about how outdoor education can prepare children for the future, Link in bio
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Learning in progress.🌱🙌 . . . . . 👀 Schol

Learning in progress.🌱🙌
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👀 Scholarships available at @stepup4students

Learning by doing, in nature of course! Here we to

Learning by doing, in nature of course! Here we took perspective drawing out into the water to study and sketch natural vanishing points and converging lines in our landscape. Thanks to @dkdesignconcepts for sharing your gifts with us!
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"Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise

"Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light. I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night." ~ Sarah Williams
From our Astronomy block from grade 5/6 last fall...in astronomy we assist the students' ability to observe, contemplate and then extrapolate what cannot be seen. They map stars over the course of an evening, or the moon over the course of a month..beyond the practicality of observing/discovering apparent motion, they can gain so much more from the quiet and solitude of the night sky. In everything we teach it's never about memorizing, but deep understanding through real experience, and kindling a love of learning, not just information, but the wonder of pondering the connections of the universe . 🌠
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