36-Week Outdoor Cycle

Curiosity led through changing seasons

Running from September through early June, our cooperative rhythm grounds education in fresh air, forest paths, and shared peer exploration.

Age Groups

Three tiers of learning

Tailored group rhythms designed for growing curiosity and natural independence.

Ages 4-7
Ages 8-13
All Ages

Seedlings

Pathfinders

Family Weekends

Sensory exploration, story circles, and woodland navigation basics in gentle open-air settings.

Water quality testing, timber craft, and botanical field sketches along rugged trail loops.

Overnight stargazing, community campfires, and collaborative trail restoration days.

Daily Rhythm

Anatomy of a trail day

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Circle Warm-up

Guided Field Lesson

Free Creek Exploration

Sketch Debrief

Gathering under the canopy to share observations, check gear, and set the day's cooperative focus.

Hands-on investigation led by parent mentors exploring local ecology, tracks, and native flora.

Unstructured time for building dams, sketching specimens, and collaborative outdoor play.

Sharing field journal entries and packing thermoses before the closing gratitude circle.

Equipped for the elements

From muddy buddies and pocket field guides to graphite pencils and hot thermoses, we embrace every weather condition.