Little stars that swing
As we move into these darkest days of the year before Winter Solstice, it is traditional to make lanterns and take a walk under the...
Earthwise Teachers
- Nov 20
Pumpkin pancakes
P is for Pumpkin Pancakes! We welcomed Fire into our tipi classroom for the first time this week, and what better way to celebrate our...
Earthwise Teachers
- Nov 6
Stars in apple, seedpod, pear...
Stars around us everywhere! We discovered the magic of slicing an apple to find the stars inside, and made apple star stamps with our...
Earthwise Teachers
- Oct 24
Autumn leaves turn red and gold
The last week of sunny warm Autumn weather! We enjoyed the sunshine, adventuring around the land and exploring new trees, finding the...
Earthwise Teachers
- Oct 16
All things Acorns!
Our favorite autumn activity at Earthwise is acorn processing. Acorn is an ancient staple food source wherever oak trees grow...
Earthwise Teachers
- Oct 13
Frogs and cattails
It's early October and the heat hasn't subsided yet! So we are spending our days finding shade and water, where the frogs and cattails...
Earthwise Teachers
- Oct 13
Blackberry ink + twig paintbrushes
We got crafty this week with the last of the season's blackberries. We gathered the juiciest berries still clinging to their vines, and...
Earthwise Teachers
- Sep 25
Back to forest school, 2022!
We are so happy to be sinking back into the autumn season with a new class! Our two classes, the Sprouts and the Saplings, worked...
Earthwise Teachers
- Nov 30, 2021
Clay coil pots and popcorn
Working with clay is by far one of our favorite autumn activities and our imaginations light up with the endless possibilities as we...
Earthwise Teachers
- Nov 7, 2021
Pumpkin Celebration
In celebration of pumpkins, Halloween, and the elemental magic present with us at this time of year, we had a festive week at school...
Earthwise Teachers
- Nov 7, 2021
Autumn treasures
Mushrooms, Madrone berries, and autumn leaves, oh my! We have all been enjoying the full glory of autumn colors and the changing season. ...
Earthwise Teachers
- Oct 22, 2021
Welcoming Fire
It was our first rainy and chilly week at forest school so it was the perfect time to learn about fire. We learn about how to call Fire...
Earthwise Teachers
- Oct 9, 2021
All about acorns
Welcome to our Earthwise Forest School blog! For those of you who may be new to the blog, each post highlights a few of our favorite...
Earthwise Teachers
- Oct 9, 2021
Thank you Corn!
Animal tracking is a core nature awareness routine that we practice regularly. This dried up pond mud is the perfect substrate to see...
Earthwise Teachers
- Oct 2, 2021
Frogs and flowers
Happy equinox to all! We celebrated the autumn equinox with fall flower crafting, pears, autumn songs, and frog exploration. Pacifica's...
Earthwise Teachers
- Sep 18, 2021
A new year begins!
Greetings everyone! We just finished up a wonderful first week of forest school at our new location! Pacifica is a 400+ acre nonprofit...
Earthwise Teachers
- Apr 16, 2021
The four directions
Basic orientation is such fundamental knowledge. It informs our entire sense of being. This week we focused on understanding the...
Earthwise Teachers
- Apr 16, 2021
Eggs and earthworms!
On our morning hike we found our first egg of the season! A beautiful lone goose egg in a nest near the pond. Let's leave it alone and...
Earthwise Teachers
- Apr 3, 2021
Spring is here, said the bumble bee!
So many trees to climb, and so little time! Felted wool eggs for our bird nests, dyed blue with Earth Paint! Studying animal tracks with...
Earthwise Teachers
- Mar 21, 2021
Colors of the earth
Nature paintbrushes and earth pigments! Morning bird observation at the edge of our pond. Our students carefully watch a tree frog...