Frogs and flowers
Happy equinox to all! We celebrated the autumn equinox with fall flower crafting, pears, autumn songs, and frog exploration. Pacifica's...
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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...
Earthwise Teachers
- Feb 28, 2021
Fire and fairy wings
We have been growing our relationship with fire over these past few weeks, appreciating our fire's warmth in the tipi and enjoying...
Torreyanna Suttle
- Feb 28, 2021
Weaving our stories
We explore the streams in the meadow, gathering under a ponderosa pine that shelters us from the raindrops, a perfect spot for morning...
Earthwise Teachers
- Feb 15, 2021
Spring semester begins!
After a two month break for the holidays and winter weather, we started our spring semester last week. We have a full class this term...
Torreyanna Suttle
- Dec 17, 2020
May we all fly like eagles
As we gather together on a misty morning, we pause to hear the calls of geese. Are they taking off or landing on the pond? Because of...
Earthwise Teachers
- Dec 9, 2020
Coil pots and gourd rattles
During these late autumn days our morning adventures have been filled with mushroom exploration. Through the wet leaves and sticks on...
Torreyanna Suttle
- Nov 23, 2020
Rainy days and toasty tipis
This morning Cascade Mountain Ranch sparkles in a fresh sheen of recent rain. But for now the skies are clear and we strike off to see...
Earthwise Teachers
- Nov 23, 2020
Welcoming Fire
This post is for the week of November 9th- apologies for posting late! The cold, rainy weather finally arrived, and we welcomed the...
Torreyanna Suttle
- Nov 9, 2020
Over in the meadow where the grasshoppers hop
“Over in the meadow where the grasshoppers hop, and the katydids fiddle and the flutter mops flop, down in the meadow where the grass...
Earthwise Teachers
- Nov 2, 2020
Rosehips and pumpkins
Brr! We gather together for a brisk hike on one of the first frosty mornings of the season. Our class sets off with enthusiasm, finding...
Earthwise Teachers
- Oct 26, 2020
Fall leaves and golden sun
Another beautiful week at forest school! The golden autumn sun continues to shine down on us and the frosty mornings made us want to...
Torreyanna Suttle
- Oct 20, 2020
Animal Tracks and Apple Stars
It’s Tuesday morning! We wander off finding deer trails that lead to an open meadow. Here the sun is shining all over everything and...
Earthwise Teachers
- Oct 14, 2020
Our new nest!
We put up our 18 foot tipi last weekend and introduced the children to our new space. Tipis are a beautiful and solid structure that we...
Torreyanna Suttle
- Oct 6, 2020
If we were squirrels...
We wind our way between trails and deer paths, past ripening rosehips and stumps that are good for exploring! Chunks of dry tree with...
Earthwise Teachers
- Sep 25, 2020
Welcoming the autumn season
We had a wonderful first week at Earthwise Forest School! There is so much beauty and biodiversity to explore at Cascade Mountain Ranch....
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