Session 5: Year 5 – Week 19 In Review — The Forest School
high school studioOur "Seedify" Quest this session is well underway. Learners are truly learning the fundamentals of gardening and harvesting ...
Session 5 Begins: Year 5 – Week 18 In Review — The Forest School
middle school studioHappy New Year everyone, and welcome back to school. This is Session 5, one of the longest sessions ...
Join us for an Open House in Feb 2023! — The Forest School
Details…The Forest School will be hosting two, in-person open houses in 2023. These events allow prospective families the opportunity to ...
Bees, bears and hawks!
We were so grateful for a visit from a beautiful young Cooper's hawk on Tuesday. They were on the ground ...
Little stars that swing
As we move into these darkest days of the year before Winter Solstice, it is traditional to make lanterns and ...
Pumpkin pancakes
P is for Pumpkin Pancakes! We welcomed Fire into our tipi classroom for the first time this week, and what ...
Volunteer Position: Our Outdoors Group Creator — Free Forest School
Are you interested in getting more involved with Free Forest School and comfortable managing content online?We’re currently looking for someone ...
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 ...
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, ...
All things Acorns!
Our favorite autumn activity at Earthwise is acorn processing. Acorn is an ancient staple food source wherever oak trees grow ...
Frogs and cattails
" Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water-bugs, tadpoles, frogs and mud-turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to ...
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 ...
Back to forest school, 2022!
" Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water-bugs, tadpoles, frogs and mud-turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to ...
Meet Our New Executive Director: Clarice Amorim Freitas — Free Forest School
Why is outdoor play or nature connection important to you? While I didn’t explore nature a lot as a child, some ...
Starting Outdoor Meetups: A Q&A with Two Parents — Free Forest School
Q2: What motivated you to start hosting FFS meetups?Kerri: We lived in San Francisco for one year and I started ...
Camping with Kids — Free Forest School
By Emily RyboltI did not grow up camping. As my daughter and I began spending more and more time outside, ...
Executive Director: Call for Applications — Free Forest School
Job Title: Executive DirectorPosted Date: April 12 2022Closing Date: May 16 2022Pay Rate: $40 per hourJob Type: Part Time (20hrs/wk ...
Farewell and Thank You from Executive Director Anna Sharratt — Free Forest School
After working with Free Forest School over the past seven years, I am leaving my role to focus on raising ...
A Young Refugee’s Journey Getting Comfortable Outdoors — Free Forest School
By Ellie WhiteLina moved with her family to Chicago from Iraq when she was eight years old.She notes that, when ...
25 Picture Books That Center Black Characters in Nature — Free Forest School
Gator, Gator, Gator by Daniel BernstromIn this aquatic version of “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,” a brave little girl ...
Meet Them Where They Are — Free Forest School
By Katherine Meek“I don’t like being outside,” my son says to me. Not angrily, but as a matter of fact. While I ...
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 ...
Pumpkin Celebration
In celebration of pumpkins, Halloween, and the elemental magic present with us at this time of year, we had a ...
Autumn treasures
Mushrooms, Madrone berries, and autumn leaves, oh my! We have all been enjoying the full glory of autumn colors and ...
How Your Support Sustains the Nature Play Movement — Free Forest School
Free Forest School began as a grassroots effort to bring parents and caregivers together with their kids to play outside ...
