Programs
Nuthatches
Ages 4-6
Tuesdays 9am-330pm
Millford Crescent
Nuthatches are a creative flock. Each week’s new adventure lets our newest birds do what they do best—play. We embrace their wanderlust, imaginative games, and impromptu bouts of song and storytelling. By spending time outside with new friends and lots of options, Nuthatches will build social skills and resilience, while feeding a love of nature that will last a lifetime.
PD Day Programs
Ages 4-12
Fridays 9am-330pm
Chickadees live for fun year round! They hop with ease through nature testing everything on offer. We know that some activities draw lots of enthusiasm, and some are fleeting. So we fly with the Chickadees, on to the next and we take our cues from them. Maybe it’s a long walk with imaginative storytelling or maybe it’s cooking by the warmth of the fire. We encourage their independent day with independent play.
Adult Program
Fall Work Shop Series
Saturdays 930am-1230pm
Sept. & Nov.
Piercey Farm
Join Us for a Fall Workshop series!
Saturday, October 19th : Come walk in the woods with us and learn how to ID various plants that can be used for making cordage (rope). Join us for a step-by step process of plant harvesting, drying, and learning the skill of cordage making.
Saturday, November 2nd : Join us for our 4th Annual wreathing making workshop in the forest!
Join us around the fire for tea, cookies and conversation after a walk in the woods where you will ID and harvest some plants that you will use to make a wreath.
Thursday Falcons
Ages 7-9
Thursday 9am-330pm
Piercey Farm
Inquisitive and sometimes mischievous, Falcons are good learners and problem-solvers. Together we’ll explore their curiosity for all of nature’s intersections with art, science and engineering. We’ll wander through nature to find cool mysteries, transform into sneaky animals, and practice compassion for each other and the world around us.
Hawks
Ages 8-12
Wednesdsay 9am-330pm
Piercey Farm
A full-day program that offers peer-to-peer mentorship between our newest forest Fledglings and our more experienced Hawks. Children will tackle larger projects together to hone skills, identify risks and better understand their environment. Being immersed in nature all day, in all weather, Hawks and Fledglings will tune into themselves, others, and their non-human family.
Friday Monthly
Ages 8-13
Piercey Farm
Come Stretch your legs and nature knowledge & connection with us on Fridays!
This program focuses on nature journaling, animal tracks, and signs, river studies, and simple bushcraft skills. Come spend a quiet Friday with us in the woods. Learning about nature, ourselves and one another.
Dates:
Sept 20, Oct 18, Nov 22, Dec 13, Jan 17, Feb 14, Mar 21, Apr 11, May 9, June 13
Owl & Owlet
Parent & Tots (ages 0-3)
Mondays
930am-1130am
Come gather around around the fire! Come sing, play, climb, track animals, have brave chickadees eat from your hand, and meet new friends. This program is as much for the Owls as it is for the Owlets!
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