5k Family Fun Run

Our 5k Family Fun Run is back for the 3rd year in a row!  Who: Everyone! What: A gentle 3 mile out and back loop perfect for walkers, joggers, runners, stroller pushers, and balance bike riders! When: Saturday, July 28th at 10am Where: Meet at the Activity Center in...

Spring In The Forest Classroom

Spring in the mountains means the melting of snow, and the melting of snow means we can interact with our forest classroom in new ways! Here’s a peek into a spring day with our Aspen class this week. In spring we enjoy the opportunity to move more of our...

Earth Day, Every Day

One of the hallmark traits of forest school is that children learn about our Earth through direct experiences in nature. Every day a new lesson unfolds before us, helping us to understand how everything on our Earth is connected. Take a moment to step outside this...

Welcome to the Forest!

Enjoy this guest post from McCall Donnelly High School Teacher Melissa Coriell: The Tamaracks welcomed the McCall Donnelly High School speech class into their forest classroom last week. The high school students have been participating in a research project to learn...

Ice Fishing

This week, we are learning about some features of life in the Arctic. We felt very fortunate to get a gorgeous afternoon of ice fishing on Payette Lake this afternoon with the Tamaracks! We went out onto the lake from the Ponderosa Park Visitor Center.    ...