Seeds of Love Collective empowered teachers, families, and students to collaborate and support each other in developing holistic educational pathways in connection with nature.
* Due to increased feedback and requests, they made vaccinations optional at the beginning of their 3rd year.
OWLS & Forest Skills classes are now closed. Brooke accepted a full-time teaching position at Canyon Elementary as their 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teacher.
Be Kind & Safe
Appreciate Languages, Cultures and Neurodiversity
Play Cooperative Games
Team Work Makes the Dream Work
Consistent Sites: Camp Herms, El Cerrito; Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
Summer 2024 Site: Wildcat Canyon, Richmond
Occasional Sites: Lake Anza, Berkeley; Oakland Zoo, Albany Bulb, Albany; Joaquin Miller, Oakland
Morning Message/Meeting & Greetings
Sit Spot
Literacy Support
Skill Building
Roses, Buds, and Thorns
The Bay Area Open Wilderness Literacy and Science (OWLS) forest microschool class facilitated a kind and safe community for children ages 6-11 to enjoy authentic, hands-on learning experiences outdoors to cultivate community, friendships and joy in learning!
Individualized and Differentiated Academic & Social/Emotional Support
•Reading •Writing •Scientific Knowledge Development
The Days Exploring Nature (DEN) Summer microschool class facilitates a kind and safe community for children ages 6-12 to enjoy exploring the outdoors to cultivate community, friendships, and joy!
Personalized Nature Knowledge Development & Social/Emotional Support
•Hiking •Plant & Animal ID •Community Nature Journaling •iNaturalist Citizen Science
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