Outdoor Elementary Education:
Forest Microschool
Experience joy in learning through connection with nature!
Get outside and thrive!
Seeds of Love Collective
Seeds of Love Collective empowers 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, we have made vaccinations optional.
Expand Community
Be Kind & Safe
Appreciate Languages, Cultures and Neurodiversity
Play Cooperative Games
Team Work Makes the Dream Work
Explore Nature
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
Experience Joy
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 facilitates a kind and safe community for children ages 6-11 to enjoy authentic, hands-on learning experiences outdoors Tuesdays and/or Wednesdays to cultivate community, friendships and joy in learning!
Individualized and Differentiated Academic & Social/Emotional Support
•Reading •Writing •Scientific Knowledge Development
Now Enrolling:
Get Started:
Fill out the 2024/2025 School Year Interest Form to schedule a phone call
*$50 first visit! 9am-1pm
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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