Forest Village Thursdays 10 am - 2 pm
Fall 2024 Sept 19 through Dec 12 (no class on 11/28)
On Thursdays we welcome children ages 5-12 with a big teaching team and an array of activities for children to choose. Forest Village is designed to support children, in developmentally appropriate ways, in nurturing friendships, self awareness, self determination and community. Together we explore our affinity for nature, creativity, field biology and outdoors skills. Campers are an integral part of planning and creating camp.
Details
Class meets at Nature and Nurture Farm in Dexter, MI on Thursdays from 10 am until 2 pm. In challenging weather we may meet at UM Natural History Museum.
$667 is the cost for the series. Payment and health/liability forms are required for enrollment (see payment and refund policies).
Details
Class meets at Nature and Nurture Farm in Dexter, MI on Thursdays from 10 am until 2 pm. In challenging weather we may meet at UM Natural History Museum.
$667 is the cost for the series. Payment and health/liability forms are required for enrollment (see payment and refund policies).
Lead Instructor
Syndallas Baughman grew up on the water and in the forests of Michigan and Florida and earned a B.S. in Biology at University of Michigan and M.S. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine. Along the way she’s camped and studied plants and pollinators in the Siskiyous in S.W. Oregon, swamps, forests and fields of Michigan, Kauai, coastal and desert California, and the California Sierra Nevada. She taught at El Cerrito Preschool Cooperative, learning from wise and loving mentors to step back and follow and support kids’ ideas. At Wildcat Community Free School she followed kids through creeks and forests, set up experiments, supervised the use of power tools, knives and fire, facilitated democratic decision making and mediated a lot of arguments about Pokemon Card trades. She’s planted native gardens with preschoolers to high school students, and camps all over the U.S.A. with her two now adult sons. She holds her secondary teaching certificate in biology and recently spent a service year with Americorps working in adult literacy and English learning with Washtenaw Literacy. The beautiful wild world is the place Syndallas wants to be! She loves sharing nature connection with people and other living things and you!
Syndallas Baughman grew up on the water and in the forests of Michigan and Florida and earned a B.S. in Biology at University of Michigan and M.S. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine. Along the way she’s camped and studied plants and pollinators in the Siskiyous in S.W. Oregon, swamps, forests and fields of Michigan, Kauai, coastal and desert California, and the California Sierra Nevada. She taught at El Cerrito Preschool Cooperative, learning from wise and loving mentors to step back and follow and support kids’ ideas. At Wildcat Community Free School she followed kids through creeks and forests, set up experiments, supervised the use of power tools, knives and fire, facilitated democratic decision making and mediated a lot of arguments about Pokemon Card trades. She’s planted native gardens with preschoolers to high school students, and camps all over the U.S.A. with her two now adult sons. She holds her secondary teaching certificate in biology and recently spent a service year with Americorps working in adult literacy and English learning with Washtenaw Literacy. The beautiful wild world is the place Syndallas wants to be! She loves sharing nature connection with people and other living things and you!
Lead Instructor
Sacha Dansky
Sacha is passionate about the natural world and education. While living in San Diego for the past 15 years, she designed elementary science curriculum for Olivewood Gardens & Learning Center. She was also a Naturalist/Field Guide for Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego Audobon Society and other environmental and conservation organizations. She spent many happy hours with children exploring ecological reserves in and around San Diego. Sacha enjoys traveling, camping and exploring with her husband and two young kids. Having recently returned to Michigan, she is excited to continue sharing her love of the outdoors!
Sacha Dansky
Sacha is passionate about the natural world and education. While living in San Diego for the past 15 years, she designed elementary science curriculum for Olivewood Gardens & Learning Center. She was also a Naturalist/Field Guide for Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego Audobon Society and other environmental and conservation organizations. She spent many happy hours with children exploring ecological reserves in and around San Diego. Sacha enjoys traveling, camping and exploring with her husband and two young kids. Having recently returned to Michigan, she is excited to continue sharing her love of the outdoors!