Fuzzy Caterpillars Wednesdays and Fridays
Please note: Returning students will receive priority registration through May 26.
Join us for weekly exploration of nature, storytelling, playing games, experiencing camp life, and doing crafts! We will learn about safety in wild spaces, study local plants and animals, practice outdoors skills, stretch our sensory awareness with games and activities, and enjoy open time to explore nature at the pace of a fuzzy caterpillar.
This class meets outdoors in the forest and children learn to be at home here.
This class meets outdoors in the forest and children learn to be at home here.
Details
Fuzzy Caterpillars is a parent/child class for children ages 3-6. You can sign up for one or more of the following sessions:
Wednesday Mornings
Class meets at Mary Beth Doyle & County Farm Parks in Ann Arbor on Wednesday mornings from 9:30 am until 12 pm. The Fall Session runs for 14 weeks from September 7 through December 14 (no class 11/23). $438 is the cost for the series.
Wednesday Afternoons
Class meets at Mary Beth Doyle & County Farm Parks in Ann Arbor on Wednesday afternoons from 1 until 3:30 pm. The Fall Session runs for 9 weeks from September 7 through November 4. $282 is the cost for the series.
Friday Mornings
Class meets at Nature & Nurture Farm in Dexter on Friday mornings from 9:30 am until 12 pm. The Fall Session runs for 14 weeks from September 9 through December 16 (no class 11/25). $438 is the cost for the series.
Payment and health/liability forms are required for enrollment (see payment and refund policies). Scholarships of 25% or 50% off, and payment plans are available upon request. You are also invited to consider donating additional funds with your full tuition, if you're able, to support scholarships for students in need.
Fuzzy Caterpillars is a parent/child class for children ages 3-6. You can sign up for one or more of the following sessions:
Wednesday Mornings
Class meets at Mary Beth Doyle & County Farm Parks in Ann Arbor on Wednesday mornings from 9:30 am until 12 pm. The Fall Session runs for 14 weeks from September 7 through December 14 (no class 11/23). $438 is the cost for the series.
Wednesday Afternoons
Class meets at Mary Beth Doyle & County Farm Parks in Ann Arbor on Wednesday afternoons from 1 until 3:30 pm. The Fall Session runs for 9 weeks from September 7 through November 4. $282 is the cost for the series.
Friday Mornings
Class meets at Nature & Nurture Farm in Dexter on Friday mornings from 9:30 am until 12 pm. The Fall Session runs for 14 weeks from September 9 through December 16 (no class 11/25). $438 is the cost for the series.
Payment and health/liability forms are required for enrollment (see payment and refund policies). Scholarships of 25% or 50% off, and payment plans are available upon request. You are also invited to consider donating additional funds with your full tuition, if you're able, to support scholarships for students in need.
Keeping it Safe in the Time of Covid
We've been paying close attention to emerging research around safety in the time of COVID. Current reports indicate that outdoors activities are safe within certain guidelines. Please check out our safety protocols.
We've been paying close attention to emerging research around safety in the time of COVID. Current reports indicate that outdoors activities are safe within certain guidelines. Please check out our safety protocols.
Instructor
Ali Vogt was born in the Adirondacks, and spent her childhood summers outdoors in northern Michigan. As a young adult, she reflected on her lifelong interest and passion for the natural world and realized how deep an impact her early experiences had had on her values, as well as her feeling of connection and belonging in nature. She knew she wanted to work in early childhood education to facilitate those opportunities for children as well.
While teaching in a Montessori preschool program, she discovered nature preschools and forest kindergartens. She attended the Nature Preschool Institute at Chippewa Nature Center in 2016, and proceeded to develop and run a nature-based summer program for several years. She participated in the Michigan Master Naturalist program, as well as the Nature-Based Teacher Certification through ERAFANS, and is also a Kamana student. Ali completed her Permaculture Design Certificate in 2017 at Earthaven Ecovillage, she volunteers with Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy, and is certified in CPR/AED/First Aid. Her other interests include gardening, pottery, baking, hiking, and creating with her hands.
Ali Vogt was born in the Adirondacks, and spent her childhood summers outdoors in northern Michigan. As a young adult, she reflected on her lifelong interest and passion for the natural world and realized how deep an impact her early experiences had had on her values, as well as her feeling of connection and belonging in nature. She knew she wanted to work in early childhood education to facilitate those opportunities for children as well.
While teaching in a Montessori preschool program, she discovered nature preschools and forest kindergartens. She attended the Nature Preschool Institute at Chippewa Nature Center in 2016, and proceeded to develop and run a nature-based summer program for several years. She participated in the Michigan Master Naturalist program, as well as the Nature-Based Teacher Certification through ERAFANS, and is also a Kamana student. Ali completed her Permaculture Design Certificate in 2017 at Earthaven Ecovillage, she volunteers with Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy, and is certified in CPR/AED/First Aid. Her other interests include gardening, pottery, baking, hiking, and creating with her hands.