Our Curriculum

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EverWild Forest School’s curriculum emphasizes child-centered, place-based learning and has been crafted, tested, and refined by our own team of certified teachers and experienced outdoor educators.

Following the principles of Place-Based Education, our curriculum leverages the immediate environment and local community to teach concepts in language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and other subjects. This approach to education increases academic achievement, helps students develop strong ties to their community, enhances students’ appreciation for the natural world, and creates a heightened commitment to serving as active, contributing citizens.

Monthly Themes

A seasonal calendar showcasing topics for fall, winter, and spring. Fall topics include ecosystems, traditional forest skills, and animals in fall. Winter topics focus on winter adaptations, winter wildlife, and earth systems. Spring topics involve water, spring in the forest, and pollinators and foraging.

The seasons serve as the foundation from which all lessons and activities are built. Each student’s intrinsic motivation for learning is championed by their teacher, who customizes every lesson plan based on the interests and needs of the class.

Curriculum Sample

Our Approach

We work to fulfill our mission and vision with the following curriculum, teaching, and caregiving approaches:

  • Play is learning! Play has multiple benefits for children of all ages. Enhancing their imaginations, promoting language development and social skills and refining their coordination and physical skills are just a few. We provide a safe environment for students to freely explore the outdoors and participate in risky play.

  • We help students build knowledge of various concepts across disciplines including science, math, history, and language arts.

  • We support each student’s developmental and emotional needs through trust-based mentorship, growth-mindset language, and positive discipline.

  • We help children build resiliency, independence, and confidence by facilitating skills-based and immersive experiences outdoors in all weather.

  • We create a space for children to fully integrate their senses by allowing time to slow down, observe, and directly engage with their surroundings on their own agency.

  • We facilitate deep connections with the local natural and human communities through place-based learning and community engagement.

  • We help children fall in love with nature to promote the intrinsic motivation to care for it.

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