Fraternal Forest

For the families who want to DIY start or continue their outdoor programs. This class will help you solve common winter questions.

We’ve got them outside, now what do we do?! Join this virtual panel discussion where we’ll address staying active and having fun in winter while making connections to developmental domains in nature-based education.

Our four dynamic panelists come from a range of programs that spend time outdoors in all seasons - a forest Kindergarten teacher, a nature-based preschool teacher, a forest preschool teacher, and a Waldorf Nursery teacher. Each one of these ECE experts will provide several ideas of tried-and-true outdoor activities that will inspire new educators as well as seasoned pros.

Activity examples will connect to learning domains for easy implementation into any existing curriculum requirements. All live attendees will receive a link through the chat box at the end of the presentation that includes a hand-out of winter songs, books, games, and activities.

Our professionals will have time to answer your burning questions at this live event. Can’t make the webinar? Don’t worry! We will videotape and post the event so that you can share and rewatch at your convenience.

Panelists will be featured next week, so stay tuned for the release!
This event in co-hosted by NINPA and Inside-Outside: Nature-based Educators of New England.

Register here for this FREE event: https://antioch.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_abvI25KMRUOlrWO5bw1JAw

Via / miskwaadesigns.com :
Day 10 of - Home.
So far I have travelled to 12 different countries, and one of the things that I always think about when I think of home are the beautiful lakes and rivers we have. I have never been anywhere with more beautiful bodies of water than Nishnaabe-aki, Ojibwe country. There are far more than I could draw on a map, but here are the five big ones. In Nishnaabemwin they are called the five freshwater seas. There are different names for each of them depending on where you go, but these are the ones I have heard.
Nishnaabewi Gichigami - Nishnaabe Sea
Odaawaawi Gichigami - Odawa Sea
Niigaani Gichigami - Leading Sea
Waabshkiigoo Gichigami - Neutral Sea
Ininwewi Gichigami - Illinois Sea

What would you build with your friends today if you had the time and will to play?

Fraternal Forest is a Wilderness School in Chicago. We are starting our Fall session next week, classes are once per week, on either Monday, Thursday or Saturdays. This to help accommodate for families. Classes run 9-2, rain or shine, at Schiller Woods. The program is designed to explore the deep, loving connection between children and the ecosystem we inhabit. The design of the program allows us to exceed the CDC's guidelines for covid19 prevention. www.fraternalforest.org

Fraternal Forest Wildreness and Adventure School in Chicago Wilderness and adventure school Chicago

Fraternal Forest sill be back in session starting next week, classes on Monday, Thursday and Saturdays Woods. Classes run 9-2 and the dsign of the program exceed the CDC's guidelines.

Fraternal Forest Wildreness and Adventure School in Chicago

The Forest Preserves of Cook County is hosting a webinar called “The secret life of the forest preserves”. Free to join. Here is the link:

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Hidden Life of the Forest Preserves in Cook County: North Branch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. The forest preserves along the North Branch of the Chicago River have survived as strongholds for native plants, wildlife, and migrating birds, despite being surrounded by densely populated urban and suburban areas. This is largely thanks to volunteer restoration efforts that have been going on for....

Yay! We are coming to support the MASK community in a couple weeks. If you would like to come and hang out we have plans to do interesting “natury” play. If you cannot come but would like to support their efforts, follow them on fb and give time, money or both.

Kathleen Soler don’t stop, wont stop.

We presented to you "Common Galls of the Chicago Region", our recent addition to our collection of Chicago Region field guides.
A gall is a plant deformity caused by the insertion of an invertebrate's eggs or larvae into a part of its living tissue, later to be used by that larva as food or refuge. Wasps, aphids, sawflies, moths, and midges are all known gall-makers. Some characteristic plant deformities are also caused by fungi but are not technically galls. There are thousands of species of gall-makers in the United States; the few recorded here are a guide to get the beginner started. A shout out to all the people who collaborated in the production of this guide: John Balaban, Cassi Saari, Charley Eiseman, and Ruta Daugavietis.
https://fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/guides/guide/1170