GGHF Curious by Nature School

Donate Now | #GivingTuesday: GGHF Curious by Nature School 2022 by Greater Gig Harbor Foundation

Curious by Nature School would not be what it is without the support and partners we have. Your support enables us to provide premier early childhood environment to meet the social, emotional, physical, creative and academic needs of children, while introducing them into a lifelong, meaningful relationship with the natural world. Help us be able to continue this mission by making a gift that will impact CBNS students current and in the future. Text GGHFCBNS to 44321 to donate today or visit the following link:

Donate Now | #GivingTuesday: GGHF Curious by Nature School 2022 by Greater Gig Harbor Foundation We are so very thankful for our teachers, parents/grandparents, and nature for being the glue that has connected us through uncertain times, but still supported us as...

Donate Now | #GivingTuesday: GGHF Curious by Nature School 2022 by Greater Gig Harbor Foundation

This we ask you to reflect on the impact and role Curious by Nature School has played in you, your family and your child's life. We honored and humbled by the support we receive each new school year with new incoming families as well as support from alumnus families. Please consider making a gift this in support of the programs Curious by Nature School provides to your children and the community at large. Text GGHFCBNS to 44321 to donate now or click below

Donate Now | #GivingTuesday: GGHF Curious by Nature School 2022 by Greater Gig Harbor Foundation We are so very thankful for our teachers, parents/grandparents, and nature for being the glue that has connected us through uncertain times, but still supported us as...

It’s a beautiful fall day - come out and enjoy the Chum Festival with us!

CBN will offer a watershed health demonstration hourly to highlight points of pollution that impact local salmon. Our watershed model is open for hands-on sensory exploration between sessions. For more hands on learning, help us paint a Salmon lifecycle mural and grab a Scavenger hunt to take for your stroll down Donkey Creek. Turn your completed scavenger hunt in for a prize!

🍄 CBN is hosting a Cream of Mushroom Soup Drive for the Thanksgiving Basket Brigade. Thank you for helping us support our local community! 🍄

Rattle Dem Bones Halloween Bike Ride & Costume Contest

Rattle Dem Bones Halloween Bike Ride & Costume Contest Join in the fun on Oct. 30th at Gig Harbor's fun-filled Halloween-themed cycling event and costume contest for riders of (and goblins) of all ages! Register here: https://gghf.info/RDB2022

We were so thrilled to see current CBN families and alumni join us for our annual Trunk or Treat in the Spooky Bear Cave!

We were so happy to join Pierce Conservation District on Orca Recovery Day! Bella Bella beach is well-loved by many of our families!

Gig Harbor Living Local Finest | Voting

Cast your vote for your favorite spots in town and organizations with a cause! Voting extended by 3 days!

Gig Harbor Living Local Finest | Voting Vote for whom you believe deserves to be awarded Gig Harbor Living Local Finest of the year.

Come get spooky with us in the Bear Cave! Photo booth, bake sale, treats and more! Alumni families welcome too! 🎃🎃

We've been working all week on one of our favorite "slightly spooky" characters for the Scarecrow Festival this Saturday at Sehmel Park! Who could she be? Come see us at Sehmel from 11 to 4 to find out!

Today we are talking about Provocations and Process! In a Reggio Emilia-influenced school, we set up provocations to spark thinking! Our children are experimenting with the materials through hands-on exploration. They are practicing, testing, constructing, and deconstructing their ideas and theories. Take a look at several provocations our classes have been working with this week!

Thank you to everyone who has come so far!
Come to Crumbl Cookies or order online before 7 and 15% of the proceeds go back to CBNS!!!

Come support CBNS this Wednesday from 4-7 at the Gig Harbor Crumbl Cookie store! 🍪👩‍🍳

Apple Pie Contest | Cider Swig

Apple Pie Contest | Cider Swig Awesome music all day at the 9th annual Cider Swig Festival. Spare Thyme Twin Fiddles, The Apollo Trio, Birch Pereira & the Gin Joints, The Shy Boys!

We would love to see some of our alumni as well as current families at our Crumbl Cookie Takeover this coming Wednesday!

CBNS has been a grateful recipient of Lu Winsor Environmental Grants, which are supported by proceeds of the . Since 2014, CBNS teachers and families have joined to support the Cider Swig Festival as volunteers. We're thrilled to share the news on our Green Event Certification for 2022. Look forward to seeing you at the festival!

We are honored to have received the Green Event Certification from City of Tacoma. While the Cider Swig Festival is a fun day of cider sippin', proceeds support various environmental initiatives in the . And so, in 2022 the festival is going 'green' as we work to take extra care in assuring a sustainable impact on the environment!! 🤩💚

Calling all bakers for our Battle of the Pies! Pie entries are accepted on location the day of the event and judging begins at 4 PM. Visit our website for the fillable application form: https://www.ciderswig.org/applepiecontest.

Mill Haus Cider Co. handcrafts their cider in Eatonville, WA from sweet, crisp, locally grown apples and we are excited to have them at Cider Swig this year!

Less than two weeks away! Get your tickets today: https://gghf.info/swig

We had a great first day yesterday here at GGHF Curious By Nature!

Classrooms inside and out were buzzing with new connections, curiosity, and exploration. We cannot wait to see what the year ahead has for us!

Our blank walls are ready to welcome our new class of students on Monday! Why blank walls? As part of our Reggio Emilia philosophy, we start each school year with a blank slate! This allows each class to help create their classroom environment and feel a sense of community and ownership of their classroom. We can't wait to see what they create!

Thanks to AVID Cider for the opportunity to pour Jungle Juice, Blackberry Currant and Blueberry Pomegranate at the Cider Summit! Hope to see everyone that stopped by at Cider Swig!! Just 2 weeks away!

Meet and Greets start tomorrow!
If you have old, but still usable gear, please bring it! You can donate it to other school families through our new Gear Library and maybe you'll find some treasures to swap it out with!

Alumni but still want to donate/swap? Stop by after 12 Thursday or Friday!

(no hats, please)

Gigo's Jamaican Grill are bringing their authentic Jamaican cuisine to Cider Swig this year! We think the pictures speak for themselves. And now we're hungry...

Get tickets before we sell out: https://gghf.info/swig

Photos from Cider Swig Festival's post

Put your hands together for Seattle Cider, our 2022 Hammerschlagen Sponsor! 👏👏👏

Originating from the Middle Ages in Germany where craftsmen drove nails into wooden shapes for good luck. The artform was first used to raise funds for war-time charities during WWI.

Today, Nagelbalken (nail beam) or in the U.S. Hammerschlagen, is a competition in which participants compete against each other to drive nails into a wooden beam, or wood stump.

Take your chance to become the FIRST Cider Swig Hammerschalgen Champion! Two competition divisions - women's and men's.

Get your hammers ready!!

We are pleased to include Spin Cider in our list of cideries participating in . Located in Olalla, Spin Cider's goal is to "to produce ciders that highlight the fruits they contain. We offer a full range of dry to sweet tastes, modern and traditional styles, and fruited ciders."

When: September 24th
Where: LeMay - America's Car Museum
Tickets: https://gghf.info/swig

Head Cider maker

Head Cider maker Location, Company, Brand: Auburn, located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, has over 300 days of California sunshine as well as hundreds of miles of biking and running trails. With all of tha…

The Smokin Robinsons Cafe will be bringing their BBQ favorites to this year! Don't miss it!

Join us on September 24th from 12 PM to 6 PM at LeMay - America's Car Museum .

Tickets: https://gghf.info/swig

Right from our hometown, Gig Harbor, we are thrilled to welcome Locust Cider back to Cider Swig not only as a participant, but as a sponsor and partner of the Cider Garden! We love their way of thinking about flavors, “we’ll try anything as long as it’s with REAL ingredients, not flavorings or artificial sweeteners.” Get your tickets so you don't miss out on some awesome flavors from our Locust friends!

The Smokin Robinsons Cafe will be bringing their BBQ favorites to this year! Don't miss it!

Join us on September 24th from 12 PM to 6 PM at LeMay - America's Car Museum .

Tickets: https://gghf.info/swig

A day of cider tasting can make you hungry, but don't worry. Boss Mama's Kitchen will be with us LeMay - America's Car Museum on September 24th for Cider Swig. So if you aren't already a BMKer, you soon will be!

Get your tickets: https://gghf.info/swig

We love the deliciousness and jovial spirit Pear Up Cider always brings! Straight out of East Wenatchee, Washington, they are one of the first cideries in the country to focus on pears.

Pear Up is in the Swig's 100% Club! Yep, even through 2 years of "festival in a box", the Van Reenen brothers helped make it happen and we're stoked to have them join in another celebration of cider @ the return of the LIVE Cider Swig Festival! 🍐🍐

Looking forward to sampling awesome ciders from Puget Sound Cider Company. Located in Renton, Washington, their ciders are “small-batch and handcrafted from Washington state fruit.” Their ciders are aged from five to twelve months after bottling. Some have other fruit added, but “only whole natural fruit, never concentrates, extracts, syrups, or essences.”

When: Sat, Sep 24, 2022
Time: 12pm – 6 pm
Where: LeMay - America's Car Museum
Tickets: https://gghf.info/swig

9th annual bringing more than 130 NW ciders and other regionally crafted libations AND awesome live music to the masses for a cause!
https://ciderswig2022.eventbrite.com

It's almost time to Swig 🍎🍎🍎! 9 weeks until the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation hosts the 9th Annual Cider Swig Festival. Keep an eye out for announcements of participating cider makers, food trucks and music! And grab your tickets early! EARLY General Admission is only $30 until July 31st!

https://www.ciderswig.org/

Save the Date: Sunday, August 21st, 2-5pm at Yoked Farmhouse Brewery!
Come support CBNS and bring the family for a fun afternoon!