Little Willow School

Taking a pause from social media to be more present in the real world. You can reach us through email with any questions.

At this time, we have one opening on Tuesday/Thursday for the remainder of the school year. Please reach out if you’re interested in more information!

[email protected]

snapped some school pictures for us, and I’ve gotta say, I think we have the coolest group of preschoolers in town!

Black Walnut Dye summer camp week was a success! The kids made the dye themselves, from start to finish. They collected the walnuts from the forest of , smashed them open with rocks from the creek, and collected water from the creek to add to the dye pot. We dyed t-shirts and wooden beads to make necklaces. It’s so fun to see what children are capable of, when you let them take the lead.

At Little Willow, we love a good rainy day! ☔️🌈

🚨 PRICE DROP! 🚨

We’ve listened to the community’s feedback on our pricing, and want to make sure that our camps are accessible (while maintaining the ability to pay our staff a living wage as well as other expenses associated with directing a summer camp).

We’ve dropped the price of our summer camps by $75 (making the total cost cheaper than last year!), and are still offering a sibling discount. If you’ve already registered, we’ll be in touch by email to discuss your remaining balance due, or a refund if you’ve already paid in full.

If you have any questions about registration, please send me a message or email [email protected]

✨SUMMER CAMP THEME SPOTLIGHT✨

Yoga & Mindfulness 🧘🏽‍♀️📿🌸 | July 21-25

Join us for a week of summer camp focused on yoga & mindfulness. We will learn different yoga poses, how to use our breath to help calm our bodies, and more.

Registration is now open for summer camps for ages 6-12. Link in bio to register!

And just like that, all spots are currently filled for the 2025-26 school year! We’ve been blown away by your support, interest, and all the friends you’ve told about our program. If you or someone you know would like to be added to our waitlist, please fill out an interest form which can be found on our website (link in bio).

And for those of you with older kiddos, we do still have spots open for our forest school summer camps!

There’s still time to register!

Congratulations to our giveaway winners, Anna Ricardo and Amanda Cannon! We look forward to having your kiddos at camp this summer!

✨SUMMER CAMP THEME SPOTLIGHT✨

Birding 🪶🐦🪺 | July 14-18

Join us for a week of birding, where we will learn about the birds native to our area, how to use binoculars, identify common bird calls, and more. We will have a special guest, Second Mountain Farm’s own, Tim Showalter Ehst. Tim will bring his passion for birding and his unique relationship to the land to share his own stories and knowledge on the topic.

Registration is now open for summer camps for ages 6-12.

https://littlewillowschool.square.site/summer-camp

Only a couple more days to enter our giveaway! Don’t miss this opportunity for a free week of camp!

Giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to our winners!

Forest School Summer Camp GIVEAWAY!

Enter to win a free week of forest school summer camp with Cambium Nature School and Little Willow School! This summer we are offering camps for ages 6-12 just 15 minutes west of Downtown Harrisonburg. Your child will be able to run free, splash in the creek, and learn about a variety of topics such as natural dyeing, art, music, birding, and more!

How to enter:
-Follow/like Cambium Nature School & Willow School
-Like this post
-Tag 3 friends who you think would like to send their children to our summer camps
-Share to your fb and tag Cambium Nature School and Little Willow School

Giveaway will close 2/28 at 8pm
TWO winners will be selected! Each winner will receive a discount code to register for one week of summer camp.

We had quite a few dead branches cut out of one of our maple trees yesterday, and we had fun putting together this basket of scraps from the process! This basket will get turned into loose parts for creative play. Being outside, we’re always surrounded by loose parts, but it’s nice to be more intentional about it, too! 🍁

Loose parts are any collection of open-ended objects that children can move, combine, transform, take apart, redesign, and line up, in ways that support, extend, and further their ideas while playing. They can be anything from natural objects like sicks and stones to materials such as buttons or bottle caps, to household items like spoons and scarves. The key defining factor is that there is no predetermined use or function. Loose parts are open to a child’s interpretation and creative thinking. A loose part can become anything!

Loose parts are “a catalyst for children’s big ideas, and they provide much practice in ‘making one thing stand for another,’ otherwise known as representational or symbolic play.” -Susan Stacey, Inquiry-Based Early Learning Environments