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Don’t forget about our new program option!!

Jr. Naturalist Summer Camps = Weekly 1/2day summer camps for children ages 5-12!

Once your child is done in their classroom, have them come join us in the forest! Help us spread the word and get more “school-agers” in the great U.P. wilderness 🌲

Spots are filling up quickly, email [email protected] to save your spot now!

Congratulations “Artist Allison”! Allison painted our mural with us last summer, and now she has a wonderful children’s book! Studio Marie 🎨🌲 hooray!!!

Marquette artist publishes children's book, "Pete and BunBun Build a House" MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — There’s a new book to get your hands on for the kiddos and it’s written and illustrated by a Marquette author. “Pete and BunBun Build a

Check out our program options! We have room left in the Red and White Pine classes for this school year (2026-2027)! Save your spot now!

Our wonderful Director, Miss Jamie, made up this helpful guide for all of our current program options! Check it out— keeping in mind we still have room for Jr Naturalist summer camps AND 1/2 day MWF Pine class for the 26-27 school year. Message me, [email protected] for more info or to set up a tour!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Check out these shots of our teachers in action today!

We LOVE our dedicated staff; Annika, Courtnie, Ella, Emily, Hannah, Izzy, Isabelle, Jack, and Mena! Help us show our thanks this week! 💚🌲

We still have room in 4-12 year-old Jr. Naturalist Summer Camp, 9am-12pm, M-F, and you choose which weeks! Message today!

🌏 HAPPY EARTH DAY! 🌍

Which activity will you do with your child this earth week? 👇

Thank you Outdoor School Shop for this awesome resource!! We ❤️ ODSS

Featured teacher- Mr. Jack!! Jack started out as a regularly occuring college aid and sub in the Maple classroom. He wasn’t sure if this would be the best fit for him at first, but he ended up loving everything about our school! He spent lots of time volunteering during the first half of the 2025-2026 school year. Now we excited to announce that he has decided to shift career pathways and remain with our school full-time! Yay for Mr. Jack, our first full-time male teacher since Mr. Jeremy stepped back to his admin/maintenance role.

I am excited to re start our featured teacher of the week for 2026!! This week we are featuring our Lead Maple/GSRP forest school teacher— Miss Emily Ross.

She’s an amazing addition to our team! Miss Emily has transformed the downstairs “basement” area into a cozy indoor space with lots of meaningful learning areas set up throughout. While this is her first time leading, it is not her first time working in the early childhood field. She was a co teacher at a Waldorf school downstate. She shines in her new lead role, and we couldn’t be more proud of the progress she’s making. She is currently working toward earning her Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. We hope to continuing working with her for years to come.