02/07/2026
Meet the Guides!
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***Victoria Monigold is a mama of three children with a diverse background in Waldorf education, primitive skills, and permaculture design. Once upon a time before children, she adventured the Sierra Nevada mountains with her father, fostering a deep love of the natural world.
Influenced by Waldorf Education since childhood, she helped establish two beautiful Waldorf-inspired nature preschool and homeschool co-op communities while living in Southern California. Since relocating to Southwest Michigan, she earned certifications in early childhood education and the Michigan Master Naturalist program. She has been actively involved as a forest school guide since 2022.
Victoria is passionate about cultivating the spark of joy for learning through storytelling, creative expression, and connection with the surrounding natural world.
**Larissa Touloupas is motivated by connecting youth and young adults with the natural world—whether among trees or on the farm. With over a decade of experience working with children, she brings deep wisdom, warmth, and creativity to every program she leads.
From serving as a nature program director at summer camps to guiding in wilderness therapy settings, Larissa has worn many hats, all rooted in her love for nature-based education and mentorship.
***Rhianna Warick believes in the healing power of interconnection with nature. She has studied Forest Therapy and loves using the tools she learned to help kids connect with the natural world around them.
Her backyard is a food forest, built using Permaculture principles. She is a Michigan Master Naturalist and amateur forager and enjoys helping kids discover the abundance all around them. Rhianna wholeheartedly believes that education can extend far beyond traditional schooling.
In 2012, Rhianna started the first nomadic-style daycare in Israel – a style of exploring changing outdoor locations on a day-to-day basis – which is still in practice to this day. In her spare time, Rhianna loves off grid camping, hiking, kayaking, making herbal medicine and sharing the fruits of her garden.
