Above students are harvesting seeds and flowers from the dye garden. Below are glimpses of some of the units we covered in Earthcrafts: mammals, coal-burning wooden bowls, fire by friction, survival and woven snow shoes, making salve from our herb garden, weaving willow baskets, quinzhee building, orchard restoration, & endangered planting.
Below are glimpses of one of our class camping trips on the land. On this trip in addition to practicing nature awareness and playing group games, we developed skills in orienteering through a blindfolded walk, stream ecology through a river wander, scouting through camo games, bushcraft through carving projects, herbal medicine through unexpected mishaps, and empathy through all we did.
Nomad camp in the summer was for students in the community to continue exploring earthcrafts on the land. Below are snapshots of some of what we did: make cordage, play in the river, orienteer, wander, learn how to put up a tarp...