Nature Immersion Summer Sessions
Day Sessions
Outdoor, self-directed, all weather nature immersion
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By following our curiosity, exploring the land, and learning about the beings that live there we’ll co-create and learn together. Each session shares related activities and daily flow. We play games upon arrival, then transition to morning circle to hear about daily projects, sing songs, and share naturalist knowledge about our surroundings. Daily activities include crafts, fire tending, storytelling, and plenty of time to explore our surroundings. Naturalist skills, laughter, and unknown adventures will make these exciting weeks for all ages.
Attending multiple weeks? Participants have the opportunity to select a skills based competency badge to work on or complete one they began during the Wild Discovery Semester Program.
Overnight Sessions
Our next overnight session at Thistle Pond will be in 2026.
This summer we have reduced our programming as the semester program transitions to a new location.
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In 2025, Rising Moon youth programming is only being offered to an invitational cohort of young women. We welcome inquiries about this years offerings, please reach out if you have questions.
Just a few of the benefits of a nature-based learning environment:
• Whole child development
• Increased fine and gross motor skills
• Increased language and communication skills
• Integrative approach to incorporating academic subjects
• Self-directed: based on participant interests and observations
• Practice regulating one’s own behavior
• Increase competence in social interactions and collaborative skills
• Development of problem solving skills and independent thinking
• Curriculum is not pre-scripted but instead inspired through nature-based play and skill building
• Deepening relationship with the more than human world
My daughter LOVES “Forest school” it’s her favorite thing and my favorite thing for her. She gets more benefits than I can name but most noticeably she’s happier calmer and more grounded, it gives her confidence and such a strong sense of self and connected to her natural world. I’m beyond grateful for this incredible resource, it’s all I ever wanted for her.
We love the Deer Isle summer camp, the kids love camping out and attending the program during the day. This past summer they really enjoyed bringing a pot and a bunch of ramen and cooking lunch over the fire for everyone in the program!
White Ash provides an environment where my children can express themselves in a healthy and safe way.
Learning should be fun. Not all learn best in a classroom setting and white ash provides what the public school system lacks in this way.
I couldn’t be happier with Clover’s experience with White Ash Learning, the value it adds to her life to just be a free kid in nature supported by loving individuals is invaluable. If you’ve been considering sending your little one, I highly reccomend you do!!!
Our children have experienced interactions with other children of all ages that would not have been possible for us outside of White Ash. They have learned healthy boundaries and the importance of communicating with their peers.
Thanks for putting so much time and energy into all this. Avi really enjoys her days with you.
There is always something they come back talking about whether it’s something the built in the woods, a whittled stick or learning how to make beeswax torches.
Warren loved both weeks he did this summer with White Ash. He especially loved the Monroe location. We’ll be doing it again!!