My podcast interview with Education Evolution will be live on Tuesday, July 7. Here’s the link: https://educationevolution.org/65

The mission of Education Evolution is to dismantle archaic, present day high school curriculum and learning environments to integrate student-driven learning that is relevant, rewarding, and relational

I was asked recently about being an “activist” in education. I had never thought much about being an activist. I simply do and educate as I intuitively feel is “right” for many children. As the definition of activist is quite broad, I thought it best to take a minute to elaborate a bit on how I view myself as an activist and my role in education.

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Since 2013, we have been teaching math and language arts through discovery of nature in the canyons and parks of Orange County. Today, demand has increased as more parents are seeing the many benefits of outdoor learning, especially since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Camino De Santiago Nature School is hosting an experience booth at the Patchwork Show in Old Town Tustin on Sunday, June 27. Experience booths, hosted by non-profits and businesses, offer complimentary experiences to Patchwork Show attendees. This year, Camino De Santiago Nature School takes their experience booth one step further to include seniors who are not able attend the Patchwork Show in person.

In addition to storytelling every hour, Camino De Santiago Nature School will offer a Nature Craft Activity. “The children who visit the booth will be shown how to make earth pigment paints by crushing rocks. Then, they will use their paints to design a postcard for one of the many senior living center residents in our local area,” said Camino de Santiago Nature School Founder and Director Dawn Robinette. “Each postcard will be pre-addressed with a senior resident’s first name and a bit of information about the senior. Directors from the senior centers have ensured us that their residents would love to receive a hand-painted postcard from a child.”

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Camino De Santiago Nature School is hosting an experience booth at the Patchwork Show in Old Town Tustin on Sunday, June 27. Experience booths, hosted by non-profits and businesses, offer complimentary experiences to Patchwork Show attendees. This year, Camino De Santiago Nature School takes their experience booth one step further to include seniors who are not able attend the Patchwork Show in person.

In addition to storytelling every hour, Camino De Santiago Nature School will offer a Nature Craft Activity. “The children who visit the booth will be shown how to make earth pigment paints by crushing rocks. Then, they will use their paints to design a postcard for one of the many senior living center residents in our local area,” said Camino de Santiago Nature School Founder and Director Dawn Robinette. “Each postcard will be pre-addressed with a senior resident’s first name and a bit of information about the senior. Directors from the senior centers have ensured us that their residents would love to receive a hand-painted postcard from a child.”

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Listen to some of our original stories about nature for kids from ages 5 to 100