Outdoor Elementary Education:
Forest Microschool
Experience joy in learning through connection with nature!
Get outside and thrive!
Seeds of Love Collective
Seeds of Love Collective empowers teachers, families, and students to collaborate and support each other in developing holistic educational pathways in connection with nature.
Open Wilderness Literacy & Science (OWLS) Outdoor Education Forest Microschool
The Bay Area Open Wilderness Literacy and Science (OWLS) forest microschool program facilitates a kind and safe community for children ages 6-11 to enjoy authentic, hands-on learning experiences outdoors 1, 2, or 3 days a week to cultivate community, friendships and joy in learning!
Expand Community
Be Kind & Safe
Appreciate Languages, Cultures and Neurodiversity
Play Cooperative Games
Team Work Makes the Dream Work
Explore Nature
Consistent Sites: Camp Herms, El Cerrito; Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
Occasional Sites: Lake Anza, Berkeley; Oakland Zoo, Albany Bulb, Albany; Joaquin Miller, Oakland
Experience Joy
Morning Message/Meeting & Greetings
Sit Spot
Literacy Support
Skill Building
Roses, Buds, and Thorns
Sign up for the OWLS Community Newsletter by subscribing to our list below. You will receive, at most, one email a month with highlights and updates about our program.