SOLE’s Junior Naturalist Experience SM program offers a rich environment for developing a love of and stewardship for nature, strengthening self-esteem and confidence, and building leadership and outdoor skills. Centered on a healthy balance of unstructured free-play and experiential place-based education, children are able to develop cognitive and social skills while also experiencing a rich interdisciplinary curricula that allows children to become immersed in the magic of their community’s natural resources.
Children walk away with a profound reverence for nature and exploration that they can carry into their future. The skills they learn in the Junior Naturalist Experience SM program will help them solve real-world problems, become a stronger team member, strengthen themselves physically and mentally, and share compassion for all things living.
We have noticed that families that have offered their children this experience has enriched the whole family. From scientific findings to lessons integrated in folklore and silly games – children bring home the fun and transferable lessons from their Junior Naturalist Experience SM.
My participation in instructing SOLE Junior Naturalist Experiences SM this summer has been one of great joy. Sharing my passion for nature is something I have studied for and dreamed of. After leading many different camps for various organizations, I find that SOLE offers the liberty to build a unique and creative curriculum with the flexibility to follow the children’s interests and other learning opportunities that inherently arise.
See you out there,
Hallie Reikowsky
Field Instructor
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