Daily Schedule
Forest and Farm Program (Ages 4-7)
Learning with the Land: Farm * Field * Forest
2026-27 Year - Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
2- or 3-day option
9:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
First, here are some photos to get us excited! These are vision board photos of what we are wanting to create for our littlest attendees. An art station, a fairy garden, a sand area, a natural obstacle course, a mud kitchen, and so many more ideas swirling around in the heads of myself and the future Lead Facilitator (TBA)! I am going to keep our vision board photos up as we to remind us of our goals as we create our own space until it’s where we want it.
CLC Picnic Table Area
AI Vision Board Art Station with Picnic Tables
CLC Sandbox Area
CLC Mud Kitchen
AI Vision Board Sandbox Area
AI Visio Board Mud Kitchen
Now for the possible schedule that is a work in progress:
Gathering Time
9:30a-10:00a
Playground Time 1:15p-1:45p
Children will be dropped off during the first times listed into the hands of the Lead Facilitator where they will congregate at the playground area. Those who are late will need to walk their child/ren to the base camp.
The group will also end up back at the playground area for pick-up where the Lead Facilitator will deliver your child/ren into the vehicle and to the person approved for such.
Base Camp/Morning Circle 10
:00a-10:30a
1:00p-1:15p
For this first year, we have created a large platform in the forest as our base camp. The Forest & Farm attendees will walk to the base camp during the first time listed, put up all their belongings into cubbies of some sort, and have a morning activity.
The Forest & Farm attendees will gather their belongings during the second time listed above and walk over to the playground to play until they are picked up.
Forest Centers
10:30a-11:30a
12:15p-1:15p
There will be so much to explore and investigate whether in the natural world, the forest centers, or the activities the Lead Facilitator offers. We want to bring in homesteading offerings, animal care offerings, science offerings, nature, and story offerings to name a few!
Lunch/Break
Indoor Play
11:30a-12:15p
In order to have variety (and a warm-up time in the deep of winter), the Foresters will eat lunch in the CLC building. They can also enjoy some indoor play time in the toy center.. This is also a time for an indoor bathroom break.
*As a side note about bathrooms, there will be a camping potty at the Base Camp with a camping tent privacy for forest bathroom needs. There is a full service bathroom at the CLC main building that will be accessed during this time once daily.
**As another side note, even in inclement weather, the Forest attendees will have shelter options at the platform or the CLC building for continued learning together. In serious weather events, the CLC will send out an email that morning if it will close.
