We soaked up La Conner, Washington where we stayed during the month of February. La Conner is not usually as sleepy as it is now. Since COVID there are less tourists around and the streets are quiet. The state has just opened up a bit more so the restaurants are starting to be busy again……still…
We left our Ithaca bubble on January 21, 2021 (a palindrome date!) in a blue rental car, i dubbed “the blue bubble”. We were blessed with perfect weather the whole way out, and very smooth travels. It was such a relief to get off the main highways, away from the trucks! At times we were…
Julie will be temporarily living in the Pacific North West until June 2021! Why not? Earth Arts is on break from teaching in person programs. I am tutoring a few folks via zoom this Winter and Spring……which can be done anywhere with wifi. Also, what an opportunity to dream on what Earth Arts will become…
Teaching children about the natural world should be treated as one of the most important events in their lives.” – Thomas Berry Most of us realize that our natural environment needs protection and that if we want our children to have natural spaces to seek refuge in, we all need to do what we can…
Dear Earth Arts Families and Friends, I am writing to you as a member of a growing group of men and boys working to establish a boys Right of Passage here in the Ithaca area. As you may already know, Earth Arts has been actively engaged in a girls Right of Passage for many years…
Looking for a three or four day week option for your child that emphasizes learning through a connection to the natural world? Enrolling now for the 2014-15 academic year: pair up Lantern School offerings (two or three day/week options) with Earth Arts (on Thursdays) for up to four days a week of learning in a…
This year, for the first time, Earth Arts announces a weekend workshop for educators – a time to rejuvenate, experience a joyful connection to the natural world, and discover how to use nature to teach science and literacy. With over 50 years of collective experience working with children, Laurie and Julie are excited to share with you some…
Support Girls In Our Community! For more than ten years, Earth Arts has been bringing girls – and women – into the woods. Our alumni girls tell us how these programs have helped them transition to healthy womanhood. They say that Earth Arts connected them to nature and to themselves. We think that supporting girls…
Curious about how you can build a stove that will heat your space – and store heat to provide overnight warming for up to 48 hours? Earth Arts supported the launch of this new video, and as a special thanks, the producers are offering to donate a percentage of sales to Earth Arts. To learn…
At Earth Arts, we connect children and adults to the outdoors, to each other, and to a supportive natural community. Our students develop strong naturalist skills, wilderness awareness, earth living skills, and creative thinking, by gaining inspiration from the land itself. We foster creativity, awareness, self-expression, satisfying participation in community, and stewardship, by singing, exploring, and…