Sibyl & Lila; Recent Forest School Friday at Sellwood River Park

February 2020

Lila; poetry performance @Portland Children's Museum

News From

The Moon's Nest Playschool,

our unschooling/wildschooling cooperative based in Portland, Or 

Sibyl; Winter time nature play

 Happy New Year Moon's Nest families!

Our first month of 2020 has been so sweet--we've stomped in lots of puddles, played in the rain, explored the winter landscape, welcomed new friends into our community, and noticed the light starting to return.

We've been seeing a few budding trees and flowers, and will welcome the early signs of spring with our Imbolc celebration next week!

Much love,

Claire

Lila, Lorax; Recent Forest School Friday at Reed Canyon

Granny Baby Alfonso; light table play

Moon's Nest Forest School Fridays

February Schedule of Rendezvous Locations

Friday, February 7th @ Laurelhurst Park

Friday, February 14th@ Leach Botanical Gardens

Friday, February 21st @ Errol Heights Park

Friday February 28th @ Moon's Nest Playschool

We currently have 2 spots available in our Forest School Friday program fer kiddos ages 4 & up.  Moon's Nest Forest School meets every Friday at rotating natural areas and parks around SE Portland. Monthly tuition is income based and operates on a wide and inclusive sliding scale of

$150-$450/ mo. 

We also offer drop in spots fer Forest School Fridays fer kiddos ages 4+  

Drop in cost : $50/day

*Weather appropriate gear and ability to be

comfortable outdoors in all varieties of weather required*

Please send an email to moonsnestplayschool@gmail.com to inquire about enrollment in our Forest School Friday program, or to inquire about scheduling a drop in visit with us on an upcoming Forest School Day! 

Creek Side Sit Spot @ Reed Canyon

New Wednesday Playschool Session

&

New Parent Teacher

Welcome Lissette Martinez to the Moon's Nest crew!

Lissette is Chicana Mama to her 16mo old toddler, Granny Baby Alfonso,

and is a long time resident of Portland. And, Miz Flow is her mama!

We're really excited for Lissette to join us in our days and to offer our first ever

sessions of playschool set aside exclusively for our nursery & toddler aged witchlets.  

Beginning in February, Lissette Martinez will be leading a small group of friends ages 1-3 in some slow and gentle play based learning. The day will include story time, a neighborhood walk, and plenty of guided and engaged play.

Details

Wednesdays 10-2
@ Moon's Nest Playschool

Sliding Scale $150-200/month

We're opening up just 3 spots for this special Wednesday session. Only 3 spots available for this special Wednesday session of playschool. Wednesday registration and enrollment required and is additional to any other days your child may attend the Moon's Nest playschool. Current playschool enrollment/tuition does not include or guarantee Wednesday enrollment.  If you be interested in getting on the wait list for our Wednesday playschool session, email us at moonsnestplayschool@gmail.com

Lorax, Lila, Sibyl; Recent Portland Town Field Study

News From

The Moon's Nest School of Magic, Mischief, n' Mystery

Moon's Nest wet felting workshop @ Kindle Cascadia 2019

Did ya know!

In addition to our Portland based Monday-Friday playschool program,

the Moon's Nest also offers child and family centered camp programming. 

The Moon's Nest School of Magic. Mischief, & Mystery offers nature based, magically infused, gender affirming programming for a variety of multi day camps and gatherings in Oregon and Washington. Some of these camps are small and are organized by the Moon's Nest, and others we are contracted with to organize kids programming for larger camps and gatherings. 

Our camp programming is an immersion into the sound, smells, and sights of the season. We delve into the natural world, learn how to harvest and wild craft with ritual and ceremony, and give something back in return. We also leave lots of room for play and getting up to all kinds of mischief. And of course, there's the infamous magic shows from Mountain Man Magic. 

If you've got a camp or gathering coming up and are looking

for a high quality kids program coordinator, send us an email. 

We're currently booking for Washington and Oregon locations.

Upcoming Offerings

Phlox & Flame 2019

Phlox & Flame 2020

 ~ March 18th - 21st ~

@ Aprovecho Research Center

  Cottage Grove, Or

Invitation & Call

Come witchlets!

Come gather in honor of the Spring Equinox. Come gather with us we give last rites to Winter and welcome Spring to the land and to our hearts. Weave with us the magic that will wake our green blooded kin from their Winter repose.  Come feast and craft beside the wood stove. Come work and learn with the elements of earth, water, fire, and air. Come sprinkle the soils of the forests with the seeds of your play magic.

Come, and gather.

xoxo, Miz Flow

*~*~*~*

The Moon's Nest School of Magic, Mischief, & Mystery is pleased to offer the 2nd annual Phlox & Flame!  Phlox & Flame is a kid focused witch + earth skills camp, and is offered in an effort to support our witchlets in establishing a lifelong magical practice of gathering to ritualize, play, learn, and share skills in honor of the Spring Equinox Tides. 

We'll be making rituals, land offerings, having lots of forest play,

going on plant walks, and getting crafty with some natural dying experiments.

We'll also be sharing and practicing our skills in fire making,

wildlife tracking, and primitive shelter building.

And, we'll be treated to an extra special magic show from Mountain Man Magic. 

We had a great time last year!

So many memorable moments to hold dear.

Check out our photo album from Phlox & Flame 2019 here. 

Okay witchlets,

I'm so looking forward to gathering with you all again at the Spring Equinox. 

Logistics

This camp is :

* a camp for kids, sorry parents

* a safe and gender affirming container for all gender identities and expressions

* open to witchlets of the Moon's Nest Playschool as well as our wider circles
* open to witchlets ages 5+

Arrival : 4:00 pm on Wednesday March 18 

Departure : 1:00 pm on Saturday March 21

*Day Camper option available* 

Registration

To maintain the intimacy and apprenticeship style of this camp, we are only opening up six resident spots for camp this year. We'll also have two, day camper spots available as well for witchlets who'd like to come just for the day. 

   Camp Tuition

Resident Camper  : $175-$250, sliding scale

Day Camper : $50/day

All lodging, meals, and materials included in registration

If you plan to join us, please do register and  send in your tuition via our Paypal to confirm your spot just as soon as possible. If you register but don't confirm your spot by sending in tuition thereafter, the spot will go to the next person on the list. When sending in your tuition, please put "Phlox & Flame 2020" in the notes. 

Please send an email to moonsnestplayschool@gmail.com

with any questions you might have about this year's camp prior to registering. 

To register via our Google Form and reserve your spot, follow link in button below. 

It's Tuition Time! 

Heya Moon's Nest Families, 

Please do take a moment to send in yer February tuiton. And please do remember, tuition is due no later than the 3rd day of the month. 

Thank you!

Follow Our Days and happenings on Social Media

The Moon's Nest now has its own dedicated Instagram page! 

Click here to go find & follow us!

That's it for this month friends! 

May our days together be full

of play, adventure, and connection.