May 2019

Heya there Moon's Nest Folks!

A very Merry Beltane to all of you.

Mid Spring is upon us, the veil is thin, and magic is everywhere.

Welcome,

to the time of Peonies in bloom, wildflower walks, mischievous squirrel quarrels, and the emergence of our dear friends, the Honey Bees.

This Beltane to Summer Solstice tide is absolutely my most anticipated time of the whole year, as it holds so much opportunity to celebrate and honor life, abundance, and fertility. 

I pray you find yerself, with as much frequency as your life allows, wandering in meadows, werkin' yer garden, telling the flowers how much you luv them, and watching the spectacular show of wildlife that is most certainly all around you no matter where in this bio region you make yer home. Just yesterday I watched an eagle scouting in the sky from my bike commute on the Spring Water Corridor. I thanked them for their part in the ever insistent teachings from the land this season; 

even here in the urban environment, magic is everywhere.

As I begin preparing for this last seasonal tide as lead teacher fer the Moon's Nest Playschool, I be leaning into the full spectrum of feelings that be comin' up fer me around this transition. I've been so very blessed to spend my days with our witchlet apprentices, and it be dang bittersweet to think on not leading our days every week. Howeva, I be so lookin' forward to focusing on cultivating the Moon's Nest School of Magic, Mischief, & Mystery and establishing our Forest School so that our mentorship and offerings can grow with our witchlets as they age. And, I trust that our new lead teacher Claire will lead our playschool with continuity in practice and pedagogy.

So, all is well and I welcome these transitions wholeheartedly.

Please be assured that I luv our dear playschool family and will continue to be a guest teacher throughout these transitions, and will remain in my role as playschool administrator for the foreseeable future.

Okee doke, please do read on fer all the details n all the

happenings fer this upcoming tide. 

xoxo,

Granny Flow

News From

The Moon's Nest Playschool 

From our New Teaching Partner, Claire 

Hello Moon's Nest families! Just a quick note to say what a complete delight it's been to get to know your kiddos over the past month or so. They've been showing me the magical spots around playschool and the neighborhood, introducing me to all of our plant friends, teaching me our agreements around kindness and consent, and infusing so much joy into my days. They've also been incredibly patient and gentle with my own little one Archer who, at sixteen months, is slowly but surely getting used to the world of playschool. I am so excited for a summer full of sunshine, outdoor play, and lots of magic!

Important dates fer the Remainder of our 

2018~ 2019 Playschool Year Calendar

Moon's Nest Beltane Ritual : Thursday May 2nd

 Playschool Break : Thursday, May 16th- Tuesday, May 21st

Last Day of the Year : Friday June 14, 2019

Welcome Summer Social : Saturday  June 15, 2019

Welcome Summer Playschool Social

! Be part of the Organizing Crew of Volunteers !

We will hold our annual Welcome Summer Social on Saturday June 15th. 

I'm calling in an awesome crew of organizers to support me in making this day souper duper magical fer our little witchlets.

Support with any of the following would be so greatly appreciated:

Gleaning food catering services for our feast

Curating items fer our scholarship raffle

Organizing a family square dance with caller & band

Applying for a street party permit with the city

Soooo, email me at moonsnestplayschool@gmail.com

and join the Welcome Summer Social organizing crew! 

 Playschool Summer Session

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays from 10am-4pm

Enrollment fer our playschool Summer Session is fillin' up quick y'all, and

 enrollment is required fer all witchlets looking to continue their playschool days through the summer. Enrollment is also open to kiddos who are on Summer Break from other educational programs such as Portland Public Schools.

Our days will be held at our playschool home base and filled with a whole bunch of Summer time magic with a focus on:

✨plant walks✨urban foraging✨messy outdoor art projects✨

✨water play n pool swimming✨picnics✨ garden education✨

 ✨adventures to neighborhood parks✨
 

 ,,,and of course a whole lotta free play n lazy summer loungin'. 

Dates : June 24th ~ September 13th 2019

Lead Teacher : Claire Wilde

Art Teacher: TBD 

Guest Teachers : Miz Flow & Magic Man Kaan

Ages : 6 months + (up to age 15)

Tuition  

All 3 days : Sliding scale of $350-$650/month

Any combination of 2 days a week: Sliding scale of $250-$550/month

Enrollment for any 1 day a week: Sliding Scale of $150-$450/month

Registration is currently open and will remain open until we reach capacity, so do be sure to send in yer Playschool Summer Enrollment form via the link below just as soon as you know that you'd like yer kiddo to join us. 

Enrollment for our 2019-2020 Playschool Year

Please do be mindful that I need all folks intending to join us for 2019-2020 to fill out this form, even if ya be a returning family.

If yer family is new to the Moon's Nest and is looking to join us for yer first year, this is also the form to use to let us know. Once I receive yer intent to enroll notification, I'll follow up with an email and an invite to join us fer a playschool visit. At that point, if it's a good fit, I'll send you the registration forms. Once I get those back, yer spot for 2019-2020 will be confirmed. 

News From

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

A huge heap of gratitude to all my friends who joined me at the

1st annual Phlox & Flame!! What a memorable and magical camp we made together. We shared Field Studies at the beach, met plants, worked with egg symbolism, honored fertility and Ostara, enjoyed the cozy wood stove fire in our cabin, feasted on all the food, roasted s'mores, and raised up a frenzy of witchlet chaos magic fer the ancestors to feed on.  I'm so looking forward to next year and weaving all of our Spring magics with Grandmother Ocean again. 

Upcoming Offerings

This spring and summer I'll be accompanying a crew of witchlets to a couple of my favorite gatherings of the season. Please do note the dates of the following camps and plan/register accordingly if you'd like to send yer witchlets off to camp with me fer a week.

Or, if ya wanna make it a family thang and bring yer whole dang family to camp, we'd be happy to have ya join us in the witch camp crew. Check out the links fer all those details and fer more information about these amazing camps.  

And, put it on yer calenders!!

Organizing fer our summer camp is underway. I be brewin' up a multi day family witch camp in a secluded location on a river that offers us a glorious swimming spot and a whole lotta forest to get lost in. We'll camp n craft, make magic n food, hike to the tops of mountains, howl to the moon, n come into deeper relationship with our wild n wise ancestors. Look fer these August dates to be confirmed soon and registration to be opened sometime in May.  

The Sharpening Stone Earth Skills Gathering

Thursday, May 16th- Tuesday, May 21st, 2019
Sunny Valley, Oregon

About This Camp

From the Sharpening Stone Website: 

"We invite you to come learn both ancient and new Earth living techniques that help bring us closer to living in harmony with nature. We will gather for six days deep in the mountains of Oregon, where the landscape inspires a deeper connection both with nature and with our community of like minded people. We bring together skilled instructors and passionate people to create a unique culture, for memories that will last a lifetime."

Fer full details, please visit The Sharpening Stone website

Summary of Logistical Details

A total of 5 spots are available fer this camp

Ages 5+

(camp participants must be comfortable being away from their primary caregiver fer the duration of camp) 

Transportation to and from Portland provided

All meals provided

Registration closes May 1st

Camp Tuition : $150-$350 sliding scale

**Above photo sourced from Lauren Parker Photography

http://www.laurenparkerphotography.com/

Echoes In Time 

July 21 – 27, 2019

Monmouth, Or

About this Camp

From the Echoes In Time website 

"Echoes in Time is a week long ancestral skills conference held every July in Oregon’s Willamette Valley and the Traditional Territory of the Kalapuya, near Monmouth. Our mission is to unite people from different demographics, communities, and backgrounds, through the sharing of common traditions of place-based ancestral living skills. Participants camp out on private property and enjoy 5 days of learning various skills from the “stone age” to the “iron age” (basketry, bows & arrows, wild edible plants, pottery, black-smithing, stone tools, felting, animal tracking, and more). This is an excellent family adventure and no previous experience is required. In this age of ever-increasing technology and globalization, the skills of preindustrial people are being forgotten. Come remember them with us." 

Fer full details, please visit the Echoes In Time website 

Be sure to check out the video from last year's gathering and watch fer Lorax & I, along with some other faces familiar to our playschool family! Such a sweet video and so representative of the Echoes In Time experience. 

I do hope you'll join us there!!

Summary of Logistical Details

A total of 5 spots are available fer this camp

Ages 5+

(camp participants must be comfortable being away from their primary caregiver fer the duration of camp) 

Transportation to and from Portland provided

All meals provided

Registration closes May 1st

Camp Tuition : $150-$350 sliding scale

Follow Our Days on Social Media

Liking and following our social media pages is a great way to keep up on the

work, play, and learning of our playschool days.

You can find us on Instagram and Facebook, sharing sweet moments and practices, as well as real time playschool updates. And, please do feel free to share our posts using the hashtag #moonsnestplayschool 

We also have our very own YouTube channel where you can get lost in all the adorable video journal moments from our days.

Go find us!

It's Tuition Time! 

Please do remember to send in yer May tuition no later than the 3rd day of the month.

Thank you!

That's it for this month friends! 

May our days together be full

of play, adventure, and connection.