News From The Moon's Nest Playschool, our unschooling/wildschooling cooperative based in Portland, Or |
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Note from Playschool Teacher Claire Welcome to September, Moon's Nest families! We've said a temporary goodbye to our friends who have transitioned into kindergarten or other modes of schooling--showering them with blessings on their last day!--but we're also still in summer mode: soaking up the sun and spending as much time as possible outside and in the water. However, the earth is turning; at playschool, we've noticed the red and gold leaves, the ever-so-slightly cooler days, and the light changing more quickly in the late afternoons. I am so excited to sink into the rhythms of fall with your witchlets towards the end of this month--more candlelight and storytelling; more hot drinks and quiet sit-spots; more deep play in the ever-changing wild corners of this patch of land we call Portland. We had a beautiful celebration of Lammas, with homemade play-dough "bread" and fresh-picked blackberries to honor the harvest, and we're gearing up for the next point on the wheel of the year. On the last day of the summer session, everyone is invited to say goodbye to summer, welcome in the autumn, and celebrate the equinox (just a little early!) We'll gather from 4-6pm on Friday, September 13th (right after playschool) for a potluck and small ritual to commemorate this transition before our week-long break. Please email me at clairexandra@gmail.com if you have questions, and/or if you and your families plan to attend! Warmly, Claire |
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Upcoming Important Dates Friday September 13 : Last day of Summer Session Friday September 13 : Farewell Summer Social 4-6 pm *(details in teacher Claire's note!)* Monday September 16~20 : Fall Equinox Repose, No Playschool Monday September 23 : First Day of our 2019-2020 Playschool Year! |
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Enrollment for our 2019-2020 Playschool Year Please do join us this fall as we begin our 4th year together as a playschool community! If you've already sent in yer re-enrollment form, thanks a bunch. We are so very thankful and humbled by your family's continued trust in us to help shape your child's development, and fer yer continuing investment in our playschool community. If'n ya haven't got yer re-enrollment form in yet and plan on joining us in the Fall, do get on it! Please be mindful that I need all folks intending to continue on with us for 2019-2020 to fill out this enrollment form, even tho ya be a returning family. |
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If yer family is new to the Moon's Nest and is looking to join us for yer first year, this be the form to use to let us know. Once I receive yer Enrollment Inquiry, 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 enrollment fer 2019-2020 will be confirmed, provided we have an available opening. |
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Sign up fer yer September Playschool Shift Hey there playschool folks! Here be the September sign up sheet fer Moon's Nest Co op parents to self schedule their September playschool assistant shift(s). Please do check yer calendars and get yerself scheduled fer yer monthly shift(s) as soon as you be able. |
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Samhain Field Study Lone Fir Cemetery Friday, November 1st |
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Looking ahead just a bit, on Friday November 1st the Moon's Nest Playschool will be taking our annual Samhain Field Study to Lone Fir Cemetery! This annual Field Study is a much anticipated tradition of our playschool community, and this year Teacher Claire will be leading our witchlets fer a day of mushroom hunting and observation, Samhain rituals, and walking the edges of the realms as the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest. So, add it to yer calendar! November 1st, please plan to rendezvous fer playschool pick up and drop off at Lone Fir Cemetery's main entrance. We're offering just two drop in spots fer this Field Study fer kiddos ages 4+ Drop in cost : $50/day *No cost fer witchlets who are enrolled in our Friday programming!! Field Studies are included in yer tuition * Please send an email to moonsnestplayschool@gmail.com to inquire about yer witchlet dropping in with us fer our annual Samhain Field Study. |
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News From The Moon's Nest School of Magic, Mischief, n' Mystery |
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2019 Northwest Permaculture Convergence Kids Camp with Miz Flow & Magic Man Kaan September 27-29, 2019
Lost Valley Education Center, Dexter, OR |
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The Moon’s Nest School of Magic, Mischief & Mystery is pleased to be partnered with the 2019 Northwest Permaculture Convergence to offer adventure, play, and connection to the littles of this annual gathering. Our programming aims to provide support to the families of the NWPCC community while engaging children in ceremony, ritual, play, learning, and story. It is important to our team that the children and families who gather with us feel centered and supported throughout the gathering.
In this first year of facilitating the children’s programming for NWPCC, we hope to form meaningful memories, relationships, and traditions that will inspire us throughout the year and bring us back to each other in the next. We are SO excited to start this work, and to cultivate magical experiences for the children of the nw permaculture community and their families.We do hope that you will join us this year as we cast our circle of connecting, playing, and learning together!
Send yer kiddo to NWPCC with Miz Flow! I am offering a limited number of spaces fer Moon's Nest witchlets who would like to join me fer NWPCC independent from their parents. Details & Logistics Transportation to the convergence and back to Portland provided Depart from Portland on September 26, return on September 29 All meals and programming included Sliding scale of $150 ~ $250 **Please send an email to moonsnestplayschool@gmail.com to arrange fer yer witchlet to independently join me at this camp.** From the NWPCC website : "The Northwest Permaculture Convergence is a conference. There are presentations, plenary sessions, unlimited networking, a Marketplace, and lots of fun. It is a unique gathering where individuals and organizations can show and tell what they are doing to help create a more peaceful, green and resilient culture and economy.
The Convergence is a unique place for diverse groups and people to come together to mix, mingle, network, and cross pollinate. We are all on the same team! And we need to focus on practical actions in the real world.
Who will be interested? Students, urban gardeners, city planners, eco-village enthusiasts, neighborhood leaders, preparedness people, business persons, faith communities, seniors and young people, home school families and educators of all types." |
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Moon's Nest Samhain Tide Celebration & Campout Saturday October 19th ~ Sunday October 20 |
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On Saturday October 19 through Sunday October 20 the Moon's Nest School of Magic, Mischief, & Mystery is offering our annual Samhain Campout. We'll kick off this year's Samhain Tide celebrations with an evening ancestors potluck dinner & ritual on Saturday October 19th, followed by a night time lantern walk. Ritual garb and pictures of yer ancestors encouraged! And please bring yer sacred items fer the communal Samhain Altar. After our lantern walk we'll head back to the Moon's Nest fer a viewing of the seasonal favorite, Coco, and a Moon's Nest Campout. After the movie we'll settle in fer lights out and drift to sleep calling in a dream time visit from our ancestors. Come mornin' we'll potluck brunch and then wrap up with a closing ritual. Details & Logistics Doors open at 5pm on Saturday October 19th. Ancestors Dinner and Ritual begins at 5:30pm Lantern Walk at 7pm Movie at 8pm Ancestor dream temple & lights out Brunch at 10am on Sunday October 19th. Closing ritual at 11 am Parents are welcome to join us fer the evening festivities, or drop off their witchlet fer the evening. However, we have limited sleeping spaces fer yer witchlets only. If parents want to sleep over, y'all be welcome to pitch yer tent in the Moon's Nest play yard. Witchlets who are comfortable sleeping away from home are welcome to stay fer the camp out. Fer those witchlets who aren't quite ready fer a night away from home, they be welcome to come fer just the evening, howeva any kiddos not staying fer the campout need ta be on their way home no later than 10pm. They also be welcome to come back fer brunch and closing circle. Please bring! Items fer the communal altar Pictures + stories about yer ancestors Potluck items fer our Ancestor Dinner & Brunch Yer own pillow & blanket fer the campout Cost : Sliding scale $35 - $50 per witchlet/family Registration and payment required. Please send payment via Paypal after completing registration * Scholarship & work trade options available * Okay witches! I hope to see you as we call in this year's Samhain Tides and celebrate the thinning of the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead! |
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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 Teacher Claire and Miz Flow on Instagram 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 & follow us! |
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That's it for this month friends! May our days together be full of play, adventure, and connection. |
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