On the final day of my Spaceship Earth class at Peace Village, Newberg, we spent some time reviewing what we'd learned, discussing what stood out, and then making seed pods. (See Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, and Day 4 if you missed them, and/or download the full Spaceship Earth day camp plan.) Peace Village does …
Friends Journal, Quaker Spaces, and Civic Ecology
I'm grateful for the community we have at North Valley Friends, and I wrote about it for the August issue of Friends Journal. This issue focused on the theme of Quaker Spaces, and in my article, "It's the Spirit that Makes It Beautiful," I shared about how our worship space isn't the most up-to-date, or …
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Spaceship Earth: day 3
On day 3 of my Spaceship Earth class at Peace Village Newberg last week, we focused on water, soil, and pollution (see also day 1 and day 2). We watched the second part of the Stunning Views – From Earth to Universe and Back Again video. In the first part, it zooms out so that you eventually …
Spaceship Earth: day 2
Continuing in my series on curricula for a day camp class for grade school kids (entering 2nd-6th grade), I'll share what I did for day 2 of "Spaceship Earth" at Peace Village Newberg. (Here's Day 1 if you missed it.) Day 2 of Spaceship Earth focused on the theme of food and waste. We did …
Spaceship Earth: day 1
This past week I taught a class for grade school kids at Peace Village Newberg on the topic of "Spaceship Earth." Peace Village is an "international nonprofit that teaches the power of peace to children, families, and communities." We have had a Peace Village day camp at North Valley Friends Church in Newberg, OR for …
Outdoors with Kids in Chehalem Valley: North Valley Friends Trail
We visit the North Valley Friends Trail often! It's a great place to go to be outside without having to drive far from Newberg (or at all, if you walk or bike there). It's just north of Newberg, directly north of the Foothills neighborhoods on College St. The trail is about 3/4 of a mile …
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Outdoors with Kids in Chehalem Valley: Champoeg Nature Play Area
This summer, I've invited others to join me on Friday "hikes" or nature excursions around our small region. Part of this has to do with my church's current emphasis on getting to know our watershed so that we can better take care of the space around us. We can only love places that we know, …
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Outdoors with Kids in Chehalem Valley: Magness Tree Farm
Well, sometimes when you go hiking with kids, you have to admit your failures...at least if you're me! So, we went hiking with my friend Lotus and K's friend N to Magness Memorial Tree Farm (which, by the way, is not a tree farm, but is a demonstration forest with hiking trails, a covered picnic area, …
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Outdoors with Kids in Chehalem Valley: Trappist Abbey
I got a little behind in posting anything, but K and I have still been doing our weekly hikes in the area! We've been hiking with other people lately, which has been fun. I'd always heard about the trails at the Trappist Abbey of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and I've driven by there countless times, …
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Outdoors with Kids in Chehalem Valley: Bob & Crystal Rilee Park
For our Friday adventure this week, K and I visited Bob & Crystal Rilee Park & Equestrian Trails, which is just east of Newberg on Parrett Mountain. According to the Chehalem Park & Recreation District blog, this has only been officially zoned as a park for a few months, although the purchase of the property and …
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