Naturalist Mentoring
Program
Mentoring in Nature to inspire learning
nature, science, stewardship, wilding skills, wild art, and crafting
and more!
ANNOUNCING
NEW FALL PROGRAMS
Tuesdays ~Anderson Lake Park REG OPEN!
and
NEW Monday ~Soquel- Drake Farm
Wed ~Cupertino, Stevens Creek
NEW Thursday ~Felton, The Nest Farm
Saturday ~Woodside, Huddart Park
OPEN SOOOOOOOON!
Naturalist Mentoring Program
Testimonial from a Teen Mentoring Assistant:
Working with BEan in Nature has been one of the highlights of my homeschool learning experience. The opportunities Marisa provided for me to learn, grow and connect in nature are unparalleled. Every day with BEan was an adventure.
....read more
Testimonial from a Teen Mentoring Assistant:
Working with BEan in Nature has been one of the highlights of my homeschool learning experience. The opportunities Marisa provided for me to learn, grow and connect in nature are unparalleled. Every day with BEan was an adventure.
....read more
Our Summer Camps Who, What Why, and How?
Your Child will Connect to their wild primal self through survival awareness,
wild skills and
epic nature adventures!
We believe children who are taught to fall in love with science, art, and learning, through child-led, inquiry based ancestral survival skills, amazing wild skills and crafts, and nature connection experiences will be the ones who who solve our climate crisis and create solutions to our complex human challenges, for a healthy planet. In this way, we mentor through ‘seeing through the Native Eyes’, fostering a love for understanding and connecting to the primal self through nature.
These children will be the ones who inspire their own families and friends in their communities, sharing their contagious love of nature connection, their curiosity, their nature knowledge and their dynamic awareness of the creatures, the trees, and beyond.
Your Child will Connect to their wild primal self through survival awareness,
wild skills and
epic nature adventures!
We believe children who are taught to fall in love with science, art, and learning, through child-led, inquiry based ancestral survival skills, amazing wild skills and crafts, and nature connection experiences will be the ones who who solve our climate crisis and create solutions to our complex human challenges, for a healthy planet. In this way, we mentor through ‘seeing through the Native Eyes’, fostering a love for understanding and connecting to the primal self through nature.
These children will be the ones who inspire their own families and friends in their communities, sharing their contagious love of nature connection, their curiosity, their nature knowledge and their dynamic awareness of the creatures, the trees, and beyond.
we offer...
home school programs
weekend programs
after school programs
1x a weekday workshops
summer camps and
birthday parties AND nature parties!
weekend programs
after school programs
1x a weekday workshops
summer camps and
birthday parties AND nature parties!
why we do what we do
Our mission, at BEan In Nature, is to support and care for the earth and her fragile ecology, helping children connect with wonder and amazement to the natural world, growing their innate curiosity and passion for the earth and its flora and fauna. All while having epic adventures, creating memorable stories to share and sharing our contagious enthusiasm out on the earth.
announcements
parents love BEan In Nature!
At first I was a little nervous about sending my almost 6 year old to a camp from 9am – 3pm. She had done camps before but not one that lasted almost all day and definitely not one that was completely outside. But after seeing her reaction after the first day, I realized this camp was definitely worth it! She had a wonderful time and loved talking about what she did every day. From the face painting, to archery, to walking through the creek, she spent the week doing such worthwhile things with new friends while spending it outside in nature. I will definitely be looking at this camp for her every summer because it made such a difference in her life and I couldn’t have been happier.
Thanks so much Marisa for offering this program to kids!
~Rachel
My two kids, 10 and 12 years old have been part of Bean In Nature for the past 3 years. It is an amazing program. Marisa, Diamond, Jeremy and the other assistants are all wonderful. They are very caring, welcoming and they have created a safe and accepting environment. Kids are free to be within nature, they are free to run, climb and roll in the mud if they wish to do so. But all it's done by keeping them safe. When I pick them up they are always smiling, happy and relaxed. When I ask the kids what do they like about this program, their answer is always: "Everything!" Thank you Marisa, Diamond, Jeremy and the rest of this amazing team!
Best,
~Mom to 2 amazing children
"It gives me such joy to know that so many children in our region are being exposed to the wonders of nature as well as developing social responsibility through Service Learning projects taught by you. I only wish Liliana could attend more of your classes in the future. Liliana will be leaving CA with an appreciation and love for nature, due in large part, to the experiences she had with you. She went from being a girl who didn't like to get her hands dirty, to a girl who now picks up bugs, digs in the dirt and loves hiking in the woods! Thanks for helping to cure her of Nature Deficit Disorder! :). We will miss you very much and hope you will keep up your amazing work of positively impacting children through nature immersion."
Fondly,
~Cathleen, Greg & Liliana Dyck