BEan Natural Studies Learning Pod

Regenerative Earth Eco Science & Stewardship AM
and
Nature Immersion PM  
Combo
​
NEW  SESSION #2
SPRING 8 WEEK OFFERING
9:30 am - 3:30 pm

ALL DAY
or
​choice of ½ day am or pm


(LOCATION~LOS GATOS, Private Land base NEAR LEXINGTON RESERVOIR)

Participate in Project-based and environmental-related lessons that are engaging and fun; all the while weaving in epic primitive living skills and natural history education!  

We will offer a vast education outdoors, immersing students in a learning environment, in ways that traditional models can’t.
  • With a whole- child-led focus, students become invested in their education and foster a lifelong relationship with the land, their mentors and classmates, and the community.
  • ​Here students are supported to push their own boundaries through safe mentor led supported risks, thereby teaching them independence, confidence, resilience, and perseverance. 

​By offering more in an outdoor environment, allows children 
  • to develop a strong sense of self
  • a natural love of science, creativity, writing, natural history and more
  • to naturally accessing their whole imaginations
  • incorporating their whole focus
  • energize and launch away from behind the screen learning time
  • connection to 'dirt time fun' with exercise and movement 

Please trust, we will continue to follow the SC Guidance safe stable learning cohorts, children in the same learning pod can be in the same group whenever possible, symptom screening before camp questionnaire, clear and concise hygiene protocol and plenty of room and outdoor safe space to have for each child. Masks will be a choice for children as we will keep in a safe learning pod through the sessions.
BEan Natural Studies Learning
New Spring BEan on Wolfe Mountain offerings
Regenerative Earth Eco Science Investigations and Nature Immersion Combo
  • Thursdays; All Day 9:30 am - 3:00 pm including lunch time 
  • OR
    9:30-12:30;     Regenerative Earth Eco Science Investigations
    OR

  • Nature Immersion Afternoons 12:00-3:00​
  • Class Size; Min and Max; 14 students per pod; 8 person minimum, Student-Teacher Ratio 7 : 1  

BEan Natural Studies Learning Pods(NSLP) will support families during this pandemic to have a healthy, happy, successful learning experience this year.   BEan will support families to continue to have their children stay connected to their love of learning, in a variety of connective natural studies.  
Masks will be optional for children on Wolfe Mountain, while using our safe with physical distance as our primary safety tool, supporting each other in the wide open spaces at Wolfe to be our guide to create a healthy, safe learning environment.
  • Ocean Grove families are honored with PO for Online - Opt In Person Combo PO payment and Parent pays nominal fee out of pocket
  • contact kelsey@beaninnature.com for more details


Earth Regenerative Science Investigations
9:30-12:30; Marisa Bean lead teacher
Bring lunch
(all day learner priority to allow for safe pod)​

Here is our general list of our exciting plans as we follow the seasons out on the land:
  • We will engage in BEan Eco Earth Curriculum topics, such as: 
    • Earth science, ecology, plant sciences: botany and more, sustainability through regenerative gardening, food science, earth science, environmental sciences; biomimicry, stewardship studies, nature connection, art in nature creations, singing, storytelling, wild skills and more!
  • Curricula: Blossom and Roots: Science and Natural Studies; The Soil Story: Kiss the Ground and UCSC; Life Lab Garden Studies UCSC; with our Final project of a Stewardship project
  • We provide engaging in sustainable and self sufficient science lessons with sustainable earth topics.​
  • We will read, discuss, and engage in learning about our Natural History Heroes, those who have inspired others, such as:  Rachel Carson; Rachel Tory Peterson, EO Wilson and Jane Goodall and John Muir and more!
  • We ​motivate students to collectively act on their concerns and passions through various forms of environmental stewardship, with a project, for Wolfe class base site and more!
  • We investigate! Why monarchs? Will be our insect discovery focus and possible final steward project theme.
  • We will inspire students using critical thinking skills and have lively discussions, using fun homework to learn beyond our time together each week.
  • We will share our contagious enthusiasm for regenerative earth learning and fun hot dirt time play!
  • We will create using Nature Journaling, Science investigations and sketching,
  • We will engage in sit spot time in nature; discovering the beauty around us.
  • We will create art with wild crafting, clay, water colors and more. ​
  • We will share! As our weather warms to Spring time, we will provide a direct, safe animal encounter with some combination of reptiles, amphibians, insect discovery and mammals from our BEan Home Zoo! 
  • Marisa will lead the REgenerative Earth Mornings 
  • read more here
 
  • CURRICULUM: BEan staff offers a wealth of classroom experience implementing and adapting curriculum for diverse students.  
    • Our largest curriculum will always be our experience and what our natural environment outdoor classroom offers us,  always changing
    • ​read more here

Thursday PM; 12:00-3:00 pm; 
Taught Josh Bean and Jeremy Bean
  • Marisa Bean will supervise BEan staff; Josh and Jeremy who will lead our BEan Nature Immersion Dirt Time 
  • Engage in immersive and physically fun-hog, active outdoor class environment inviting students into mind-body awareness and active learning dirt time play!

Wild skills useful for the explorer
  • Hazard identification in the wilderness which is invaluable to the Wilderness explorer
    • Wild physical education and play in our epic wild Wolfe natural setting 
    • Stealth and Scout Skills-silent movement and games 
    • Nature games with balance, physical exercise with fun and cooperative play and learning to run as a pack 
    • Experiential nature awareness-based experience to bring out the wild and the epic fun
    • Playing Gaga Ball in our Wolfe Mtn octagonal pit.
    • Low limb tree climbing skills and BEan Certification
    • Knife whittling and carving BEan Certification
    • read more here

BEan teachers will use their unique teaching talents to guide students when special opportunities arise in our outdoor environment, to allow the learner to develop a strong sense of self and a natural love of science, creativity, writing, poetry, natural history and wild skills.  When allowed to, children naturally access their whole imagination, fully focused, while growing into committed stewards of the earth. 
 
Our philosophy:
BEan In Nature teachers facilitate kids to love, care, and connect to nature not by using a ‘teach at the child’ didactic model, but instead we use the skillful art of questioning, creative guiding, and mentoring, experiential child-led focus and facilitate learning by doing, where we share our contagious enthusiasm, our imagination, and our own love of nature.
We believe that connecting to nature, with the guidance of a creative nature mentor, who skillfully facilitates learning, while out in nature’s classroom, allows the learner to develop a strong sense of self and a natural love of science. 
 

Please know, communication is key, we are happy to have discussions to support the viability of class before closure, if min not met.

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