Academics
Examplelessonoutdoors.MOVTake a look at our video to see what a learning experience at Morse Hill will look like this fall. One of our school leaders engages students in a lesson that meets a common core standard while using storytelling, writing, and art to help the students connect to the lesson in many different ways.
Our Program
We have a staff of experienced and caring learning leaders with expertise in outdoor education and a passion for alternative education for children.
Class size and ratios
A maximum of 10 children and 5:1 ratios for all groups.
Learning Philosophy
We believe that children need time, space and opportunity to become individuals who love learning. We know that connecting children with nature and giving them real problems to solve while using their academic skills allows for a deep understanding and knowledge that will stay with them. Experiential learning fosters a deep sense of self worth, confidence, and problem solving.
We believe young children should feel magic in their learning. Stories and learning activities should engage and inspire their play and imagination.
We know feelings are an important part of being human. We believe children should be able to recognize feelings and express them in safe way. Prioritizing teaching about feelings validity and importance both discretely and throughout the day leads students to be able to recognize feelings within themselves and others and use strategies to help feelings become more manageable.
We believe that talking about inequities in our community, state, country and world is a starting point. We as learning leaders must look for these in our literature, curriculum and practices so we can create a safe learning space for all and inspire our children to become problem solvers and change makers.
Wilderness Initiatives
Can you shimmy across the plank bridge without touching the water? Can you help safely transport the last of the dinosaur eggs to the incubator? Can you keep your blindfolded partners safe as they pull your cart across the field of lava? Whether in the field, the woods, or along the stream, our initiatives will ask students to work with their classmates to complete the challenge at hand. Each one focuses on different group dynamics including trust, communication, problem solving, leadership skills, risk taking, and impulse control. Through initiatives, children also learn about how the physical world works. These Morse Hill Wilderness Initiatives will be built in to the student's daily schedule.