Mud City Forest School
Now Registering for Fall 2023Forest School
Welcome To Mud City
Mud City Forest School is a once-a-week, full-day or half-day program, located entirely outdoors at the beautiful Lamoille County Nature Center in Morrisville. We acknowledge that this land is the traditional land of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation.
Each day consists of outdoor skills such as fire-building, forest safety, weather prediction, cooking, and quiet observation. We also incorporate storytelling, puzzles, and free play in nature. Youth use creative problem-solving to build fort structures, cut new trails, and work together to complete goals. We use movement games to learn about Vermont’s ecology and wildlife and how animals, plants, and people interact.Â
Mud City Forest School is committed to providing interest-based learning and choices for youth; examples of options include art, engineering, games, and opportunities for research into special topics. Youth will learn to use tools and develop teamwork skills. Above all, we will explore the natural world with curiosity, joy, respect, and gratitude. We hope you will join us. Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions.
 Willow Longo (she/her), MA, VT Highly Qualified teacher (grades 7-12), naturalist, artist, and writer who has been working with youth for more than a decade.Â
–We believe that Black lives matter and are a secular, LGBTQIA+ welcoming space–
Full-Day Session- A few spaces left! Not to late to join (contact us for rate of partial session)
Best for kids ages 7-14
9am-3pm Thursdays, rain or shine
Cost: $875 eleven-week session
September 7th – November 16th
Click the link or image below to purchase this session. Then, after you purchase, please make sure you fill out the registration form for your child here.
Half-Day Session- A few spaces left!Â
Best for kids ages 4-7
9am-12pm Wednesdays, Rain or Shine
Cost: $300 6-week session
September 20th – October 25th
Click the link or image below to purchase this session. Then, after you purchase, please make sure you fill out the registration form for your child here.
Don’t Miss
Our News And Events
Open house and cider press
Join us for an open house of the Mud City Forest School, Monday September 18th, 5-6:30 pm. We have openings available in both the half-day and full day programs, serving kids 4-14 years old. Come make some cider with us, cast some animal tracks and get a feel for our...
Library Hop Grant Recieved!
Help us celebrate the Lamoille River that ties us all together in Lamoille County. Coming to a library near you this winter, a hands on chance to learn about our river, how to protect it and why it matters to our community. Library locations and dates TBA.
2nd Annual Lamoille River Cleanup!
Free community paddle and river cleanup!