Forest Days Facilitator 2025-2026 School Year

Job Description

The Forest Days Lead Teacher is responsible for weekly oversight and implementation of the Forest Days program. This includes program facilitation with students and their teachers, on-going evaluation, and documentation of Forest Days program with participating elementary schools.

Forest Days program goals:  

• To facilitate seasonal outdoor learning for children during typical public-school day
• To empower educators to engage in and document outdoor learning that aligns with existing curriculum
• To provide a framework for public schools as they develop sustainable systems for regular outdoor learning in the form of weekly Forest Days
• To kindle cooperation, compassion, and connectedness through emergent outdoor curriculum
• To model best practices and approaches to nature-based early childhood education (NBECE)

• Position involves close collaboration with public school teachers to provide training and support. Additional interactions will take place with administrators, volunteers, and/or parents as needed.

• Documentation of emergent learning and collaboration with teachers is a crucial component of this program. A variety of strategies and formats may support documentation and model it for teaching staff.

• Position also includes writing content, providing data, and/or other supplemental information to document and evaluate how program goals are being met.

  Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for the implementation of the Forest Days program
• Responsible for training teachers, volunteers, and /or parents involved in Forest Days program
• Responsible for documentation of emergent learning processes in a variety of formats such as: written documentation, photos, content for social media posts, ANBE website, etc.
• Manage materials and equipment; set-up/break-down for outdoor learning experiences

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