​We are so excited to offer The Cedarsong Way Residential Teacher Trainings at our school! We have found The Cedarsong Way to be a grounding and inspiring philosophy to center our nature-based teaching practice, and we are so honored to share it with you! The Schoolhouse has been a Cedarsong Way Accredited School since 2021, and all three Schoolhouse teachers are certified in the Cedarsong Way and certified Cedarsong Way teacher trainers.

** The Cedarsong Way Residential Teacher Training is now Develop Approved! KCF Areas and CDA Content Areas covered by the course are listed below. As a Develop-approved training, MN participants can use Parent Aware grants, REETAIN bonuses, and Regional grants to attend the training. To receive Develop credit, participants need to register through Develop and the Cedarsong Way. Develop Event ID information can also be found below. ** 

Before attending a residential teacher training at Wind Ridge Schoolhouse, you need to complete the self-paced Cedarsong Way Foundations course. This introductory online course covers the basics of The Cedarsong Way Pedagogy: the educational philosophy, foundational principles, and the benefits of forest kindergarten and nature immersion programs.

As a part of the The Cedarsong Way Residential Teacher Training, you will learn about the distinguishing features of The Cedarsong Way Nature Pedagogy—specifically, unstructured nature immersion, interest-led flow learning, inquiry-based teaching style, child-inspired emergent curriculum, and promoting social and emotional development through a positive reinforcement approach. You will also learn how to make your program a success by understanding the most critical elements, such as appropriate clothing, building parent community, developing the aptitudes of a nature-based teacher, and risk management. The Cedarsong Way Teacher Training involves a total of 35 hours of training, including topic discussions, direct observation of a Cedarsong Accredited school program, practicum opportunity, and valuable question and answer time with highly skilled Cedarsong Certified Trainers. 

Are you looking for a unifying nature-based pedagogy for your program? Does your program need to train new teachers in nature-based education? Are you seeking inspiration and community in your teaching practice? If so, we would love for you to join an on-site training with us soon!

The residential teacher training costs $1500, plus $45 for the Nature Notes Journal if you do not already have it.

Learn more at Wind Ridge Schoolhouse.

Register now at The Cedarsong Way.