"Children cannot bounce off the walls if we take away the walls."—Erin K. Kenny, Forest Kindergartens: The Cedarsong Way

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 us at an on-site training in beautiful Leavenworth, WA this October 12 - 16, 2026 at Mountain Sprouts Children's Community, a Cedarsong Accredited school! 

Before attending the teacher training, you need to complete the self-paced Cedarsong Way Foundations course, available at cedarsongway.org. 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, observe, and practice 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 of ONB Learning, such as appropriate clothing, building  community, developing the aptitudes of a nature-based teacher, collaborative benefit/risk assessment and documentation of learning. 

The Cedarsong Way Teacher Training involves a total of 35 hours of training, including topic discussions, direct observation of a Cedarsong Educators and a Certified Trainer, practicum opportunity, and valuable question and answer time with the cohort and a highly skilled Cedarsong Certified Trainer. 

The on-site teacher training costs $1500**
              tuition assistance available

Questions? Email: cedarsong@rootsandskylearning.org
Ready to go? Register Now!
 

Learn more about the trainer, Nicole Corbo.
Learn more about our hosts for this training: Mountain Sprouts Children's Community.

This Cedarsong Way On-Site Teacher Training can earn WA state educators 30 STARS hours. 
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All participants receive a certificate of completion, which can be submitted for CEUs.