Save the Date for our second annual summer Retreat and conference for educators August 5 - 8, 2024! Tickets on Sale now. 25 total spots available.
Email naturalchildhood@gmail.com for special pricing on groups of 6 or more.
Imagine a Transformation in Education - Planting Seeds for Change! Join us for Apple Blossom’s Second Annual Retreat and Conference August 5 - 8, 2024. Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm with optional workshop from 4:30 - 5:15 each day for Educators of ages 4 - 11 years. Thursday is Early Childhood Day with workshops from 8:30 - 5:00 pm for Educators of ages Birth to 5 years. Thursday includes a Childcare Aware approved training on Nature-Based Learning with CEUs available for that 2 hour topic. Or come all 4 days! 25 spots per day are open. Special pricing of $5 off per person for groups of 6 or more. Limited Childcare available at our Earth Arts Art Camp next door for an extra fee (ages 4 - 10 years). Dress for the weather! We will be practicing our skills outdoors with canopies and yurts in case of rain. Located at Rail River Folk School, Bemidji, Minnesota. We will update you with the daily schedule and speakers closer to the event.
About the venue
Apple Blossom Village is located in the yurts and outdoor space at Rail River Folk School, 303 Railroad Street SW, Bemidji.
Drive through the silver gates and past the beautiful IEN (Indigenous Environmental Network) Garden and the Apple Blossom yurts to park down by the marina.
We have an outdoor porta potty with handwashing or hand sanitizer available. Enjoy a walk through the garden or along the lake. Take a break in our cozy yurt. Dress for the weather and plan to be outside as much as possible with yurts and tents and canopies as rain shelters.
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About Workshop organizer and lead presenter Dacia dauner
Accommodations, restaurants, events, and things to do in Bemidji www.visitbemidji.com/
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