Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. Albert Einstein
With an exceptional core of seasoned year-round staff, low instructor to student ratios and a supportive environment, a job with Primitive Pursuits offers many opportunities to grow and master valuable skills.
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Saturday, March 18th from 10AM - Noon will be our annual Spring open house at Trillium Camp, 4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Rd, Ithaca. Please bring water and snacks and clothing that can get wet, dirty or muddy. A change of clothes is always a good idea too!
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This week Forest Preschool drank sap from sugar maples, Homeschool searched for the mysterious Crow Spirit and the Winter Explorers did what they do best- explore!
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Forest Preschool created an animal track log, Homeschool completed a scavenger hunt and the Winter Explorers saw a red fox!
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Be a wildlife tracker! In this weekend intensive you’ll become pretty darn good at confidently identifying the tracks and trails of local wildlife.
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Forest Preschool, Homeschool and the Winter Explorers enjoyed a week of tracking, fire-building and sharing stories from their holiday break.
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Parents and children birth to age five are invited to join the Ithaca Forest Preschool for a day of stories, stalking, wild tea making & sipping and more as we find our place in the woods at our beloved Trillium Camp at 4-H Acres.
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Forest Preschool and Homeschool celebrated the Winter Solstice with family, friends and food!
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Run, Play, Laugh and explore skills to last a lifetime—shelter, water, fire and food! We’ll practice fire skills, make wild tea, follow tracks, play games, cook food over beds of red hot coals and so much more!
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Our Director of Marketing, Megan Pugh was recently interviewed on Public radio. Take a moment to listen to a bit about our history and why we feel our mission is so important to the future of our community!
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This week Forest Preschool and Homeschool welcomed the arrival of snow and all of the fun activities it brings.
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Brrrr...it's getting cold outside! Good thing we have some excellent fire builders in both preschool and homeschool!
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Forest Preschool and Homeschool both practiced their candle-making and fire-building skills this week.
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We get lots of wonderful messages from people affected by Primitive Pursuits and from the recipients of over 100 scholarships we make available each year. We want to share one example here with permission.
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Forest Preschool began two new projects while Homeschool finished the projects they started with their guilds.
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Forest Preschool discovered pumpkins hidden in the woods of 4-H Acres and used them for several cooking projects.
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This week Forest Preschool welcomed two new instructors and Homeschool made some delicious food!
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We worked throughout the day, building structures out of sticks and loading leaves on top for insulation and protection from the elements.
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This week Forest Preschool shared stories, songs and gratitude for their ancestors, while Homeschool had another fun day with their guilds.
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Come on out and play with us this Friday. When school is out we are in the woods!
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Shelters, stories and fire were themes this week in both Forest Preschool and Homeschool!
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This week the preschoolers became "hunters" and homeschoolers continued to work on their guild projects.
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We are always seeking gregarious, enterprising individuals to join us! Could you be next?
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This week Forest Preschool observed the weather and Homeschool began their guilds!
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This week Forest Preschool and Homeschool enjoyed the arrival of fall and the abundance of apples, hickory nuts, acorns and other gifts it brought along with it.
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