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Montessori Forest Adventurers

Montessori Forest Adventurers fosters a love for nature in children through hands-on learning experiences. We connect kids with the environment, promoting conservation and appreciation for native plants and wildlife.

Join us for adventures in the Flagstaff area for ages 4-12 on the third Friday of each month this fall, August through December, and again in March, April, and May! Each adventure focuses on exploring the animals and plants of the given area with a focus on riparian areas, caves, spookiness, birds, or music! Forest Friday adventures are for ages 4 -12 and all supplies and gear (hydration packs, compasses, maps, pocket knives, head-lamps, name tags, water, magnifying glasses, bug hotels, microscopes and mini-books about the riparian ecosystem) are included along with snacks and a picnic dinner. Adventurers are supervised by our adult Trail Wizards and Witches and our teen trail Wizards in Training. We maintain a ratio of 3 to 1 (children to staff) maximum, with several staff members on any adventurer certified in first aid. You may bring/send your own hydration pack if you have one, please let us know so we cna bring the right number! Please do not bring water bottles or tiny backpacks (If it can not hold a 1.5 liter hydration pack along with snacks materials and dinner it makes it hard for the kids, and water bottles get lost almost immediately almost every time) please do not send electronics/phones/screens of any kind. We can&#39;t wait to take your kids outside!<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1786131273/wysiwyg/o4hsnmh0uxmo32fwoz7d.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1786131151/wysiwyg/diral8viz4ldbkk1rbtp.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1786131163/wysiwyg/qckmbfnelqwcuzyajtdd.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1786131174/wysiwyg/th1xf6wymqx6exsu96x5.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1786131186/wysiwyg/y3p8tyvoxk3tce2uzrby.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

Fall 2026  - Spring 2027 Forest Friday Adventures!

Join our Leadership Outdoor Adventure 🌲&mdash;a summer program for teens to practice real-world leadership through nature-based challenges, cooperative games, environmental education and quiet reflection in the forest. Guided by Montessori educators, teens make choices, solve problems, and care for the environment and one another.&nbsp;

Leadership Outdoor Adventure

Join our Teen Overnight Forest Adventure 🌲&mdash;a night of guided hikes, campfire learning, and bonding under the stars and trees. Teens explore the flagstaff ponderosa forest and spend the night under the Flagstaff night sky with the support of our experienced Montessori-educators. This program supports our mission to nurture curiosity, independence, and respect for nature while teaching how to set up and camp safely in the national forests of Flagstaff🌿

Teen Overnight Forest Adventure

Join us on select Fridays each month for an outdoor adventure activity from 4:30 PM - 7 PM. September 12 - Old Caves Crater Volcano &nbsp;Adventure&nbsp;October &nbsp;17- Potions Hike on NAU CampusNovember 14 - Observatory Mesa Birds&rsquo;giving HikeMarch 20 - Schultz Pass Forest Equinox HikeApril 10 &nbsp;- Prescott Zoo Library Duck Pond HikeMay &nbsp;1 - Urban Scavenger Hunt Hike and Wishcycling to Wonder event

Fees for Forest Fridays Fall 2025 and Spring 2026

🎉 Excitement is in the air! Get ready for Montessori Forest Adventurers <a fr-original-style="" href="http://forestmagic.org/forest-magic-camp-details" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Forest Magic Camp 2026</a> Including our first ever Wizard Camp for ages 12-16 July 13 - 17!

Forest Magic Camp 2026

Join us for a downtown scavenger hunt featuring native plants and animals ending at the Ice House for the Wishcycle to Wonder event with Culture Connect AZ&nbsp;and recylcled art inspired by the scavenger hunt!

Forest Friday May 1, 2026

Help provide stipends for our Trail Wizard leadership program, and Scholarships for our campers! You can also help us feed and out-fit about 40 people every day - 24 campers and &nbsp;almost as many staff keeping the kids safe and engaged - for the 6 week camp season. One half to two thirds of our families receive some form of financial aid - about $7000 each season. We need your help to make sure camp is accessible to every family. Choose the tax-deductable sponsorship level that works for you!

Help provide stipends for our Trail Wizard leadership program, and Scholarships for our campers! You can also help us feed and out-fit about 40 people every day - 24 campers and almost as many staff keeping the kids safe and engaged - for the 6 week camp season.One half to two thirds of our families receive some form of financial aid - about $7000 each season. We need your help to make sure camp is accessible to every family.Choose the tax-deductable sponsorship level that works for you!

Be a 2026 Camp Sponsor!

Donate to our scholarship fund and help us get every kid outside!&nbsp; Funds cover food, gear, supplies, and stipends for our Trail Wizards and Trail Wizards in Training to make it possible for every child to come to Forest Magic Camp, Forest Fridays, and Service Saturdays no matter their family&#39;s financial situation.

Donate to our scholarship fund and help us get every kid outside! Funds cover food, gear, supplies, and stipends for our Trail Wizards and Trail Wizards in Training to make it possible for every child to come to Forest Magic Camp, Forest Fridays, and Service Saturdays no matter their family's financial situation.

Donate to our Scholarship Fund!

Build community outdoors and raise funds to help us get kids outside! Leave your phone at home and take a 2 - 3 mile hike (depending on your adventure level) with your friends, family, and neighbors. Along the way stop for snacks and activities at 4 activity stations. party and make your race shirt at the end! Its like a team 5k but play and stroll instead of running. No rushing here! Take your time and smell the acorns! Kick some leaves! Find a lizard! Get dirty and make a mess! <ul fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Ages: Birth to 100 (must be 12 or older to be put on a team without your adult supervisors</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Sign up with a team, or we can assign you to a team.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">We provide snacks, water, lunch, and activities</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Wear comfortable shoes and weather appropriate gear</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$50 per person, $10 team discount for registering more than 4 people</li></ul><a fr-original-style="" href="https://youtube.com/shorts/TTz-eb4SW94?feature=share" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Preview your hike here!</a> What are people saying about the Screen-Free Fun No Run? <a fr-original-style="" href="https://canva.link/fu9cghwg78s8lgn" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Listen here!</a>

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