https://www.bigsurparkschool.org/volunteer-1 daily 0.75 2018-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545029874244-ABM5JDKPWHBU7JGTXUC9/IMG-0199.JPG Our Starseeds - Our Starseeds In one year we have: -Reached agreement with Esalen to host Big Sur Park School at Gazebo Park for the long term -Acquired legitimate 501(c)(3) non profit status -Raised nearly $100,000 in seed funding Learn More https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545026586670-BHY0BH24Y8WCZ2CNUER7/IMG-0325.JPG Our Starseeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545026474427-E83S1QQ4CI8RZ4AY6UTT/IMG-0327.JPG Our Starseeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545039982610-PC054PO1E2YKLRHYV7FA/IMG-0660.JPG Our Starseeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545038849034-AD0JA6HAPFDLEVWGRNBJ/IMG-0339.JPG Our Starseeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545039653904-60WWU88MHG95TFW9Q269/IMG-0599.JPG Our Starseeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545040235796-7R0UTGKQRJJS9SV9GG8V/IMG-0408.JPG Our Starseeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545039055121-8K7Z814B2PXLMPAYBT54/IMG-0348.JPG Our Starseeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545040119106-B4KD0Z2IZ1O8SP0J4VXZ/IMG-0402+copy+2.jpg Our Starseeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545039560327-3P2GJB1BGXLZ53J0O69U/IMG-0595.JPG Our Starseeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545031883671-J3YTF8Y7EPE64Q3TZC1S/IMG-0243.JPG Our Starseeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545036666969-SIIAQUB3DTTOR3HQJ0PV/IMG-0204.JPG Our Starseeds - Sustainability The first year has proved huge victory but there is much work still to do and we need your help! This program needs to be designed to meet the needs of the community and requires a broader community involvement to be a long term success. What was created was an informative pilot program to get our foot in the door and to understand what it takes to provide an educational experience - now is the time to create something substantial, sustainable and spectacular! Get Involved, Donate, Volunteer… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545032822363-KH1X6DUSL6NDV4HBJXGY/IMG-0213.JPG Our Starseeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545034230134-VFTZLWH3XOO7FLZDAHG8/IMG-0222+copy+2.JPG Our Starseeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545034550059-YLDFRJRUNPI9MX36PVAG/IMG-0223.JPG Our Starseeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545034257023-IVYG8CY27VVIPHVGXA6V/IMG-0229.JPG Our Starseeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1545033376313-FWXTBGTEOGLY8ZFNHYCO/IMG-0249.JPG Our Starseeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1540448591758-GOYFKFLJUQ1YZ9RBJJWN/IMG-0327.JPG Our Starseeds https://www.bigsurparkschool.org/home daily 1.0 2025-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/bf2165f9-7a06-4293-9ad0-0b0fd49ce962/IMG_6878.jpeg Home - Our Mission Big Sur Forest School provides an outdoor early childhood experience for the Big Sur community. Together, children and teachers gather around Big Sur to explore self in relation to the natural world. Learn More https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/48b2e9fc-a767-4bc8-844d-0bc48624bbfc/IMG_0459.jpg Home - Our Program Big Sur Forest School offers a year-round early childhood program for children ages 1-5, hosted throughout Big Sur’s natural spaces. The learning experience supports the development of the whole child through an emergent, play-based curriculum held with connection, trust, and respect. Immersed in exploration of the natural world and each other, children develop resilience, responsibility, and a thriving sense of self in relationship with the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/6e72a5e7-a1fd-4ca0-a7f1-56b58d04984d/IMG_0335.JPG Home - Get Involved We welcome you to join us in nurturing and developing the vision of Big Sur Park Forest School. Much like our children, the seeds we have planted need support to thrive and bloom. Your involvement and contributions help establish a nourishing foundation for the growth of this initiative. Together, let's create an opportunity for children to fully experience the magic of childhood. Get Involved https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1527210883413-B8QZ8AYYEPQRBOUV29RP/IMG_2775.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1565388580945-94HJDZ1GYUBW3DJYS8SO/IMG_2668.jpg Home https://www.bigsurparkschool.org/donate-1 daily 0.75 2017-10-30 https://www.bigsurparkschool.org/2022-program daily 0.75 2024-11-26 https://www.bigsurparkschool.org/blog daily 0.75 2017-10-31 https://www.bigsurparkschool.org/contact daily 0.75 2018-05-18 https://www.bigsurparkschool.org/mission daily 0.75 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1540669989528-II0UI04W1K7CAUJVTG5M/IMG-0408.JPG Our Story - Exploration Exploration and inquiry, awareness of self-and others, and a strong connection with the natural world are key components of the program. Through an emergent curriculum, a student-centered learning approach and an outdoor classroom, Big Sur Park School offers a progressive educational alternative to the Big Sur community and builds a healthy foundation for children’s learning and development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1581105083334-ZY4UNA0L68XCB1UCA1KS/58933B91-C01D-46DA-8086-6A8D597F284D.jpeg Our Story - Curiosity The teaching approach supports curiosity, resilience and resourcefulness. Teachers hold a deep interest in the child and respect their unique ways of being in the world. They model clear, authentic communication to support social and emotional development and build relational skills. Teachers also help children to further their development through literacy, experiential activities, and the expressive arts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1581046118109-W1CY6UVLSBY8MMUC0RQF/FullSizeRender+2+2.jpeg Our Story - Our Vision Big Sur Park School has been created to support the children of Big Sur after the closure of Gazebo School Park. The program is a Forest School experience for young children that draws from the cultural legacy of Gazebo and incorporates complimentary innovations in education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1540448884172-X4FUZQ6L7B2DW2GIZGDB/IMG-0143.JPG Our Story https://www.bigsurparkschool.org/donate daily 0.75 2020-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59dbc7c2cf81e0c47e15482d/1509386798700-GZN997HA8TMR0M009X0F/Untitled-3.jpg Donate https://www.bigsurparkschool.org/programs daily 0.75 2018-05-23 https://www.bigsurparkschool.org/press daily 0.75 2017-11-16 https://www.bigsurparkschool.org/impact daily 0.75 2017-11-13 https://www.bigsurparkschool.org/summer-program daily 0.75 2019-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1557190999176-76PPLH254RB1AITK0HHN/_Q3A3267.jpg Summer Program https://www.bigsurparkschool.org/contact-1 daily 0.75 2018-06-13 https://www.bigsurparkschool.org/our-team-1 daily 0.75 2022-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/c124fa89-b8f8-4ff8-837e-c5a8fbe061ba/abigail.jpg Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/0e968001-bc06-44ee-9730-71b405dbf837/Candice.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/5a1c0847-7250-45ae-8136-92cb4f1a3d40/Sofia.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1540365270541-LCN0OBTVDLL8VAVV7MNL/IMG-9793.JPG Our Team - Our Team Big Sur Park School is a collaborative, community-based initiative nourished by passionate educators and guided by a core leadership team and dedicated advisory board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/d7c1b695-cce5-4e92-a376-b61ae411b323/jasmine.jpg Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/9b492550-0dc1-4cc7-a7b1-d9b7676532e7/Jen.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/e75513cc-39eb-4b45-9bd4-7745e8b56471/Emily+Teacher.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/e049802f-0274-42e3-95e6-7b0a23f7ef7d/Casey.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/c9ac8d12-23e2-4438-8ca1-22cc81ac3c91/BoardEmily.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1084260f-56ae-4920-bbb7-6f6328618c79/katrine.jpg Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/68c7db2d-49d0-4f83-bca2-0deb4382e449/Neil.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/d9570a2c-40bf-4001-b1dc-29e45f46a8b0/Penny.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/e1adf2a7-5f31-4a8e-88e2-a035c2365140/Lacy.png Our Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1543463724689-KWBORZ5J03SBD8396M9U/i-X9mJ6Qw-X3.jpg Our Team https://www.bigsurparkschool.org/new-page daily 0.75 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1581050967496-BZGGAOK1TXQ5OQDTX85R/FullSizeRender.jpeg The Legacy - The Rebirth Out of this collaborative, community-driven effort, Big Sur Park School has been created to support the families and children of Big Sur. The nature-based experience expands around various Big Sur outdoor spaces, and draws from the cultural legacy of Gazebo and incorporates new innovations in education. Exploration and inquiry, awareness of self-and others, and a connection with the natural world are key components of the program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1581047997878-JZMVJX3O1BK37SLK0LPB/FullSizeRender+6.jpeg The Legacy - The Legacy For 40 years, Esalen Institute supported Gazebo School Park, an innovative experiment in education that expanded the human potential movement to the earliest years. The Gazebo approach viewed the child as capable and resourceful, and fostered independence and social awareness in a sensory-rich outdoor environment. Founded in 1978 by Janet Lederman, Gazebo Park School represents an evolving philosophy through student-led, experiential, play-based learning encompassed by emotional intelligence, emergent curriculum, eco-literacy and land stewardship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1581050352174-4GNFA25JV9ZFPOAQOIO5/FullSizeRender+2+3.jpeg The Legacy - The Evolution Gazebo methods are unique and differ from Montessori and Waldorf or other educational theories. Gazebo follows a unique set of guiding principles based on nature education, Gestalt practice and a creative experience of the child and role of the teacher. Gazebo evolved into a pillar of both the Esalen and Big Sur communities, providing care to Esalen staff, seminarians, and the local community. Following the 2017 road closure and ensuing financial crisis, the decision was made to close Gazebo’s doors. 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With awareness and intention, teachers attune to the child’s individual process and act as facilitators to support the child’s development of independence while ensuring health and safety. Through inquiry and modeling, a teacher will guide a child into deeper understanding of their experience and offer tools to consciously and compassionately navigate conflict resolution. Teachers are stewards of the land and invite children to participate in the upkeep of the gardens and structures, to create a space for learning, together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1581046325073-Z033XQ5Y2XB77950LIOL/B13DAB7C-1452-4CFE-8D4D-2C44732FA069.jpeg The Experience - The Program Big Sur Park School, is a forest school experience that offers a year-round early childhood program for young children, honoring the natural rhythms with seasonal breaks. The experience expands around various locations in Big Sur and is designed to support the development of the whole child through a play-based curriculum, inspired by nature and met with connection and curiosity. Immersed in exploration of the natural world and each other, and inspired by the interests and opportunities arising each day, children develop responsibility and resourcefulness in their environment, compassion and connection to all living things, and a sense of their emotional and physical being in relation to the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff44538f51307659cae82c/1550448309503-RJLWJFTYOFE5U1Z789MA/_Q3A3284.jpg The Experience - The Land Nature is the classroom. Children and teachers explore the natural landscapes of Big Sur where the mountains meet the sea, following curiosities up creeks, over ridges, under eucalyptus and through redwoods to beaches. 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The experience honors the child’s connection with their emotional state and their physical body, and to be in active relationship to their environment and others. Children are seen as capable to understand their desires, make choices and take responsibility for those choices. Together, the children and teachers explore the world, themselves in the world, and in connection with all who share it. 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A Forest School is a long-term process of sessions in a woodland or natural environment, rather than a one-off visit. 2. Hosted in a natural environment to support the development of a relationship between the learner and the natural world. 3. Promotes the holistic development of all those involved, fostering resilient, confident, independent and creative learners 4. Offers the opportunity to take supported risks appropriate to the environment and to themselves. 5. Facilitated by qualified practitioners who continuously maintain and develop their professional practice. 6. Utilizes a range of learner-centered processes to create a community for development and learning. 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