Metamorphic Course
Level 2
Forest School Teacher Training - Level 2 (Hybrid Course)
In-person skills training
March 24-29, 2025
Santa Barbara, Ca
Online curriculum
Tuesday evenings 5:00-8:00 pm PST
April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2025
FOR GRADS OF LEVEL 1 ONLY
The Metamorphic Course is designed for those working towards Forest Kindergarten Teacher Certification with The Academy of Forest Kindergarten Teachers and who want to deepen and develop their capacities for working with young children in Nature.
Our new hybrid option combines in-person training with an online component, both portions of this course must be completed in the same year. This option gives students the opportunity to have contemporaneous access to instructors while working in the field with children.
Prerequisites: Completion of Level 1 - Foundation Course
Metamorphic Course ~ Level 2 (Hybrid option)
Teachers: Lia Grippo, Erin Dews & Guest Presenters
Metamorphic Course Tuition
$2400 Early Bird discount- register by Dec. 1, 2024
$2900 thereafter
$400 non-refundable deposit will be due to secure your space. Payment plans possible.
**However, a space of at least a year is required between Level 2 and Level 3 in order to complete requirements for Level 3
Metamorphic Course Overview
Fiber Making
Wild Foods
Medicinal Plants
Basic Tracking
The Human Role in a Healthy Landscape
Creative Discipline and Guidance
Cultural Development & Renewal
Working with Tools and the Young Child
Working with Parents & Families
Teaching Tools - Part 2
Nature Connection Curriculum for Early Childhood (including speech, healthy movement, rhythm, musicality, memory, social development, intuitive & skill based games)
Evaluating Learning
Human Development, Nature, and the Young Child - Part 2
Basic Bird Language
Orienteering
Risk Management & Assessment - Part 2
Developing the Naturalist Within - Going Deeper
Core Routines
Working with Fire
Outdoor Cooking
“I am forever changed by the trainings I have experienced with the Academy of Forest Kindergarten Teachers. The particular container created by our incredible mentors — a container of play, rigor, wonder, rhythm, love, story, and deep nature connection — was like a cocoon for my own messy and beautiful metamorphosis into a more authentic version of myself. I walk away more humble, more courageous, more wild and connected, more full of wonder, and more free to be a vessel of the creativity and love Life longs to pour into the children and communities I serve.”
“I’ve attended both levels 1 and 2 now, and although I came to expand my technical and professional understanding of forest schooling, I received that and greater perspective of our role in nurturing a deep, personal connection with Mother Earth in young children, and made friendships I hope will last a lifetime!”