Under The Canopy

There is a term we use at Under The Canopy called “meeting your edge.” When you meet your edge, you are working on the uncomfortable feeling of being new at something. Taking on a new skill can be hard and tricky at first, but ultimately rewarding. I have watched many students go through this, a natural progression from working on something for awhile, failing many times and then finally achieving success. I will also have the opposite happen, students focus on what they alre

“Waking up one's nature awareness is a process of sharpening all of our senses to perceive more of what's going on around us. It means discovering a sense of individual belonging in a story that's as big as Earth itself. “–David Santillo It is easy to look around an urban green space and just see trees, park bench, breeze in the leaves, and a place for your footfalls to land. Most people wonder through parks without really seeing all that is happening before them. Now imagine

This summer 15 children descended on Under The Canopy for a weeklong Homestead Camp. Homestead Camp provided space to explore the natural world, how to survive when its hot outside, how to can and preserve food, and how to engage with the community they live in, making Tulsa a more green city. In the mornings we would all gather up in the tree house for a morning meeting. We talked about our personal sustainability goals and worked on posters representing our plans to live a

Spend Saturday mornings in the wild woodlands of Oxley Nature Center with qualified, caring adults. Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek & Mary Seabourn will lead children in the Junior Coyote program. We will cultivate a child’s innate love of nature, their desire to learn, and bring them to the edge of their comfort & awareness. This nudges them into the place of awe, excitement, wonder & gratitude for all the gifts and lessons nature has to offer. With games, stories, naturalist ch

Nature Awareness, the art of being present in nature and getting to know the wild world around you, is not just for children. As adults we have become trapped in cycles of technology and being unaware of what happens in the leafy fringes of our neighborhoods. We have become so goal driven towards work we rarely have time to step back and stare at a full moon, get to know a bird that perches in our front yard, or go for a walk in the woods. Tap the Root workshop is a chance to

Under the Canopy Outdoors After School Program is a nature discovery program for elementary aged children. The program is based on seasonal exploration and free play in nature and the curriculum is curiosity driven and student interest led. I let nature be the teacher, creating a safe and comfortable environment for adventures and discovery in nature. My goal is to instill individual confidence as well as empathy for the earth and each other. Experiences of Outdoors After Sch