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How We School
Enrollment
Our Team
Our Community
In the News
FAQs
School Calendar
Forest School Teacher Training
How We School
Enrollment
Our Team
Our Community
In the News
FAQs
School Calendar
Forest School Teacher Training
  • Crabtree Farms kicks off fall with Annual Plant Sale and Festival

    “Though it may not have been sweater weather outside it is still technically the first day of fall. Crabtree Farms held their annual Fall Plant Sale and Festival over the weekend…Other than the greenery, dozens of vendors joined in. One of the booths set up was Nature Kin Farm & Forest School, which is located on the Crabtree Farms property.”

    2024 Article with Local 3 News

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  • Do Children Learn Better in Forest Schools?

    “Scandinavian-style forest schools are booming in Europe and the US – and spreading in Asia, too. Could outdoor classrooms be the future?”

    2022 Article with BBC Future

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  • Outdoor Learning Grows Popular Amid COVID-19

    “While some schools are planning to reopen for in-person or distance learning, the Nature Kin Farm and Forest School has its sights on outdoor learning.”

    2021 Article with Fox News.

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  • All In For Outdoor Learning

    “On a fifty-acre farm…a new school where Nature is the classroom opens this month.”

    2021 Radio Interview with Ray Bassett Scenic Roots, NPR WUTC

    Listen here.

  • Outdoor Classroom On Lookout Lake

    “Instead of taking children into the classroom to learn, one school is taking kids out into the classroom…”

    2021 Article and story with WRCB

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  • Chattanooga-area Forest School Community Growing

    “The school, along with other outdoor programs, have expanded in locations and enrollment amid the pandemic. Ahead of the new school year, more nature-based education programs are available for families in the Chattanooga region.”

    2021 Article with Chattanooga Times Free Press

    Read here.

Nature Kin Farm and Forest School at Crabtree Farms

1000 E 30th St. Chattanooga, TN 37407

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(423) 380-8907