We're collaborating with local hubs of regenerative activity to provide immersive learning opportunities for kids aged 4-18, with an emphasis on resource consciousness, creative literacy, soil health, functional movement, and community building.
We're collaborating with local hubs of regenerative activity to provide immersive learning opportunities for kids aged 4-18, with an emphasis on resource consciousness, creative literacy, soil health, functional movement, and community building.
Our 2023 Summer Enrichment Program is now enrolling.
Rover will run its summer route four times: two weeks in July, and two weeks in August. Kids aged 4 and over are welcome to join us from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at our destination for the day. We also offer a half-day option, ending at 1:00 pm. Parents are welcome to stay and play, too!
Rover is a kid-sized composting kitchen, soil health laboratory, and puppet-stage on wheels. It does not transport children; parents drop off/pick up from our destinations.
Little Shepherds Nature Lab is a parent cooperative focused on regenerative education. Our approach is ecological, experiential, and embodied.
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San Diego Urban TimberChula Vista
On Thriving Thursday, discover the beauty flowing through our waste streams; fallen trees are just the beginning! In addition to meeting the chickens and tending the garden, we'll use reclaimed materials to build puppets, props, and other elements to bring our story to life.
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Pop-Up ShowcaseMarina View Park, Chula Vista
On Friendly Friday, we take concepts and words off the page and onto our pop-up stage...raising voices for good! This youth-produced showcase takes place in a public park, and includes a community potluck picnic. Neighbors and friends are welcome (no charge).
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Enrollment open until June 16th, 2023.
For partial scholarship and work-trade information, contact us!
Staff-on-Hand for our Summer Enrichment Program
Janelle CataldoJanelle has been a shepherd of children for over two decades. She is also a storyteller and a creative artist. Janelle previously ran nature-based summer camps up in Palos Verdes, California. She loves all the sweet things life has to offer, from guiding young ones in yoga, teaching children how to tend to chickens, and how to be mindful of the earth. Janelle loves seeing kids develop care and compassion for their peers and surroundings, and finds so much beauty in learning through intentional play.
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AB NevarezAB has 35 years of experience producing community events with a focus on music, art, and education. With Duomo Gardens as an example, he teaches kids and adults from all walks of life about "terrain tending" and "soil stewarding," while promoting urban farms and gardens. AB also works with kids’ fundamental motor skills to improve physical literacy and coordination. His goal is to create environments that propel health and wellness, while having lots of fun!
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Gina TangGina is a mother, writer, and activist focused on regenerative education. Prior to starting Little Shepherds Nature Lab, she helped launch an award-winning student wellness center at UCSD, the nature preschool at Mindful Ways Eco-Village, and other programs focused on socio-environmental health. Her publishing arm, The Regenerative Writing Institute, cultivates eco-literacy for people of all ages. Gina also shares handpan music and poetry.
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