Click HERE to give the gift of camp! The Holidays: It all just feels so…EXTRA. Extra love, family, and togetherness. …and also a time of extra stress. spending. …and an inevitable surplus of things taking up space in your home. It’s a lot. Now that we’re all adults, my family made this decision this year… Continue reading 6 Reasons Why CAMP Makes the Best Holiday Gift
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5 Outdoor Winter Activities
Winter in western North Carolina usually includes the whole spectrum of precipitation. Some days are cold and blustery, others sunny and breezy, so it can be difficult to make a plan for activities. Once you have exhausted indoor options: baking cookies, holiday-decorating, hot chocolate and movies, you’ll find that the whole crew becomes prone to… Continue reading 5 Outdoor Winter Activities
Mountain Roots 2023: A Year in Review
As 2023 comes to a close we are reflecting on all of the awesome memories made with Mountain Roots this year! We are proud to have served over 1,600 students through our experiential outdoor learning programs. We look forward to even more fun outdoors in 2024! To read our full 2023 impact report see the… Continue reading Mountain Roots 2023: A Year in Review
Why Mountain Roots Day Camp is the Best Holiday Gift!
Mountain Roots day camp registration for Summer 2024 is now open! Choose from full day camp for rising 1st-5th graders or half day camp for 4 and 5 year olds! If you aren’t already sold on the awesome-ness of camp, here are our top seven reasons why camp would make the perfect gift for your… Continue reading Why Mountain Roots Day Camp is the Best Holiday Gift!
Five Easy Ways to Paint with Nature!
Nature is a beautiful thing! You can discover every color of the rainbow in nature on a daily basis. Why not paint with some of those beautiful pigments? Since time immemorial, people worldwide have been using natural pigments from plants, animals, and minerals to create art! Here are five easy ways to make paint if… Continue reading Five Easy Ways to Paint with Nature!
Connecting kids with nature:
National Children’s Mental Health Day Today, May 5th is a special day for us here at Mountain Roots. National Children’s Mental Health Day is one that we recognize as a pillar of our approach to early childhood education. It represents so much for us. It represents the contemporary movement to legitimize, destigmatize, and medically identify… Continue reading Connecting kids with nature:
This February 11th, Let’s Celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
28% That’s the proportion of females in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce…TODAY. And so, we’ve chosen to give this day, February 11, a little extra love and recognition because…really …we can do better than 28%. But, let’s back up the truck a little bit and dig into some details. Like: why do… Continue reading This February 11th, Let’s Celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
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