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Spring Forest Play

March 14April 18

…We provide a daily rhythm (see below) with ample room for freedom and exploration. This framework supports your child in continual development of the values of kindness, creativity, curiosity, and stewardship, as well as the physical development of fine and gross motor skills. The consistent outdoor time also helps support…

Golden forest in fall

Fall Forest Play

September 20, 2024November 1, 2024

…exploration. This framework supports your child in continual development of the values of kindness, creativity, curiosity, and stewardship, as well as the physical development of fine and gross motor skills. The consistent outdoor time also helps support your child’s overall health and well-being. Program Details SOEI Youth Programs Coordinator Clair…

Aerial view of winter ski trails on Northland College campus.

Winter Forest Play

January 17February 28

…We provide a daily rhythm (see below) with ample room for freedom and exploration. This framework supports your child in continual development of the values of kindness, creativity, curiosity, and stewardship, as well as the physical development of fine and gross motor skills. The consistent outdoor time also helps support…

Adult Mental Health First Aid Training

April 10, 9:00 am12:30 pm

…as important as physical health, and knowing how to respond in a crisis can save lives. What is Mental Health First Aid? This blended, eight-hour certification course teaches you how to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health challenges, offer initial support, and connect individuals to appropriate resources. Whether…

Adult Mental Health First Aid Training

April 8, 9:00 am12:30 pm

…health is just as important as physical health, and knowing how to respond in a crisis can save lives. What is Mental Health First Aid? This blended, eight-hour certification course teaches you how to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health challenges, offer initial support, and connect individuals to…

SONWA winning books

SONWA Winners 1991–2024

Nature Books for Adults and Children

…by communal wolf howls; the inevitability of losing our children to their own lives; and many more. Moore is the distinguished professor of philosophy at Oregon State University in Corvallis, where she teaches environmental ethics, philosophy of nature, and a variety of courses for OSU’s new MA in Environmental Leadership….

Northland College professor Brian Tochterman's book, The Dying City

The Cultural Origins of the Urban Crisis

An Interview with Brian L. Tochterman

…Minnesota, one on the “urban crisis” and another on cold war culture, taught by Professors Kevin P. Murphy and Elaine Tyler May respectively. I arrived intending to study early twentieth-century urban development, but the course material really got me excited about the post-World War II period. May’s Homeward Bound made…

Students working on handcycle

Students Help Ready Cycle for Six-Year-Old

…“Adaptive Bike Team.” The team struck gold at the start when Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute in Duluth donated an older, adult-sized handcycle. The team then met with the physical and occupational therapists from Roy’s school to figure out what kind of modifications would have to be made in order to…

Northland College alum Shannon Franks

Using Science to Monitor Earth’s Changes

Shannon Franks '01, NASA Senior Scientist

…Goddard Space Flight Center is, after all, the largest congregation of land remote sensing scientists in the world. I am still at NASA working with the same folks that gave me the opportunity so long ago. With a graduate degree in geography and more focused experience in global forest cover…

Northland College alum Kayte Meola in warrior pose on mountain top.

Empowering Women in Developing Countries

Shout Louder, Try Harder, Never Give Up

…development loans for environmental projects throughout Latin America. In addition to her research and consulting work, she’s discovering new ways to empower women, while recapturing the physicality that brought her so much joy in her twenties. She returned to raft guiding last summer after having been away from it for…