Outdoor Opportunities in The Kalamazoo Area
Nature School Pop-Up Days
Wilderness Survival Skill Classes
Wilderness Survival Skill Classes
Enjoy a day at Nature School! These family-oriented days are filled with discovery and learning about our natural world and self-guided exploration.
Wilderness Survival Skill Classes
Wilderness Survival Skill Classes
Wilderness Survival Skill Classes
Let's gather in the woods to learn and enhance life-long skills. These 90-minute classes are designed for beginners or those who want to enhance their basic skills.
Kalamazoo Forest Kids
Kalamazoo Nature Center
Kalamazoo Nature Center
An informal “forest school” made up of unschooling (and homeschooling) families in the Kalamazoo area. Typically meets on Thursdays at 1:30 pm.
Kalamazoo Nature Center
Kalamazoo Nature Center
Kalamazoo Nature Center
Whether it’s an annual event like Maple Sugar Festival, a special exhibit at the Visitor Center, or a hike with the Preschool Explorers, there’s something for everyone at KNC.
A Note From Our Board of Directors - 03/28/2024
Dearest Friends,
It’s with a heavy heart we announce the closure of all 2024 Programs at Life Cycles Nature School. LCNS is run exclusively by a handful of volunteer homeschool parents. This decision has been one of the hardest we've ever made. It’s heartbreaking to think of all the friendships, social engagements, learning opportunities, and healthy risk-taking that will not take place at LCNS this year.
What holds for the future of LCNS? LCNS will not be closing for good. We will be moving our current setup on private property, with hopes of a new location that will be our own to enhance for better enrichment and learning opportunities. We will remain open as a non-profit organization that will simply not be holding programs this year giving us time to rest, recoup from a wild 2.5 years, and begin the steps for building a better future.
What if I already signed up for a program? Full refunds have been sent out, so please contact us if you have not received your refund yet. If you have used scholarship funding to pay for 2024 programs, please look for a separate email regarding the status of your account.
I hope you continue exploring! There are many outdoor opportunities for homeschoolers in the area, such as Kalamazoo Forest Kids on Facebook, nature pop-up days coming soon to Gayle Gone Feral, and exploring preserves with this guide to must-see West Michigan Nature Preserves or with Southwest Michigan Land Conservatory.
We wish the best to you and your family and hope to see you in the future.
Kind Regards,
The Life Cycles Nature School Board of Directors
