Current Life Situation:
I currently live in Missouri state with my family and dog. Over the past three years I have been working to build my businesses. I currently own a social media management company and then summer I am launching my online store called Grace and Hope Collection. Before that I worked as an after school Theatre teacher, director, and registered behavioral therapist. I love to fill my life with adventures (traveling, hiking, new experiences), reading, picking up a craft, and spending a lot of time at the library.
SITW Impact on your life:
School in the woods provided some of the fondest memories I have from childhood. I made my best friend, Miranda Lanning, and we are still best friends 20 years later! It helped me to build my confidence and pushed me outside of my comfort zone. I loved that we got to be outside all the time, giving us the opportunity to be kids and learn from the world around us.
Special Memory:
Honestly I have so many special memories from that time. Mr. Worth (Yes, I know it’s Wuerth but he told us that we could call him Mr. Worth, Mr. World, but not Mr. Worthless) was one of the kindest teachers that genuinely wanted us to learn about the world and he took time to get to know every single one of his students. During our year, we got to put up the Tipi and I remember being so excited about it going up and getting to christen it with sage, song, and story. One of the activities that year was we got to compete in a story telling competition and I won. It was actually one of the reasons I went into Theatre.
SITW should always:
Let children be children! Allow them to get outdoors, run around, get off of screens and computers, and just become one with nature.