{"id":2413,"date":"2025-06-21T22:45:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T22:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsofschoolinthewoods.org\/staging\/6665\/?p=2413"},"modified":"2025-06-22T00:36:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T00:36:54","slug":"eric-schlabs-sitw-aberts-squirrel-class-2002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsofschoolinthewoods.org\/staging\/6665\/eric-schlabs-sitw-aberts-squirrel-class-2002\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Schlabs &#8211; SITW Abert&#8217;s Squirrel Class 2002"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-4-background-color has-background\">Eric Schlabs &#8211; SITW Abert&#8217;s Squirrel Class 2002<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-ast-global-color-4-background-color has-background is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-29271053 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-container-content-073d6851\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendsofschoolinthewoods.org\/staging\/6665\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Eric-Schlabs-1.jpeg?resize=782%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendsofschoolinthewoods.org\/staging\/6665\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Eric-Schlabs-1.jpeg?resize=782%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 782w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendsofschoolinthewoods.org\/staging\/6665\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Eric-Schlabs-1.jpeg?resize=229%2C300&amp;ssl=1 229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendsofschoolinthewoods.org\/staging\/6665\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Eric-Schlabs-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C1006&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendsofschoolinthewoods.org\/staging\/6665\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Eric-Schlabs-1.jpeg?w=1122&amp;ssl=1 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5c2694a4c029c2ebc06d3b7dae95168f wp-container-content-073d6851\">\ud835\uddd6\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01 \ud835\udddf\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb: I\u2019m living in Brooklyn, New York, and working as an intellectual property lawyer. I just married my husband and enjoy exploring the city\u2019s parks, gardening in our balcony and community garden plots, catching live music, participating in a spirited book club, and keeping up with local politics (where the real change happens).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-ast-global-color-8-color has-ast-global-color-4-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a8af998830a0d1af455e8f0f37b45535 is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b757edec wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9f4dca229b6eb82397b83829bbdfb7cd wp-container-content-5e2576f9\">\ud835\udde6\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddea \ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb \ud835\ude06\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff \ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddf2: Among my two full decades of formal education, my year at School in the Woods was the most memorable and impactful. My time on the property taught me that education expands far beyond the walls of a classroom; my spring field project (wildflowers) gave me a thirst for knowledge and a passion for harnessing the vast into the digestible; my solo spot taught me the value of stillness, reflection, and presence; learning about ecosystems taught me about the interconnectedness and fragility of our world and gave me a sense of stewardship; and Mr. Wuerth and Mrs. Stansfield showed me it\u2019s a possible to build a life and career aligned with my values and interests, even when it might not seem possible. I might live in the big city now, but I carry my SITW experience with me every day, living sustainably and getting outside as often as I can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendsofschoolinthewoods.org\/staging\/6665\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Eric-Schlabs-2-1.jpeg?resize=923%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendsofschoolinthewoods.org\/staging\/6665\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Eric-Schlabs-2-1.jpeg?resize=923%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 923w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendsofschoolinthewoods.org\/staging\/6665\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Eric-Schlabs-2-1.jpeg?resize=270%2C300&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendsofschoolinthewoods.org\/staging\/6665\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Eric-Schlabs-2-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C853&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendsofschoolinthewoods.org\/staging\/6665\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Eric-Schlabs-2-1.jpeg?resize=1384%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1384w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendsofschoolinthewoods.org\/staging\/6665\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Eric-Schlabs-2-1.jpeg?w=1845&amp;ssl=1 1845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-ast-global-color-8-color has-ast-global-color-4-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-eaec1643f010b6ba28314f6872b91d99\">\ud835\udde6\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\udde0\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude06: Tracking. Other years, I crossed my fingers that fresh snow meant a snow day, or at least a two hour delay, but at SITW, it meant postponing the morning lesson, searching for signs of life in the cold, taking off our wet boots, and warming up in the trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-ast-global-color-0-border-color nfd-bg-effect-dots is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:5px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right wp-container-content-69bc4bdf\">SITW should always:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-69bc4bdf\">Stay where it is. I was so thrilled to see the construction of a permanent building, because it meant that SITW is here to stay, and future generations will earn a stake in caring for the property and taking that sense of ownership and connection with them for life. 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