Community matters.
Nature matters.
Play matters.
We offer distinctive outdoor sessions for kids with broad age ranges in Metro-Detroit. Enjoy mindful experiences that flow with your child and foster a connection to this Earth and to each other. Also join us for free community events that deepen that connection & sense of community.
Collaboration
Nature brings us all together. It’s where we are from, where we are going and where we thrive. Root-Ed offers opportunities for youth to build something meaningful together, to lend a helping hand, to support one another. Through open-ended play and unrestricted access to the great outdoors, Root-Ed nurtures the strength and well-being in each of us.
Resilience
“There are two lasting gifts we can give our children. One of them is roots and the other is wings.” – Unknown
Confidence is inherent in resilience. Time spent outdoors, among peers, in a neutral environment builds self-belief, the key ingredient to lasting confidence and the ability to both discover and stay true to what matters to each of us.
Mixed-Aged Play
There is much to be learned from those in a different stage of life than ourselves. By allowing children to spend time with others in a different age group, they are given the opportunity to not only learn from someone who’s been there, but to build leadership skills, foster compassion and practice self-control – all in the most relaxing, yet curiously stimulating, environment of all: the great outdoors.
Mindfulness
Imagine taking a step outside of a bustling building or a stressful workroom and inhaling deeply. This is the release, the “high” and the charge we receive each and every time we step into our natural world. At Root-Ed, children are given the gift of effortless connection – to each other and to their surroundings through this natural clarity that engrosses us outdoors. They are given the freedom to roam, to discover and to notice… notice what’s there – inside… or out.
“I believe the best way to begin reconnecting humanity’s heart, mind, and soul to nature is for us to share our individual stories.”
— J. Drew Lanham
Support For Parents
Root-Ed is not just for kids. It was created out of a need for more of what is right – more nature, more time, more space and more companionship for both kids and parents. Our classes offer guidance for parents to be able to let go, enjoy the little things and to connect with their kids. At our community events, the medicine of the outdoors, food & drink shared with intention and the dose of much needed support and connection with others are all found within the container that Root-Ed cultivates from the heart of our mission.
Friends, Food & Forests
“Food can be a vehicle for social change. It brings people together in a way that very few other activities can.” – Anim Steel
Herbal Hangouts & Campfire Events combine the three most important things in life: friends, food & forests. Come as you are, when you can; take a break from the stress and feel at ease again.
In addition to our free community events, we are pleased to offer weekly classes that follow the Tinkergarten curriculum. Join your child for a class full of joy, singing, sign language, movement, discovery and learning – all outdoors!
