Summer Farm Camp
Learn & Adventure on the Farm and in the Forest
2026 Camp Details
June 15-19
Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Only one session:
Schedule
Black Ridge Farms,
501 Idaho Rd Palouse, WA
Location
Registration
Cost: $300 a session per child. Additional siblings $275. Fee includes camp t-shirt!
Register: Complete the Registration Form below.
Camp Theme
We All Help Each Other - Explore how animals, insects, plants, and humans are all connected.
We can’t wait to meet you, Farm Camper!
What Parents are Saying
Join us at Little Farm Nature School for an unforgettable Summer Farm Camp, where kids connect with nature, care for animals, explore the forest, and experience all the wonders of farm life
Learn & Adventure on the Farm and in the Forest
Hands-on Farm Experiences & Practical Life Skills – Children actively participate in animal care, egg collection, garden tending, and vegetable harvesting to deepen their understanding of food literacy and regenerative farming.
Wilderness and Survival Skills - fire starting, whittling, using a compass, campfire cooking, building forts, wild plant and animal identifying, edible plant foraging
Child-led Learning - Children are provided a broad range of activities to choose what interests them.
Unstructured Nature Play – We believe there’s always time for just play! Free play during our forest time fosters creativity, problem-solving, and social development especially with our mixed age group of children!
Build Community – Children enjoy community tea time around the campfire, collaborate on group projects, and gain confidence in a supportive, mixed-age environment.
We All Help Each Other
This year, children will explore how farm animals, insects, plants, and people are all connected. Through hands-on activities, they’ll discover how caring for the land and animals helps support our food, clothing, and environment—and how we can care for them in return.
Monday: Cow Day
Learn how dairy and meat cows help provide food for our families.
Hands-on activity: Make homemade ice cream.
Tuesday: Sheep Day
Discover how sheep provide wool and how it’s used to keep us warm.
Hands-on activity: Wool and fiber projects.
Wednesday: Chicken & Rabbit Day
Learn how chickens and rabbits support the farm through food and soil health.
Hands-on activity: Campfire cooking with eggs and learning about natural rabbit fertilizer.
Thursday: Honeybee Day
Learn how honeybees help plants grow through pollination and why they are essential to our food system.
Hands-on activity: Pollinator-friendly learning and nature exploration.
Friday: Worm Day
Discover how worms help keep soil healthy and support plant growth.
Hands-on activity: Composting and soil exploration in our worm farm.
What to Expect
A Peak Into Our Day at Farm Camp
Arrive
Feed animals
Campfire tea
Play and exploration on the farm - children get to choose from a variety of different activities on the tables for all different ages!
Lunch -Picnic lunch
Forest time
*Structure of class is flexible and may vary by each theme of the week
We inspire a lifelong love of learning and nature for our community of learners ages 0-12. Through our farm-based, hands-on, Montessori-inspired experiences, we cultivate curiosity, confidence, and connection to the land, animals and sustainable living.
Our Approach
Nature & Forest Exploration
Farm Schooling
Montessori-inspired
Mixed-aged Learning
Meet Your Teacher
Calli Stipe, Little Farm Nature School Director
I’m a Palouse native, farmer’s wife, flower garden lover, and busy mom to three boys! My passion for working with children began early in my life and led me to study Early Childhood Development at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. There I discovered Montessori education and went on to receive my Montessori Certification in Boise.
I opened my own Montessori Preschool and that also offered Montessori parent & child classes to support parents wanting to implement the Montessori method at home for several years.
Throughout my teaching experience, I always felt like something was missing. It wasn’t until I learned about the benefits of outdoor education and observed it firsthand with my own children that I discovered the missing piece—immersion in nature and the farm.
It brings my heart so much joy to see children learning how they were meant to learn - in the great outdoors. I’m thrilled to offer this program and can’t wait to meet you!
Mckenna Kalahar, Assistant Teacher
Hi, my name is McKenna Kalahar. I am a former first grade teacher with my Masters in Teaching from WSU. Working with young children has always been a passion of mine. I come from a family of educators so it feels like that passion is ‘in my blood’.
When my daughter Karissa was born, I took a break from teaching to stay home with her. After attending LFNS with her as a toddler, I was eager to get involved and felt very pulled to the mission of the school, specifically the importance of kids being outside and having opportunities for hands-on, interest-driven education. I eagerly joined the team as an assistant preschool teacher in Spring 2025 and have been grateful to be a part of it, since.
When I’m not at farm school, I love spending time with my husband and two kids, going for walks, attending WSU sporting events, and baking.
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Contact us.
littlefarmmontessori@gmail.com