Programs

Creekside Forest School: Our Core Beliefs

By Director of Education Kelli Kennon-Lane   Like all Iowa preschools, one of our goals at Creekside Forest School is kindergarten readiness. One difference is that our nature-based preschool prepares children for the next step…

Opportunity in Disaster: Sowing Seeds of Change

By Executive Director John Myers Published October 21, 2020 in the Cedar Rapids Gazette   Troubling events like the pandemic and derecho challenge us all, but they also provide a major opportunity. Change is nature’s…

Introducing The Fresh Air Academy to “Fill the Gap” in Education

This fall Indian Creek Nature Center will begin offering a new educational program, The Fresh Air Academy, to area preschoolers through fifth graders to “fill the gap” in education and supplement virtual learning this school…