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Now enrolling Creekside Forest School for 2022-23 school year!

Indian Creek Nature Center
Creekside Forest School, News, Preschool
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It’s never too early to apply to Creekside Forest School. Whether you have a soon-to-be preschool-aged child, a newborn, are expecting or planning for a family in the future…if you’re considering Creekside Forest School, now…

Creekside Forest School: Our Core Beliefs

Indian Creek Nature Center
Kids, Nature Center, News, Preschool, Programs
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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…

Introducing Creekside Forest School, a new nature-based preschool at ICNC

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Creekside Forest School, News
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By Director of Education Kelli Kennon-Lane   In the spring of 2017 I decided to leave my job as a teacher and induction coach in the public school system, and interviewed with ICNC Executive Director…

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

Indian Creek Nature Center
News, Programs
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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…