Navigating the PPS School Year
Adapting the calendar And North Clackamas School District!
When the World Feels Heavy, Community Matters
How community spaces feel even more crucial to me as a parent. Lately, I have talked with other parents who are feeling the same thing I do: the world can feel like a lot right now. Even when I try to limit my time online to work or staying informed, I still find myself scrolling […]
Where Families Gather
Creating Third Spaces at Trackers Dear Trackers Families, Spring is coming, and I’ve already noticed the flowers waking up. At Trackers we are also beginning to shape something new: the Trackers Lodge. Our vision is a neighborhood gathering place where families connect, kids roam in feral packs with friends, and everyone can enjoy archery, crafts, […]
Where Kids Build Skills & Real Friendships
Firelight, archery, music & community—every Thursday night. Trackers Skills Night Begins March 5 — A New Thursday Tradition! We received an incredible response to our A Wonderful World With Trackers. After publishing it, I had quite a few conversations with parents at pickup, over email, and even by the campfire. Our conversations always gravitated toward […]
A Wonderful World With Trackers
Building real-world connection for kids and families Today there are fewer and fewer places where kids can hang out together in the real world. Not online, but in one of those places we older generations roamed freely in, but are rapidly going extinct: cafes, libraries, and unfenced wild spaces in our neighborhoods. There are fewer […]
Let’s Stop Optimizing Childhood
How kids earn real independence through competence and community. We didn’t expect such a positive response to our last blog, Beyond Screens, Beyond Camp. Families wrote back because we named something that’s rarely addressed: outdoor education can’t just be a brief alternative to screens. If kids’ social lives exist online, “go outside” can feel like […]