Forest Endeavors

A nature-based enrichment program

Huron Academic Endeavors bring you Forest Endeavors - the Blue Water Area's first and only forest school.

Forest Endeavors supports a student's education with a focus on the outdoors. The entirety of the program is outdoors, in our woods and on the trails, working in the gardens or playing on the playground.

Classes, camps and programming will be held at HAE's campus, in Smiths Creek, Michigan. There is more than 11 acres of woods and outdoor area to range!

We invite you to explore Forest Endeavors!

Reach out to forestendeavors@huroncoop.org to learn more.

2025 Summer Camp

Slow down and play.
Slow down and explore.
Slow down and just be.

Forest Endeavors debuts this summer with a 2025 Summer Camp!

Emphasize play and exploration during the sunny summer months. Work in the gardens. Watch the sunflowers grow. Read a book under the reading trees. Go for a morning hike. Practice stretching and mindfulness under the trees. Hands-on nature science and art. It's all part of the Forest Endeavors

Summer Camp!

Initial registration is required, but there is no commitment! Pay by the day or the week, as it fits your summer schedule.

Camp is held at the NEW HAE campus, 1963 Allen Road, Smiths Creek.

Reach out to forestendeavors@huroncoop.org with any questions!

Tuesday, Thursday mornings, every week (we are closed the week of June 30)
June 3 - August 21
Sunrise drop-off available, starting at 8 a.m.
Camp is from 9-11:30 a.m.
Designed for ages 3 years old (fully potty-trained) through middle school
$13 per class - with no commitment! Pay per class or week
Every student gets a camp t-shirt!

2025 Summer Camp has reached capacity for the summer. We have closed registrations. Please check back for future Forest Endeavors programming and student clubs!

Camp begins June 3!

Wild Things

A Young Learner's Day Camp

A weekly nature-based enrichment program

for young students, 3-5 years old

Wild Things Day Camp offers forest-learning and play for our youngest learners. Join Forest Endeavors as we embark on school in a different way - a natural way, a full way, an embracing way.

During class, Wild Things students will engage with a nature-based curriculum that introduces letters, phonics, numbers, science and more. Classes will also host walking adventures, snacks, outdoor games, hands-on science projects, and nature art.

Wild Things is a movement and play-based camp for the curious and adventurous preschooler!

Wednesday mornings, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Drop-off begins at 9:15 a.m.
Follows the HAE school calendar. Please visit here for more information.
Classes begin September 17, 2025 - May 20, 2026
Class is designed for students 3-5 years old. Must be fully potty-trained.
$95 per month, for 9 months (tuition-based. Invoices will be issued each month.)

Registration is limited to only 10 students! Don't miss out!

Interested in becoming a parent volunteer?

Wild Things Day Camp is accepting applications for parent volunteers during class time!

One volunteer will be scheduled for each week.

Work and learn alongside your child and the Forest Endeavors Director, Abigail Shafer, as she leads the class!

Learn and do school with Forest Endeavors!

Volunteer Here

Adopt-A-Tree Campaign

Grow with Forest Endeavors!

As our students and trees get taller and wiser, Forest Endeavors will continue to develop new programs, events and student clubs.

Support your community's first and only forest school!

With a one-time, $200 donation, you will be able to name a tree in the Forest Endeavors woods. Commemorate your family; sponsor for a business; memorialize a loved one. A plague will be added to your adopted tree. Plaques and signs are metal and fitted to stand the test of time.

Your tree adoption will also be recognized on HAE's social media and the HAE website!

Adopt Your Tree Here