TRAVELERS REST, SC FOREST SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Classes offered at our Travelers Rest location:

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0-3 years old- Forest Sprouts- a parent and child 7 week class.

3-4 years old- Forest Seedlings- a weekly drop off class that runs for the duration of the school year.

5-7 years old- Forest Saplings- a weekly drop off class that runs for the duration of the school year. 

8-12 years old- Forest Oaks- a weekly drop off class that runs for the duration of the school year. 

13-17 years old- Summit Adventure Course- a bi-monthly advanced course that runs for the duration of the school year.

The Travelers Rest, SC location is right outside the hustle and bustle of the city at Look Up Lodge(unaffiliated). Located on over 250 acres, the key features of this private property are mountaintop views, a fruit orchard, a large field for games, and immense forest for exploration. Shallow creeks feed a large lake- complete with a picturesque 25 ft. cascading waterfall. The lake is home to many varieties of fish, beaver, ducks, frogs, salamanders, and more. Not only is the lake and forest teeming with natural habitat for animals, but is an oasis for native plants that are abundant for harvesting with the students season after season. VFS Travelers Rest was the second VFS location that opened in 2021.

The Forest School Programs of Valley Forest School are focused on nature-based skills including foraging, wild crafting, whittling, fire building, shelter building, and survival skills. Students are immersed in nature on a weekly basis through hikes, nature walks, lake swimming, creek exploration, campfire baking, and foraging for wild edibles. These students experience hands-on primitive skills through knot tying, fire building, local fauna and wildlife identification, and wild crafting.