Native American Cultural Encampments 2024

Native American Cultural Encampments 2024

Come to the Native American Cultural Encampments summer of 2024, with Deitrich Peters and friends. The public is invited to come learn about Native culture, explore handcrafts and items for sale, watch the Pow-wow style dancing (there is usually one dance where you...
Our Homeschool Program:  A Testimonial

Our Homeschool Program: A Testimonial

I homeschool my daughter who has developmental delays and is autistic. At the start of the school year, I decided that I wanted my daughter to learn how to participate in a group and learn some new social skills. Karen was more than welcoming to us and encouraged us...
Los Pueblos Camp is growing strong!

Los Pueblos Camp is growing strong!

We held another successful Los Pueblos Summer Camp in 2023! Thank you to our instructors, Janet and Willow, for their hard work, creativity and dedication! SEE THE GALLERY BELOW- hover over pictures for left and right arrows. In June 2023 SCEC held two weeks of summer...
Native American Cultural Encampment June 2023

Native American Cultural Encampment June 2023

Flute. Riversong. Birds. Children. Dance. Family. I was fortunate to be invited to participate in a three day campout with new friends at the Native American Cultural Encampment at Roaring River Park in Scio, Oregon. Deitz Peters and his wife Kathy were the elders who...

Green Living Fair 2023 was a success!

Learn about eco-friendly living and sustainability at the Green Living Fair! at the Armory building in Cottage Grove Dates: Sat & Sun April 22nd and 23rd, 2023Time: 10am to 5pmAddress: The Armory- downtown Cottage Grove: 628 E Washington Ave. Entrance fee: We are...

SCEC is leaving the Dr. Snapp House

After three years of teaching hundreds of kids about history in Cottage Grove, the Singing Creek Educational Center is looking for a new home. We are grateful to the Prospectors Club for allowing us to use the historic Snapp House for the past 3.5 years. The club has...
New Indigenous Books for Our Library

New Indigenous Books for Our Library

I (Karen) am thrilled to add some new books to our library at SCEC: Indigenous stories from Native authors. These books have been carefully curated from the list of Indigenous children’s books by the National Museum of the American Indian. I watched a webinar...
Save the Earth Poster Contest Entries 2022

Save the Earth Poster Contest Entries 2022

As part of our Green Living Fair this year, we held a Save the Earth poster contest for local schoolchildren in grades 2 – 5. So many wonderful entries were received and the winners were awarded their prizes on April 23, 2022 at the Green Living Fair. All the...
Workshop by Oregon Humanities: Indigenous Wisdom

Workshop by Oregon Humanities: Indigenous Wisdom

Our Executive Director, Karen Rainsong, is attending a webinar workshop tonight by Oregon Humanities, that involves centering Indigenous Wisdom during the climate crisis. We will update this post with her reflections on this afterwards. Update: we learned about the...