Alpaca Farm and Fiber Arts Day (at Aragon Alpacas) with SCEC Come play with the alpacas and learn all about their fleece, what they provide us, and their unique personalities. Ann, the owner, will lead us around her farm and tell stories about these interesting animals. Then we go into the studio to learn about […]
Join us Saturday July 15th at Coiner Park in Cottage Grove for the FUN! Bohemia Mining Days festival returns in 2023, with tons of great booths, activities and entertainment. We will be in the kids' zone, making corn dollies with kids of all ages. Please come join us! Want to volunteer? It's fun to interact […]
Pioneer Homesteading Summer Camp July 2023 July 17th - 21st Each camp will feature crafts, games, stories, outside exploration, walking field trips in the park and along the river, cooking, and more! Enjoy visits from special guests who will teach us, trade with us, or share stories. Read about the values children learn in our […]
Join us at the Riddle Library Thursday July 20th at 1pm! Letters From the Trail is a unique program where a costumed interpreter (Mrs. Annabelle Smith from the Oregon Trail) will give a talk and hand out letters to each child in attendance. These fictional letters were written by boys and girls on the Oregon […]
Join us at the Native American Cultural Encampment at Waterloo County Park, July 29th & 30th! Karen Rainsong will be camping with the Indigenous people that weekend and presenting the Kalapuya Ways educational experience. Items of material culture will be on display, and you can make a paper wolk mask, and learn to throw the […]
Join us for a fun, interesting History Pub at the Axe and Fiddle in downtown Cottage Grove. Karen Rainsong of SCEC will be talking about how to engage kids in hands-on history. Tues, Aug 8th, 5:30 -6:30pm Axe and Fiddle: 657 E Main St, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Pioneer Homesteading Summer Camp Aug 2023 August 14th - 18th Each camp will feature crafts, games, stories, outside exploration, walking field trips in the park and along the river, cooking, and more! Enjoy visits from special guests who will teach us, trade with us, or share stories. Read about the values children learn in our […]
Did you miss summer camp this year? No worries, we've got a special event for you! Learn what it was like to be an Oregon settler in 1890 at the Shelton McMurphey Johnson House in Eugene. Pioneer dress-up clothes of all types are available or bring your own. Fun activities and authentic "chores", games and […]
Join us at the Native American Cultural Encampment at Cascadia Park, Aug 26th & 27th. Karen Rainsong will be camping with the Indigenous people that weekend and presenting the Kalapuya Ways educational experience. Items of material culture will be on display, and you can make a paper wolk mask, and learn to throw the atlatl. […]
Opening Day: Group One of Hands-On Homeschool for 2023-2024 year! We will be meeting at the SMJ House in Eugene, the area's only Victorian Mansion. Class is for kids aged 6 - 11, pre-registration only. Our fun history homeschool features a different theme each month, with games, stories, songs, cooking, and many different kinds of […]