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...
Voicing the Trauma of the Past Webinar
The Cost of Voicing the Past: The Trauma of Historical Interpretation February 16, 2023, Zoom webinar by Shemika Berry, First Person Interpreter at Accokeek Foundation The above is a presentation on YouTube by Shemika Berry of the Accokeek Foundation. I had the...
Intangible Cultural Heritage- and PNW Indigenous learning
I came across an article about intangible cultural heritage on the UNESCO website, and it made great sense to me. Here is the first paragraph: The term ‘cultural heritage’ has changed content considerably in recent decades, partially owing to the instruments developed...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...
Teaching Values to Children at Singing Creek Center
I woke up the other day and thought about something I had heard from a parent of one of our summer campers. She explained that when she got to go to summer camp with us for a whole week, it was truly a magical experience and it was way beyond her expectations. It was...
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
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
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...
