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Red Pine Learning Community is a microschool for children aged 4.5-9 years. We meet primarily in outdoor classrooms and embrace a variety of pedagogical approaches, such as forest school models and the Montessori method.
We value community care, accessibility, evidence-based practices, and land stewardship. We take layered public health protections to support our community. While we embrace an “outdoors-first” philosophy, we also recognize that interior spaces are necessary for student safety in various conditions. So, we take layered public health protections to support our community. Our indoor classrooms include multiple open windows, portable HEPA filters, and indoor air quality monitors. Children and teachers work together and mask to help protect high-risk members of our community.
Board of Directors:
- President: Chris Caldwell, MFA and MSIS
- Vice President: Rachel Caldwell, MIS/MLS
- Secretary: Allison McKittrick, MSIS
- Treasurer: Ann Marie Faust, PhD
- Board Member: Melanie Zoltan, MA/MS
Co-founders Rachel and Chris Caldwell are parents of children who have attended Montessori schools and Forest School preschools. Since 2023, they have organized virtual meetings and in-person meet-ups for parents and children in the state.
Red Pine Learning Community, founded in 2025, is a secular organization seeking nonprofit status.
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