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Upcoming Camps & Events
Mon, Oct 07Lake Cheston PavilionOct 07, 2024, 8:00 AM CDT – Oct 11, 2024, 3:00 PM CDTLake Cheston Pavilion, Sewanee, TN 37375, USAOur fall break camp is designed for students and families looking for continued learning and nature-based activities over Sewanee's fall break. We will host a week long day camp from 8am to 3pm each day. Students can enjoy the beginning of fall with exploring, team-building, hiking, and crafts.
Mon, Sep 02Lake Cheston PavilionSep 02, 2024, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PMLake Cheston Pavilion, Sewanee, TN 37375, USAJoin us for a day camp filled with adventure and fun while school is out for Labor Day! Your elementary student can expect team-building games, hiking, exploring and making new friends at CFS Labor Day Camp. For ages 6-11.
Wed, May 01Sequatchie Cove FarmMay 01, 2024, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PMSequatchie Cove Farm, 2216 Coppinger Cove Rd, Sequatchie, TN 37374, USAWe are bringing in the blooming season with a May Day (or Beltane) celebration where we will welcome the summer season to come! Please join us at Sequatchie Cove Farm and help us raise funds for our student scholarships. We will share potluck, make flower crowns, and celebrate with song and dance!
Sat, Apr 06MonteagleApr 06, 2024, 9:30 AM – 1:30 PMMonteagle, 11745 US-41, Monteagle, TN 37356, USACome to our forest school classroom for a volunteer work day of beautifying our space! We will be working on the landscape around the classroom, cleaning up our nature play area and prepping our teaching garden for student use. If you have wheelbarrows or shovels we could borrow, please bring them!
Mon, Mar 25SewaneeMar 25, 2024, 8:00 AM – Mar 29, 2024, 3:00 PMSewanee, Sewanee, TN 37375, USAThis week-long nature-based camp is offered during our local elementary school's Spring Break from March 25th - 29th from 8:00am - 3:00pm daily. Join us for full days of hiking local trails, exploring natural spaces, and playing team-building games (ages 6-11). Sign up today to reserve your spot!
Tue, Mar 05Lake Cheston PavilionMar 05, 2024, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PMLake Cheston Pavilion, Sewanee, TN 37375, USAWe are going to celebrate the quickly approaching Spring together outside! We will get a chance to explore and learn about the natural world, go on hiking adventures around Lake Cheston, and warm up our bodies with activities and campfires. This camp is for ages 6-11 year olds. Sign up today!
Mon, Feb 19Lake Cheston PavilionFeb 19, 2024, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PMLake Cheston Pavilion, Sewanee, TN 37375, USAWe are going to celebrate Presidents' Day together outside! We will get a chance to explore and learn about the natural world, go on hiking adventures around Lake Cheston, and warm up our bodies with activities and campfires. Sign up today!
Mon, Jan 15Lake Cheston PavilionJan 15, 2024, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PMLake Cheston Pavilion, Sewanee, TN 37375, USAWe are going to celebrate MLK Day together outside! We will get a chance to talk about civil rights in the US, go on hiking adventures around Lake Cheston, and warm up our bodies with activities and campfires. Sign up today!
Mon, May 01Lake Cheston PavilionMay 01, 2023, 4:30 PM – 7:00 PMLake Cheston Pavilion, Sewanee, TN 37375, USACome celebrate the beauty of Spring with Cumberland Forest School! Open to families with children of all ages. We are gathering to welcome in the fresh new start that Spring gifts us each year! Bring a dish to share, clothing your children have outgrown, and join us in celebration!
Fri, Apr 07Lake Cheston PavilionApr 07, 2023, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PMLake Cheston Pavilion, Sewanee, TN 37375, USAWe are going to celebrate the beginning of spring together outside! We will get a chance to explore and learn about the natural world, go on hiking adventures around Lake Cheston, and watch the signs of spring emerge. Sign up today!
Mon, Feb 20Lake Cheston PavilionFeb 20, 2023, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PMLake Cheston Pavilion, Sewanee, TN 37375, USAWe are going to celebrate Presidents' Day together outside! We will get a chance to explore and learn about the natural world, go on hiking adventures around Lake Cheston, and warm up our bodies with activities and campfires. Sign up today!- Mon, Jan 16Lake Cheston PavilionJan 16, 2023, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PMLake Cheston Pavilion, Sewanee, TN 37375, USAWe are going to celebrate MLK Day together outside! We will get a chance to talk about civil rights in the US, go on hiking adventures around Lake Cheston, and warm up our bodies with activities and campfires. Sign up today!
Sat, Jan 14S. Cumberland State Park Visitor CenterJan 14, 2023, 10:00 AM – Jan 15, 2023, 3:00 PMS. Cumberland State Park Visitor Center, 7608, 11745 US Hwy 41, Monteagle, TN 37356, USAJoin the Cumberland Forest School community in our second pavilion-building event on January 14th, 2023! We will be using our hands, hearts and minds to build an outdoor classroom for our Forest Preschool at the South Cumberland State Park Visitor's Center. Come any time between 10am - 3:00pm!- Sat, Jan 07South Cumberland State ParkJan 07, 2023, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PMSouth Cumberland State Park, 11745 US Hwy 41, Monteagle, TN 37356, USAJoin the Cumberland Forest School community in our pavilion-building event on *rescheduled* January 7th, 2023! We will be using our hands, hearts and minds to build an outdoor classroom for our Forest Preschool at the South Cumberland State Park Visitor's Center. Come any time between 10am - 3:30pm!
Fri, Sep 23Lake Cheston PavilionSep 23, 2022, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PMLake Cheston Pavilion, Sewanee, TN 37375, USABring the whole family for an evening of fun & games around the campfire. Please bring your own food. There will be nature-based play and activities for your preschool & elementary-aged students (see schedule). Come to learn more about Cumberland Forest School while enjoying the company of friends!
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