My Nonprofit Reviews
mshapiro
Review for Slide Ranch, Muir Beach, CA, USA
As a kindergarten teacher, I have been bringing my students to Slide Ranch for more than 15 years!! It has always been an integral part of our environmental curriculum. Our visits to the ranch have offered a wonderful way to underscore the incredible beauty of nature and the importance of developing a personal responsibility for the care of our planet! We have eaten from the organic garden, milked the goats, run in the fields with the lambs, and eaten lunch with a beautiful vista of both the mountains and the powerful sea. We have hiked down a steep mountain to experience the wonders of the tidepools below, made soap from one of the garden plants, worked with the wool that has been shorn from a sheep, and made our own butter from the goat's milk. With these experiences and so many more, the fabulous teaching interns have always been insightful, knowledgeable, creative and so much FUN!! Slide Ranch has always been our favorite field trip of the year. It is a perfect place for all of us, adults and children alike, to take some critical steps closer to our connection with the wonders of mother earth!!
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
the way that my students begin to show a consciousness about caring for our planet.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
do exactly what has been done for so many years!
What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the beauty, the information shared, and the opportunity to celebrate the wonders of nature.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
skilled, knowledgeable, creative, wonderfully engaging.....great!!
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
be available to many more children...especially children from the inner city. Providing firsthand opportunities to touch the earth, work in an organic garden, run through fields with lambs and kids, see bees in their hive, etc....this is what is needed to develop a sense of joy and personal responsibility for nature in all children.
Ways to make it better...
my students could spend every week at the ranch! We all love the experience so much!
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
finding the means to provide visits for inner city children who have little or no first hand experiences with the glory of nature.
One thing I'd also say is that...
Slide Ranch reminds all of us of both the endless beauty and the critical fragility of nature. It is a perfect way to instill a sense of personal involvement in maintaining the wonders of our planet. I love Slide Ranch!!
Should this review be counted for a specific campaign?
Brandeis Hillel Day School
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008
