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Laura Handley

March 1, 2023 by Waterford Craft School


Survival Adventure (Ages 10-13) & Survival Skills (Ages 14-17)

Laura Handley is a teacher and writer with a deep interest in the natural world and how to survive and thrive within it. She picked up survival skills through years of hiking, camping, and foraging and honed them as a teaching assistant and co-instructor at Advanced Survival Training in Fauquier County, VA.

She currently works as a high-school math teacher and volunteers extensively in habitat restoration and wildlife monitoring. She also blogs about her foraging and wildcrafting projects on Instagram as @fairfaxforager.

Filed Under: 2023, Camps, Health & Wellness, Instructor Tagged With: fire, nature, navigation, outdoor adventure, shelter, survival skills, water

Alika Middleton

March 1, 2023 by Waterford Craft School


Art & Nature Exploration (Ages 6-10)

Alika Middleton is an artist and art educator who empowers her students to trust their own creative process. She has taught visual art for the last nine years in international and private schools ranging from early childhood to high school. She is the founder of Wild Wonder Creators, a program that brings creative arts and nature together in a playful and explorative way. As an educator, she values the importance of social-emotional learning by making sure all of her students feel safe, seen, and fully supported.

Filed Under: 2023, Camps, Health & Wellness, Instructor, Mixed Media, Painting Tagged With: nature, painting, printmaking, surface design, virginia artist

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