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June 30, 2025 - Jeff DeGolier

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This is our kids’ favorite camp. They completely love it and we appreciate the time that they get to spend outdoors and the practical lessons they are taught.

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BEan IN NATURE

July 17, 2025

Jeff, Thank you for taking time to send us a review! We appreciate families who share their appreciation and happy feedback so that other families may feel confident and excited to register in our nature immersion summer program! :)

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April 17, 2025 - Janani Rajyasri

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We love BEan in nature! I’m so glad I found this amazing group - they taught my son so much in just one summer. He would come home with so much experience and knowledge around local plants and bugs. They made a big spray, taught them knitting and so many games. It was truly a wonderful experience and we can’t wait to go back this summer!

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BEan IN NATURE

June 22, 2025

Thank you Janani! We are so grateful for families that support our program, share our program and help others hear about our program by sharing!

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March 8, 2025 - Andrea Laczay

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Marisa and her team provide a great nature camp for children. The location in the shady park is excellent, no overheating or sunburn. My children enjoyed these camps two years in a row and came home with lots of memories. I believe their favorite things were archery (when offered) and hunting for crabs in the creek.

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BEan IN NATURE

March 10, 2025

THANK YOU Andrea for continuing to bring your Teen and Preteen to our program!

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July 14, 2024 - Aris Berna

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Great camp! My daughter loved it and will do it again next year 😁

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July 28, 2023 - Katie Peacock

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Great! Always a fun week in the woods. The kids had a blast.

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BEan IN NATURE

December 6, 2023

Thank you Katie! Your kiddos are amazing and we look forward to having them with us again in our 2024 summer program!

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June 18, 2023 - Tina Tseng

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Highly recommend! This was my three kids first camp experience ever. They enjoyed every minute of the Fledgling Forest camp. Marisa, the director, is so great with children and showed the kids many interesting facts and fun nature-based activities. My 4-year-olds hiked, played in the creek and made nature crafts.

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BEan IN NATURE

June 19, 2023

Thank you so much Tina, for your support in our small growing nature led program! We hope to see your 3 amazing Littles again soon!

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August 2, 2022 - Cathy C

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My daughters (ages 6 and 9) attended the “girls ancestral fairy survival camp” for 2 weeks and loved it! It was the perfect mix of nature appreciation and pretend play with fairies. They even made a “fairy offering” at home one night, which shows how much the camp motivated them! Marisa was so warm and welcoming too. Both my girls blossomed at this camp. Will sign up again! Oh, and the Huddart Park location is really beautiful.

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Bean In Nature

August 3, 2022

Hello Cathy! Awe! We are so grateful for your sweet, kind and thoughtful share here! We love to pass on our contagious enthusiasm for the earth and its creatures and it's mystery and wonder! We so appreciate your feedback! Yes! Huddart is so fun this week! Thank you!

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June 27, 2022 - Myrna Couch

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I don’t know about the other reviews but from our experience it is not a well run group. We did the MH group.

Pros: It’s Outdoors, time in nature, kids played tag, kids made diy bug repellent.

Cons: 1st day it was hard to see their signage. There was another summer camp group in the same park and many people went there thinking it was BEAN. It was not. Some parents drove to another part of the park trying to find the group.
The communication with parents did not improve as the hike day location changed and they texted the morning while we were en route. It’s very unorganized and low budget camp. Their fishing day included making a fishing rod with a stick, yarn and a rock. The other crafts were similar using yarn and sticks. My kids said they did not learn any survival skills.

We appreciate the thought behind this camp but it really was a disappointment.

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Bean In Nature

August 3, 2022

Hello Myrna, we are so very sad that your kiddos camp was a disappointment. We try so very hard to train our staff well in safe social emotional training and physical wilderness first aide, as well as, finding the very best seasoned staff for each camp experience. It sounds as though there was definitely something off for you here at our MH camp! I would love to for you to come back and try us again, as the arrow does not always hit its mark, no matter how hard one practices their aim at their target goal. This is not to say your feedback is not important, of course. We will hope that you might try us again in the future. Thank you for your time.

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May 15, 2022 - Jade Mendez-Dahlstrom

Absolutely love love love BEAn IN Nature! Marisa has cultivated a phenomenal community and educational experience. After working with BEan IN NATURE and attending workshops as a participant I can confidently say that the sense of community and incredible knowledge that is offered to both young and old is the experience of a lifetime.

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Bean In Nature

May 30, 2022

Jade! Thank you so much for your raving review!

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April 21, 2022 - Ann Wolfe

My daughter has always loved her summer camps with BEan in Nature! She will tell me about the skills she learned, the yummy things they cooked over the fire, the great crafts (useful things!) and the friends she made. We will be back! Thank you for all you do to encourage children to interact with and appreciate the outdoors!

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March 13, 2022 - T. Neil

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Our daughter (8) has had a wonderful experience at BEan in Nature. The teachers are engaging and very creative. She's learned about many elements of nature and has enjoyed the pottery and other crafts and building activities. The locations are always peaceful and safe. I highly recommend this program. We also really like the Survival Saturdays for our 8 and 11 year old.

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August 16, 2021 - Sharon Vierhus

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BEan in Nature was fantastic! The right amount of organization and freedom with the opportunity to connect with children of different ages and young adults and adults. The nature component afforded the opportunity to develop new skills and to connect with the peace and beauty in our natural world. Awesome!

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August 1, 2021 - Julia Tian

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My 5 year old daughter loves this outdoor camp. She can’t wait to go again

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July 8, 2021 - Kim Bjorn

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Neurodivergent kids are not welcome here! My son has high-functioning autism & is fascinated with survival skills. He should have thrived at this camp, but the staff’s unwillingness & inability to manage a child with ASD was too much for them. They called me 1 & 1/2 days in to say that this camp “just isn’t for him.” My son has attended many camps successfully, so it’s shocking to me how ableist this organization is.

My older nephew went along with him to assist him on the second day, & he said the other kids were making fun of my son and the adults didn’t do anything though they were right there. My 13 y.o. nephew had to intervene because they wouldn’t. Funny because the program description says it teaches them “social skills.”

My son was heartbroken to learn that because of his autism, he would not be allowed to attend. That is also discrimination.

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Bean In Nature

July 15, 2021

At Bean in Nature we aim to support all students in deepening their connection to nature, themselves, and their peers. While we use many strategies to reach all students, we know that our program doesn't fit every child. Our program is not designed to provide 1:1 mentoring/support, but we encourage families with this need to seek out another amazing program that can. Our first priority across our programs is safety. If a child is unable to engage consistently in a group dynamic and one-on-one support is needed, we must acknowledge that this is not what our program can accommodate. While this does not make the child a "problem" in any way, it simply means the child may have needs outside of what our program does, and that our program may not be the right fit for your family's needs. We also ask that children who attend our programs are doing so enthusiastically and with an open-mind, ready to engage with the group and explore their passions; that is, if a child is showing through body language, verbal communication, or otherwise that they do not wish to engage or participate in the group dynamic over the course of a day or more, we may decide that it is best that the child no longer participate.

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July 25, 2021 - Ashley Park

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My kid had the best time last week at the camp. He loves nature and enjoys exploring outdoor animals and plants. Every day, he came home excited to share what he did during the day, including making a wooden spoon by carving and sanding, making his own wood cane(?), having henna tattoos and making fire, etc.
Every teacher in the camp was nice and kind. Thank you so much for making this camp one of the best memories my child will have!

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