Sunset over Cedar Lake with the downtown Minneapolis skyline beyond the shoreline

A classroom without walls

Hands-on discovery, rooted in place

School Forest
Experience

Learning in Nature

Hands-on discovery and environmental education rooted in place.

The park is a classroom without walls. Hands-on programs and guided discovery invite visitors of every age to look closely at the living systems around them — the plants, the water, the soil, and the creatures they support.

Learning here is rooted in place. Rather than abstract lessons, it grows from direct encounter: turning over a log, reading the rings of a fallen tree, watching how a wetland filters and holds the rain.