About Us

Hi, I'm Christina! I was born with an innate love for nature and a reverence for all living things.  To be honest, I was raised as a city girl, but something inside me always led me to earth’s creations and I longed to learn about the wild!

While home educating my older children, a passion was lit inside of me and I knew my life's calling was to teach. I returned to school and received a BA in Educational Studies, where I was licensed as a secondary STEM teacher and extensively trained in Project Based Education.

While I have had the opportunity to work in various roles at a variety of charter schools over the years, my out of the box thinking left me wanting more!  My love of herbs, animals, and the natural processes of the world, combined with my knowledge of the value of place-based education led me to create the space and school that I wanted most for my own child. 

And so I put my heart and soul into the development and creation of Cache Valley Forest School-- a place where all are welcome and a place where even the city kids (like me) can reconnect with their primitive roots.

In my free time, I love learning, soaking in mountain hot springs, mountain biking, visiting the beach, spending time outdoors with my family, and sitting around a campfire.

Hello, I'm Rachel. I love rainy days, trying new foods, and picking up rocks. I'm a mother, professional educator, and avid adventurer. 

I completed my undergraduate studies at Utah State, leading to elementary teaching licensure, and have taught in public, charter, and private schools, including my own outdoor preschool, for over 6 years. 

I have an M.Ed. in Advanced Teaching from University of the People. This program allowed me to explore many different philosophies of education and led me to adjust my teaching in a way that better centers around the child and subsequently also supports my experience as a life-long learner with my students. 

I am a proponent of teaching in ways that support the whole-child, including having hands-on real-life projects, opportunities for play, and rich experiences outdoors. I'm passionate about creating learning environments where students learn to value themselves, love learning, and have the social and emotional skills to thrive in any environment. 

I'm also a certified yoga teacher and will soon complete my certification as a Wilderness First Responder. 

I'm Grant. I'm a maker, wanderer, handtool addict, with a healthy dose of wool and herbal tea thrown in the mix. I was born and raised exploring the woods and coastlines of Maine,  and really began to develop a fascination with the natural world and making things with my hands early on.  As a young homeschooler I began attending a local forest school program learning wilderness living skills from Maine Local Living School. After my first time attending I was hooked. I continued to learn under their expert mentorship, eventually completing an immersive apprenticeship with them at the age of 15.  Not satisfied to stop there I embarked on a 5 month wilderness semester program traversing sections of Canada and the length  of Vermont by ski, canoe, rowboat, and bicycle at the age of 16. I've worked as a guide, mentor, and skills instructor since 2016, all the while continuing to learn from master guides and craftsfolk, and furthering my passion for simple living, nature connection, education, and fostering playful wildness in others. I graduated from Utah State University with a degree in Recreation Resource Management and Folklore Studies. 

While the majority of my formal training occurred in the rambling woods and coastlines of New England and Eastern Canada, my wanderings have taken me to the UK, the Pacific Northwest, and Western United States, where I currently live with my wife Taylor in northern Utah.

Grant is a certified Wilderness First Responder.