What is River Days?

  • River Days is a year-round, all-weather, outdoor program for children along the American River Parkway.  Interacting with the natural world: climbing, digging, hauling, and building activate proprioceptive faculties, resolving sensory integration issues.  Creating from natural resources, rather than with purchased toys that predetermine play; stimulates executive function.  And of course, extended time in nature is the antidote to Nature Deficit Disorder.
  • All buzz-words aside, regular time at the river allows children to develop relationships with that which is true and real.  We discover where we live: the natural world that exists before, behind and beneath the human-made world.  We witness the rhythms of nature, the intricate variations in the seasons, the seasonal arrival and departure of wildlife that are the true story of life.  We become a part of this story, and find that we are a participant in relationship with all of life.
  • Earthways is an opportunity to explore the tools, skills, and knowledge of our ancestors. Earthways is aimed at older children, teens and adults.
  • For current updates, photos, and excursions, please follow this link to our facebook page.  There we will do the best we can to keep you up to date with our Summer and Fall programs.