
September 15, 2025
The Kickapoo Valley Forest School (KVFS) was established in 2020 as a tuition-free, nature-immersion public charter school authorized by the La Farge School District, and for the ...

December 13, 2024
As we welcome the winter season, we find ourselves halfway through our fourth year of forest schooling! It’s rewarding to reflect on our journey and see the rhythms and visions we...

January 11, 2024
Here we are, midway through our third year of forest schooling! It’s rewarding to look back at the past few years and see the rhythms and visions we set forth shining through. We ...

October 23, 2023
Welcome to Issue 3 of the Owlet. We truly enjoy the opportunity, twice a year, to highlight our school and the unique and innovative ways that Forest Schooling enriches both child...

October 23, 2023
Happy Summer! We hope you enjoy this fourth edition of the Owlet. It’s always a privilege to look back on the last six months, sort through photos and memories, reflect on challen...

November 17, 2022
Dear KVFS Community,
We are pleased to share the second edition of The Owlet with our Kickapoo Valley Forest School Community. We hope it will offer you an additional look insi...

January 29, 2022
An article about KVFS featured on the front page of the Wisconsin State Journal on January 17, 2022. The online version includes a short video as well.
We are grateful that ...

January 29, 2022
On January 16, 2022, an
updated and expanded piece aired on CBS Weekend News, using a wider lens
and some additional footage and voices about what makes KVFS unique.
https:...

January 1, 2022
Dear KVFS Community,
We are pleased to share this first edition of The Owlet with our Kickapoo Valley Forest School Community. We hope it will offer you a look inside our schoo...

December 28, 2021
The Kickapoo Valley Forest School, a collaborative venture between the La Farge School District and the Kickapoo Valley Reserve, was featured recently on both National Public Radi...

December 21, 2021
"With an emphasis on connecting to nature some Wisconsin students spend their entire school days outside -- despite the weather"
Click here www.wpr.org to listen to a story o...

January 11, 2021
Kickapoo Valley Forest School featured in the Vernon Broadcaster https://lacrossetribune.com/co...

October 6, 2020
https://lacrossetribune.com/co...

September 23, 2020
Wondering why we chose a snail for our logo? The KVFS snail represents so many interesting and important things for our Forest School. The snail reminds us to sloooow down, ...