Silke Jensen
Director and lead teacher
Silke leads Larch and teaches the older group. She taught indoors for years before she moved her teaching outside, and she is the first adult at the yurt each morning, warming it up and walking the site.
Our people
The adults you will meet at the yurt door
Six adults share the school week, and these three are at the yurt most mornings.
Cade Eastman
Teacher, younger group
Cade teaches the younger group and leads the den builders. He grew up in northern Michigan and can tell you whose tracks are in the snow.
Colette Beaulieu
Assistant teacher
Colette is the steady second adult on every morning walk, runs the snack circle and knows where the spare mittens are.
How we work
What every teacher at Larch has in common
Trained for the trail
Every adult is trained in first aid and CPR, and every group has one of them with it on the walk.
Two adults, every group
Each group of 12 children has two adults. One walks at the front and one at the back.
Outside in every season
We teach outdoors in all four seasons, and we dress for it ourselves.
Meet them on a morning walk
Book a tour, and come and say hello.