QUESTIONS?
For our parent handbook, to schedule a tour, or ask for more details, reach out!
Speak to our director Alyssa “Alyssum” Smith-Carstens at 541-743-1074.
or email frolickingferns@gmail.com
Meet the Teachers
We have a contagious passion that inspires students! We pride ourselves on being lifelong learners and dabblers in all things, so we can support students in a wide range of activities from ASL poetry to leathercrafting, from board game design to carpentry.
Alyssum "Sparrowhawk" Smith-Carstens
Founder, Director, & Lead Teacher
- B.A. in Social Studies Teaching with a focus on Political Science
- Founder and Director of Frolicking Ferns Farm Preschool & Childcare since 2018
- Instructor at Whole Earth Nature School (7 years)
- Co-op Family Center Teacher (2 years)
- Fluent in ASL
Also, hobby farmer, lover of adventure, and avid book reader!
Alicia "Foxfire" Rose
Teacher & Curriculum Specialist
- B.A. in English and Anthropology
- M.A. in Environmental Education
- M.S. in Game-based Community Learning
- Creator of Wildkin, a program used coast-to-coast for inspiring student engagement in outdoor programs
- Lead Teacher at Frolicking Ferns
- Programs Director and Instructor at Whole Earth Nature School (2013-2022)
- Living Earth School Instructor (2013)
- Adams International Montessori School instructor (2012-2013)
Mallory Glasser
Teacher & Music & Physical Education Specialist
- Studied music at a jazz conservatory in NYC
- Has played music professionally for 20 years, both locally and in touring bands
- Has been teaching music to kids and adults of all ages for 17 years
- Dedicated to a daily movement practice that has included Yoga, Systema (Russian Martial Arts), MoveNat, Weightlifting, Kettlebell training and West African Dance over the years. Inspired to bring these arts to kids!
- Passion for Storytelling, especially old tales from Europe and Siberia that have been passed down mostly through oral tradition.