In 2022, we began an exciting journey offering Parkscriptions as a no-cost mental health benefit to teens in the Bellingham School District. Two Options High School teachers, Joe Wooding and Eddi ... Read More →
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SeaMar Visions Partner Program Highlight: Finding Healing in Nature
Last school year (2024-2025), Parkscriptions launched a meaningful partnership with the youth at SeaMar Visions Treatment Center, providing a therapeutic and holistic approach to recovery. ... Read More →
Adventures NW Magazine Opened the Doors to Options High School for Parkscriptions
Thank you Adventures NW Magazine for the exposure you provided via your publication. Sharing our stories with readers Opened the Doors to Options High School for Parkscriptions. Recreation ... Read More →
Connecting Students to Nature and the Present Moment
(Written by Staci Segalla, Parkscriptions Program Coordinator) Our Parkscriptions program has kicked off the start of the 2025/2026 school year strong! We've been dedicated to bringing mindfulness, ... Read More →
Your Brain on Nature with Florence Williams
Enjoy this video of a Ted Talk from Town Hall Seattle featuring Florence Williams and REI's Rob Discher discussing the effects time in nature have on the brain. For centuries, creative thinkers ... Read More →
Parkscriptions at Options High School, Bellingham, WA.
We worked with Lars at VidSmith Video Production to create this endearing video that gives a behind the scenes look at our Parkscriptions program in the local schools. Recreation Northwest ... Read More →
Seeking Parkscriptions Volunteers for 2025-26 School Year
We are seeking volunteers to help chaperone High School students during our Parkscriptions programming in local parks for the 2025-26 school year between the hours of 8:30 am - 3:15 pm. Contact us ... Read More →
Give a BIG Dose of Nature
Give BIG! Our Parkscriptions program has successfully expanded throughout middle and high schools in the Bellingham School District. What started two years ago in 2 classes with 30 students has grown ... Read More →
A Closer Look at Parkscriptions: Nature as a Classroom
We are excited to share a deeper look at what it means to get a dose of nature through our current partnership with the middle and high schools in the Bellingham School District. Students ... Read More →
Nature Immersion: Reconnect, Rejuvenate, Renew at Indralaya Camp Orcas Island
We are doing something different and fun this May! We have been invited to facilitate a weekend retreat at Indralaya Camp on Orcas Island, May 1 - May 4, 2025. Indralaya is a theosophical center ... Read More →
