John Muir Laws Nature Journaling Workshops and Programs

John Muir Laws Nature Journaling Workshops and Programs offers school and homeschool programs that include assembly and classroom presentations, teacher workshops, motivational talks with learning-disabled students, and outdoor activities. The program also offers keynote addresses and workshops, public lectures and talks, field studies and nature journaling activities, field trips, and staff training sessions.

Programs

• Keynote addresses and workshops — $4,000 per day
• School and homeschool programs — Rich, interactive, full-day programs including assembly and classroom presentations, teacher workshops, motivational talks with learning-disabled students, and outdoor activities.
• Public lectures and talks — $750 per class · Lecture or talk honorarium listed as $750 for a one-hour lecture or talk.
• Outdoor activities and field studies — If the school has easily accessible nature areas nearby, field studies and nature journaling activities can be led with individual classes.
• Teacher workshops — Meet with teachers during lunch break or after school; focus on using nature journals to integrate science, language arts, and art.
• Programs for learning disabled students — Insight-sharing program for learning-disabled students.
• Field trips — Support and instruction for school field trips, environmental education activities, natural history, and nature journaling.
• Staff training — Full-day training sessions including field demonstrations, feedback strategies, student work evaluation, and site evaluation for nature journaling activities.

At a glance

• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Price range: $750–$4,000

About the provider

The site says the key to developing a closer connection with nature is deliberately enhancing powers of observation and wonder, and that a nature journal is a lens that focuses attention and crystallizes observations, thoughts, and experiences.

Last updated August 31, 2026.