Meet Michaella.

Adventures with students.

Exploring Headwaters SP with @youradventurerx 🍂 #optoutsidebozeman
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MT Mermaid 🧜🏻‍♀️
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Practicing our realism🍊🍎🍐 We’re not just learning to draw, “we’re learning to see”. @susannahashby
🌱“Nature breeds curiosity; it helps to grow explorers rather than robots. It reminds us that we are part of something bigger. It grounds us, calms us.” -Ben Palmer-Fry
And we’re off! 🌱 Just enjoyed an art class with @susannahashby & now we’re exploring Sacagawea Park. Having such a small group is almost shocking - I feel less like an overworked octopus and more like an actual teacher. #optoutbozema
It was AMAZING to get everyone together last night! We organized school supplies, mingled, & enjoyed some pizza from @sidewallpizza 🍕#optoutbozeman
Settling in.
🌻@calliopeflowersmt 1 for each new student🌻
✨I’ve been staring at this beauty for a week and still can’t believe it’s real. ✨
So much good packed into 1 week! I’ve interviewed wonderful parents, met up with potential students over ice cream, networked at Biz2Biz, signed a lease & kicked off a few educational collabs - now to find the van! 🌱#magicschoolbus
I. Am. Elated. Check out the new “classroom” for Opt Out! 🌱Located in Bozeman’s Mill District, this space has everything on my wish list + more: Kitchenette, 3 small group spaces, 2 conferencing areas, proximity to a park/trails, g
Dinnertime Adventures 🏔
Summer is for mud pies 🥧☀️
🦇 I’ve seen 3 bats in the past week! This reminded me of light pollution, an issue a bat expert shared with me last summer. Bats need a dark landscape to hunt / take care of bugs we find pesky. Porch lights off ✅
🌱Since the beginning of my career, a vision has been forming, fondly known amongst my inner circle as “the magic school bus dream”. I thought it’d tackle this in the future, certainly not in the midst of a global pandemic and enorm
I miss teaching, truly. Thankfully I still have tutoring students, a nephew and 2 nieces to do fun stuff with! 🤓🌱#mysteryplants