TERRI'S TREEHOUSE

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Emilymae King-Ryden is the Program Director at Terri’s Treehouse Early Learning Outdoor Immersion Center, where she has dedicated the past 19 years to nurturing children, mentoring educators, and cultivating a nature-based, play-centered learning environment. Under her leadership, the center has grown into a 5-star rated, NAEYC-accredited hub for outdoor immersion and developmentally appropriate practice.

Emilymae’s journey in early education began as a preschool teacher and evolved through decades of hands-on experience, starting as a high school aid and a young mother. She holds an Early Childhood Technical Diploma, an Administrator’s Credential, and certifications in Working with Children and Nature and Forest & Nature Therapy through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT). Her academic path includes studies at Nicolet Area Technical College, UW-Madison, UW-Platteville, NWTC, and the University of Pacifica, complemented by over 1000 hours of additional training in psychology, survival, health, safety, nutrition, and ecology.

Beyond the classroom, Emilymae is a Group Fitness Instructor, teaching Hula Hoop Toning, Hula Meditation, and Yoga for over a decade. She is also ordained to perform matrimonial ceremonies and frequently presents at workshops, retreats, and community events. Her passion for the outdoors extends to her role as a Community Education Instructor at Nicolet Area Technical College, where she teaches foraging, herbalism, and mushroom identification.

Emilymae is the Founder of Flora and Mycology of the Northwoods and Maecylium Momentos, initiatives focused on ethical foraging, outdoor education, and fostering deep connections with nature. She serves as a Board Member of the Wisconsin Mycological Society, where she is the Chair of Conservation and Stewardship and Co-Chair of Marketing.

At home on the Island of Minocqua, Emilymae lives with her husband, four children, dog, honeybees, and chickens. She is on a personal mission to explore all 1,000 local lakes within a decade—currently at Lake 455—through biking, hiking, swimming, skating, skiing, and foraging. Her goal is to raise awareness and advocate for the protection of the Northwoods’ natural resources.

Emilymae’s philosophy is rooted in the belief that “it takes a village” to raise a resourceful family and a thriving community. As the President of Elemental Roots E.D.U., she is committed to building intergenerational connections, promoting outdoor education, and supporting others in their journey of growth and learning. Her work is a testament to the power of relationships, nature, and community in shaping a sustainable and joyful future.

“At Maecylium Momentos, we are dedicated to nurturing connections—between generations, within ourselves, and with the natural world. Join us on this journey of growth, learning, and creation as we cherish and protect the beauty of the Northwoods.”
 

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 Miss Savannah believes a care provider's job is to ensure that your child, is happy, safe and healthy and this is her forte’.  She is beautiful and full of sunshine! Miss Savannah is here to create a positive, fun, loving environment for your child.   She is a mother of a spunky and kind 3-year-old daughter named Allison who is the light of her life.  Some Hobbies she enjoys is *Hiking/exploring the outdoors, *Reading, *Collecting coffee mugs, and befriending the deer in her backyard while birdwatching or journalling. She all around loves helping others, lifting them up, making someone's day even if it's just holding the door for them. Kindness is what this world needs more of.  ‘We are responsible for the next generation, teaching them how to prepare for a life out there and I want to make a positive impact for these kids”.  

 Miss Connie began at Reeds Treehouse in 1994!  She was Emilymae’s mentor and has worked with Miss Tammy, Miss Terri, Miss Bailey. She piloted a lot here and has returned to one of her favorite places.  Through the years she has stayed in touch with Terri and Emilymae.  They lived in Canada her husband and her ran a resort where Terri would do hunting trips.  Miss Connie is now a grandma of 5 children and enjoys being closer to the next generation.  She loves watching them play sports and spending Thursday and Friday every week.  Miss Connie used to take the PreK group here and really loved the mentorship role.   Connie is a level 7 in the Registry with over 20 years of experience!  She held memberships WECA NAEYC and has been on childcare boards and committees when this use to be a thing.    Her birthday is February 24th.  She travels frequently to the Greenbay area and loves to fish garden cook and craft/paint.  She’s an avid coffee drinker and has come to realize she’s not the morning person she used to be when she open the center at 6:00 am and closed it!  We assured her things have definitely changed for the better and staff get plenty of time off and even paid Inservice Days, Vacation days bonuses, stipends, free childcare, and Holidays.  She was excited to hear that!  Connie will be here Mon-Wed and we are excited to grow and learn from her as well.  Miss Connie and the rest of the Treehouse are looking through the achieves to find some nostalgic pictures and dusting off her file we can’t wait to have her here! 

  We are so thrilled to have her join our team here at Terri’s Treehouse. Starting this journey in such an amazing time, we love her energy passion and unique talents connecting with the students already. Miss Jaden was born and raised in Minocqua and attended MHLT, and LUHS graduating in 2021. She attended Nicolet for classes and NWTC for Early healthcare. She enjoys playing soccer, being in the water, hiking, coloring, journaling etc.

She is the youngest of five with four brothers, she says her childhood was a blast with all the big boys around. Her favorite treat is milk chocolate and her Birthday is August 22nd her favorite color is blue. This past year she was caring for an elderly couple with dementia and enjoyed doing end-of-life care. Throughout her time she discovered, that she enjoyed this work and gained patience, understanding, and a lot about the toll of dementia that can take on with a family dealing with these struggles. After losing one of the patients I knew I wanted to find another position that fulfilled me in the way that caregiving did. I have always enjoyed taking care of others and making a difference in someone else life. I am excited to do this here, and this first Summer has been one of the best!

 My name is Camille Kich. I’ve had the privilege to grow up in northern Wisconsin, surrounded by beautiful lakes, rivers, trees, animals, and all kinds of nature. Living and learning from the land is how I grew up. Since my youth, I’ve left the Northwoods, and the country, traveling throughout South America, teaching English in Spain, learning yoga in India, and eventually finding my way back here. I’ve realized that a lot of people in the world didn’t grow up how I did. People didn’t have the same connection to the earth that I did and it made me sad to know they didn’t find simple joy in gazing at a lake, or going for a walk outside. I wanted to see how I could help respark a natural connection. So, in Spain, I volunteered for an organization called Forest School, a program to bring children into the forest and let them play and learn with it. I didn’t know how much of a passion for connecting children with nature would grow in me until I realized that connecting children with nature was just another way of connecting them to themselves. I’ve seen kids gain confidence in who they are, become expressive, loving, creative, and truly shine like the lights they are. I’ve seen the changes in kids and that’s all I want to do; be a part of bringing nature back to human nature. This Program is doing exactly that and I am very grateful for the opportunity to be a part of it. Miss Camille volunteers for enrichment events here. 

Well another veteran from The Treehouse, she began here when she was 2 ½ when her Mom began here, Emilymae, This was the first sanctuary they both found and flourished in! Her first teacher was Miss Tammy eventually Miss Bailey was her teacher as well but Miss Terri and her really bonded too and as she grew in confidence she walked strongly into a path of her own.  Miss Leah loved to volunteer in her early teens here and also became babysitter certified and CPR 1st Aid Certified the youngest to do that here and enjoyed her many siblings (5) . She also became a facilitator at LUHS as a Level 2 and worked directly with troubled youth. When she also found her niche teaching Yoga with her mom to youth which was always a full house. She had a way of connecting with children at a young age. Leah worked also at Camp Agawak at lead Facilitator and enjoys climbing, belaying guiding, and adventuring in many places, wherever she can find a boulder. Her favorite place to climb would have to be Colorado or Tadagouche where she found her calling,  she is going to school for becoming a Birth Doula. She loves to travel and has a big list of places she wants to experience. She has found a great group of mentors here while she cultivates her dreams! She loves Preschoolers and Toddlers and really enjoys the outdoor discoveries. In her spare time, she loves to sketch paint listen to a variety of music or scroll beauty tutorials. Miss Leah volunteers here at the Programs. She enjoys dressing up and getting coffee or dinner out. Her favorite past time to do with her family is bake and has become a proficient baker in all things non-gluten (which is a task) She loves fresh cut flowers and has a candle always burning and a heart always open. We are happy the full circle of her stopping by from time to time while in between traveling.