Education.
Adventure.
Wellness.
It's always a great day to get outside.
Nature's Pace offers a variety of outdoor programs to engage multiple ages and abilities. Using sensory play to explore the great outdoors, kids experience nature immersion in an exciting, safe, and FUN atmosphere.
"Adopt the Pace of Nature...
her secret is patience."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
About your guide.
Ashley Cummings
Ashley grew up in Andover, MA and moved over to North Andover in 2008. Teaching has always been her passion, and has been an elementary school teacher for the past 19 years starting in Haverhill and now in Boxford. In the summers before having children, she also helped run a summer camp.
As a kid, Ashley had woods in her backyard so she would spend a lot of time exploring and building forts with her best friend. In the years after having kids, she has enjoyed spending time outdoors with them, summers at Steven's Pond, hiking trails like Weir Hill, and combing beaches for sea glass.
She met Christine in 2022 when her kids joined the Nature Pace's after school programs. They loved having an activity to do that explored trails and nature. When Christine decided to pass down the program, Ashley jumped on the opportunity to keep it running, as it meant so much to her kids!