Nature Kindergarten A Parent Perspective
Imagine a school without walls, where the forest and creek are your boundaries, and the learning opportunities are endless. This year,...
Nature Kindergarten with Ms. Meg
In this day and age, it’s hard to find a kindergarten that means just that: “children’s garden.” In fact, it’s hard to find a...
The Preschool Naturalist
It’s always a good day when I spend time with Nature Connect's preschoolers. On this particular Friday in January, the skies were clear,...
Homeschool's Gratitude Garden
A couple of months ago, when summer's hot, humid air gave way to fall’s fresh breezes, the homeschool enrichment classes planted a...
Kindergarten Teamwork
It was the Friday before the Thanksgiving holidays, and I had the pleasure of helping as a substitute co-facilitator for kindergarten. I...
Out of the Mouths of (Nature School) Babes
I had another talk with my friend Buddy recently. We had just settled into our “sit spots” in the woods. A sit spot, which can be used...
The Forest is our Playground
When we venture into the forest at Nature Connect, we feel invited into a woodland paradise created just for us. The trails are typically...
Morning Circle at Nature Connect
Buddy sat next to me, his sticky fingers fidgeting with the hem of his shorts. He had on green rain boots and a red rain coat zipped up...
The Creek
Just as water nourishes our bodies, so does the Red Gully Creek enrich our school days. In our area of salt and brackish waterways, it’s...
Breaks Outside Lead to Better Learning
"Other countries have demonstrated that academic achievement improves when kids more time for recess, and that more physical activity...
