Discovery Blog
The WHY, HOW, & WHAT of Gardening with Children
Discovery General, Forest SchoolWHY: Gardening with children can be a fun and educational activity that provides numerous benefits. Here are some reasons why gardening with children is important: Educational benefits: Gardening provides children with a hands-on learni...
Witnessing the role of the environment come to life right before my eyes.
Discovery GeneralIn the world of Early Childhood Education, we hear this phrase: The environment is the third teacher. How many of us interpret this tends to reflect how we design our environments for children or the materials we offer. This statement as...
Creating an Indoor Bean Garden
Discovery General, Forest School, gardeningThe kinders have been rediscovering the wonders of gardening even as the earth rests for the winter. While exploring outside together, BW, HV and CL found some white little “things” near the end of the skating rink, under some brush....
Giving and Taking in our Many Relationships With The World Around Us : A Lesson in Reciprocity’
Discovery General, Forest SchoolThe kinders were really excited about the fire and storytelling that was planned as part of our Walk for Wenjack. We noticed though, that we had gotten a little low on kindling for starting the fire and wondered about getting some from...
Where Seven Ripe Strawberries Can Lead Us!
Discovery General, Forest SchoolThe Kinders have experienced their first harvest of the season! We were delighted to discover just a few ripe strawberries in our very hot and very humid patch but, as you’ll see, this isn’t really about the strawberries but, rather,...
Reciprocity and Connection as a Natural Guide for Learning
Discovery General, Forest SchoolThe children have been delighting in their reciprocal relationship with winter birds. The children sing in the forest; the birds sing back to us, the children offer nourishment to the birds in the form of sunflower seeds; they, in tu...