Forest School Blog
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,...
Play, Learning, Wonder, Experimentation, and Joy
Forest School, forest schoolA stick, a branch, a log. These parts of trees that once stood tall and mighty are some of the natural loose parts our Kindergarten children have been drawn to over the course of our time together. While the children are very unique a...
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...
What is it like working at a forest school vs. traditional daycare setting?
Forest School, forest schoolIt’s been one month since I began my journey at forest school, and I must say, it has been quite the adventure! Having worked in what many call “traditional” childcare settings, this was a new change for me. My days used to be fil...
It’s More Than a Location…It’s a Way of Being
Forest SchoolNature Pedagogy, Forest School, Free Range…the spectrum within the world of Nature Pedagogy is vast and encompasses many different, valuable perspectives. The way in which educators and organizations make decisions about which ethos most...