From September to June in the school year of 2017-2018, our students had been feeling unsettled and unaware about local green spaces because there is a culture shift of playtime… Read More
Building Empathy in Local Green Spaces
Category: Nature and Environment
Explorations about nature and the environment
Planning Daily Outdoor Play
Did you know that spending only 20 minutes outdoors everyday can have a huge positive impact on the physical and mental health and wellbeing of children? Daily fresh air can… Read More
Hunting for Treasure: A Fun Way to Explore Nature
Spending time outdoors can be an exciting adventure for children of all ages. There are so many fun things that kids can do no matter where they are. One of… Read More
For Everything There is a Season: Winter
❄️What does winter sound like? Paint a picture of what you hear👂 Does the song remind you of a polar bear on a journey? A delicate ballerina dancing? Lights in… Read More
For Everything There is a Season: Fall
🍂What does fall sound like? Paint a picture of what you hear👂 Does the music remind you of leaves falling? Wheat ready for harvest? Pumpkins? 🍂 What does fall… Read More
For Everything There is a Season: Summer
🌞What does summer sound like? Paint a picture of what you hear👂 Does the song remind you of a nice summer’s breeze? Waves in the ocean? Or pineapples? 🌞What… Read More
For Everything There is a Season: Spring
🌼What does spring sound like? Paint a picture of what you hear👂 Does the song remind you of a butterfly dancing? Sunlight coming in forests? Or flowers blooming? 🌼 What… Read More
We. Are. Nature
words and photos James MacDiarmid Biophilia was first introduced by EO Wilson, an American biologist and refers to the notion that there is an instinctive bond, even urge to affiliate,… Read More