Sunday, February 14, 2016

Nature Schools across the U.S.

I was looking for an overarching article at Wikipedia on Nature schools. I couldn't find what I was looking for. They seem to be for children 2 to 6 years old as a preschool. They take children outside to nature spots and help them to learn about animals birds, sometimes growing food like lettuce or carrots or broccoli or other vegetables. They might dig for worms out in nature or mushrooms or whatever teachers come up with for them to explore within 1/2 hour to an hour of where they live. This is the best way to describe this method. We used this method too starting with our children from around 1980. We put them all ages 5, 6 and 8 years of age on independent study  through Oak Meadow School and moved to our land on 2 1/2 acres of land off the grid 10 miles from the nearest small town at 4000 feet elevation in the forest. We home schooled them for 5 years like this while often traveling places to increase their exposure to beautiful interesting places and meeting all kinds of interesting people young and old as well. This caused the children to have a life long love of nature and to all be self starters in life and in business and in College. All three of them have one or more degrees at this point and have succeeded in life partly as a part of learning this love of nature and understanding of nature. 

Cedarsong Nature School

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cedarsong Nature School is an early education nature immersion program based on the German forest kindergarten model. The students are children ages 2–6 and the curriculum is based on interaction with the environment and establishing a connection to the natural world through play. Founded in 2008 by naturalists and childhood educators Erin K. Kenny and Robin Rogers, Cedarsong was the first school in the United States to open a forest kindergarten, and as of February 2015 was the only school in the United States offering Forest Kindergarten Teacher Training and Certification.[1] The school is located on a five acre campus on Vashon Island, Washington and serves the Greater Seattle area.

References


  1. "Cedarsong Forest Kindergarten Teacher Training and Certification". Cedarsong Nature School. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

External links


  1. Cedarsong Nature School - Official Site

    cedarsongnatureschool.org
    Welcome to Cedarsong® Nature School! Cedarsong® Nature School provides nature immersion programs to foster physical, emotional and mental balance through an ...

  2. Wildwood Nature School

    www.wildwoodnatureschool.com
    Wildwood Nature School is a preschool located on 11 rural acres in Portland, Oregon where children can learn from the natural world as well as a thoughtfully designed ...

  3. LEAF Partner Schools | The Nature Conservancy

    www.nature.org/about-us/careers/leaf/partner-schools/...
    LEAF's environmental high school partners work to ensure students are engaged in environmental lessons and activities throughout the school year.

  4. Human Nature School - Awaken and Rewild Through...

    humannatureschool.org
    Answer the Call of Your Inner Wild. Learn the knowledge of the Naturalist, the skills of the Survivalist, and the attitude of the Caretaker.

  5. Discover Nature Schools | Missouri Department of...

    Hands-on experiences in nature can help Missouri's K-12 students become life-long conservationists. Get teacher training, instructional units, and funding for ...

  6. Nature Schools Gaining Popularity In N.H. | New...

    nhpr.org/post/nature-schools-gaining-popularity-nh
    Nature preschools and forest kindergartens may sound more fun than foundational. But this nontraditional approach to early learning is gaining popularity

  7. Home - Nature School - Learning Naturally

    natureschool.ie
    Nature School - Learning Naturally. Outdoor Environmental Education specialists. Heritage in Schools - Heritage Experts, Forest School practitioners.

  8. Nature School - Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy

    www.pittsburghparks.org/natureschool
    Nature School What is Nature School? In Nature School, children ages three to five are introduced to the plants and animals that live in Frick Park and experience the ...

  9. Knockeevin | Montessori & Nature Schools

    knockeevin.com
    Inspirational . Read More. Nature School. Welcome to Knockeevin, a place where . natural curiosity and imagination lead to. discovery in learners of all ages.

  10. Nature -The Waldorf School

    www.natureschool.in/home.html
    Every child, like a tender bud, comes into the world to bloom, and flower. We as parents understand that flowers can be beautiful and captivating when the environment ...


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