Forest kindergarten

Erica | Education by Nature on Instagram: "Here what I did to launch @everwildforestschool 🌲 The entire process took 8 months from the moment I offered my first Saturday family nature class to watching our first kindergarten class follow their teacher into the forest at the start of the school year. While this reel oversimplifies the countless hours of unpaid work, late nights, and the overcoming of dozens of obstacles, it highlights the general sequence of what worked for me in order to…

Outdoor learning is a great way to connect with nature and have fun. Forest School activities can incorporate art, craft, science, sensory play, and s

Get outside and make some noise! Turn your yard into a musical forest with these simple instruments.

Amazing tips on how you can start your very own forest school for young learners.

The Essence of Waldkindergarten IdeenWaldkindergarten Ideen, or

Definition: A forest kindergarten is a type of preschool education for children between the ages of three and six that is held almost exclusively outdoors. Whatever the weather, children are encouraged to play, explore and learn in a forest or natural environment. The adult supervision is meant to assist rather than lead. It is also known as Waldkindergarten (in German), outdoor nursery, nature kindergarten, or nature preschool. Ummm, I am the only one in complete shock and awe of this type…

Without toys and largely unsupervised, children climb and cook and howl like wolves in the wilderness.

At Cedarsong Forest Kindergarten on Vashon Island, Washington, the forest is the classroom.

Learn how our tree inquiry began with the question, "Are Trees Alive?" and led us to take a tree walk and investigate tree parts.