Mother Nature provides the classroom where the littlest learners can dig ... a connection between too much time indoors and hyperactivity symptoms. “Outdoor and nature-based preschool activities ...

Bloomfield Hills’ Johnson Nature Center recently showcased its new outdoor classroom to the community during a ribbon-cutting ...

“Everything you can learn in a classroom you can learn ... In Southern California, ENC Nature Preschool operates year-round, and the outdoor setting kept the school from closing during the ...

Eleven preschoolers sit in the dirt, staring at teacher Kate Bolton with rapt attention as she talks about the seasons. The mid-morning light illuminates the vibrant green plants and gnarled logs ...

(The full story on outdoor preschool access was published in partnership with ... Instead, such programs can bring nature into the classroom, including boxes of gardening materials so children can ...

which serves preschool children ages 0-5. “Every season the Nature Playground becomes an awesome outdoor classroom,” Monterastelli says. “Kids see science in action, and many of the things kids learn ...

At this unique San Antonio preschool, students get to visit the zoo every day as part of a nature-based learning environment.

One classroom ... Outdoor education has the potential to affect children’s physical and mental health while teaching young minds about the environment and fostering an appreciation for nature.

A student-led project at the Pike School aims to improve the school’s nature trail and add an outdoor classroom to the school’s 35 acres on Sunset Rock Road. The Conservation Commission approved the ...

GIG HARBOR, Wash. — The slogan of this school – “There Will be Mud.” One of the pillars to the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation’s Curious by Nature School is nature-based learning.

Could Maya handle sitting still inside a classroom for much of the day ... (Full disclosure: I sent both of my kids to an outdoor preschool.) Despite growing evidence of their benefits, nature ...